Since the emergence of the concept of chemical topology, interlocked molecular assemblies
have graduated from academic curiosities and poorly defined species to become synthetic …

1.1. History and Background Knots and links are all around us (Figure 1). Be they functional
or decorative, we encounter them constantly, when, for example, tying simple bow knots in …

More than a quarter of a century after the first metal template synthesis of a [2] catenane in
Strasbourg, there now exists a plethora of strategies available for the construction of …

The use of templation in the synthesis of unnatural products where two or more components
are mechanically interlocked has not only raised the efficiency of their production to near …

The imine bond–formed by the reversible condensation of an amine and an aldehyde–and
its applications as a dynamic covalent bond in the template-directed synthesis of molecular …

This article describes advances made over the past 3 years in anion recognition using
coordination complexes, with a specific focus on dimetallic architectures that utilize a …

Knots galore: With a judicious choice of ions and solvents, it is possible to amplify a
molecular Solomon link by kinetically controlled crystallization from a dynamic combinatorial …

Molecular Borromean rings (BRs) is one of the rare topology among interlocked molecules.
Template-free synthesis of BRs via coordination-driven self-assembly of tetracene-based Ru …

The synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecular compounds has advanced by leaps
and bounds since the early days of statistical methods and covalent-directing strategies …

Beyond their aesthetic appeal, molecular links and knots are worthy synthetic targets that
expand the chemist s repertoire of potential building blocks for engineering nanoscale …