Geometry-controlled reactivity and dynamics in organic molecules

PK Saha, T Tran Ngoc, PR McGonigal, JF Teichert - Nature Synthesis, 2024 - nature.com
It is well established that strain in organic molecules is linked to having nonideal bond
lengths, bond angles and unfavourable non-covalent interactions. The constrained …

Molecular Ball Joints: Mechanochemical Perturbation of Bullvalene Hardy–Cope Rearrangements in Polymer Networks

PB Sun, MN Pomfret, MJ Elardo, A Suresh… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The solution-state fluxional behavior of bullvalene has fascinated physical organic and
supramolecular chemists alike. Little effort, however, has been put into investigating …

Modular, Enantioselective Entry into Polysubstituted Shapeshifting Molecules

A Sanchez, VM Gonzalez, J Sakamoto… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dynamic, shapeshifting hydrocarbons have emerged as enabling frameworks across drug
discovery, materials science, and catalysis. Their employment, however, is often hampered …