Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs

Nicholas Pearce; Marysia Tarnowska; Nathan J. Andersen; Alexander Wahrhaftig-Lewis; Ben S. Pilgrim; Neil R. Champness

doi:10.1039/D2SC00568A

Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs

Nicholas Pearce, Marysia Tarnowska, Nathan J. Andersen, Alexander Wahrhaftig-Lewis, Ben S. Pilgrim^*, Neil R. Champness^*

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Abstract

The field of mechanically interlocked molecules that employ a handcuff component are reviewed. The variety of rotaxane and catenane structures that use the handcuff motif to interlock different components are discussed and a new nomenclature, distilling diverse terminologies to a single approach, is proposed. By unifying the interpretation of this class of molecules we identify new opportunities for employing this structural unit for new architectures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3915-3941
Number of pages	27
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	13
Issue number	14
Early online date	16 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SC00568A
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2022

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N. P., A. W.-L. and N. R. C. would like to thank the University of Birmingham for funding. N. R. C. gratefully acknowledges the support of the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S002995/1) for an Established Career Fellowship. M. T. would like to thank the School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham for funding. N. J. A. would like to thank the EPSRC Low-Dimensional Materials & Interfaces DTP for funding. B. S. P. would like to thank the Green Chemicals Beacon of Excellence, University of Nottingham for his Nottingham Research Fellowship.

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