New Macrocycles For the Synthesis of Rotaxanes and Catenanes
New Macrocycles For the Synthesis of Rotaxanes and Catenanes
Interlocked molecules contain two or more components that cannot be separated without breaking any covalent bonds, such as rotaxanes and catenanes. A rotaxane is a molecular structure that has an axle threaded through a macrocycle with two bulky stoppers on either side. The stoppers are physically larger than the internal diameter of the ring and prevent dissociation of the components. A catenane is a molecular architecture consisting of two or more interlocked macrocycles which cannot be separated without breaking one of the covalent bonds of the macrocycles.
Interlocked molecules offer numerous potential applications in molecular machines, catalysis and drug delivery.
University of Southampton
Zhang, Shu
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April 2021
Zhang, Shu
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Goldup, Stephen
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Rios Torres, Ramon
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Zhang, Shu
(2021)
New Macrocycles For the Synthesis of Rotaxanes and Catenanes.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis, 427pp.
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Interlocked molecules contain two or more components that cannot be separated without breaking any covalent bonds, such as rotaxanes and catenanes. A rotaxane is a molecular structure that has an axle threaded through a macrocycle with two bulky stoppers on either side. The stoppers are physically larger than the internal diameter of the ring and prevent dissociation of the components. A catenane is a molecular architecture consisting of two or more interlocked macrocycles which cannot be separated without breaking one of the covalent bonds of the macrocycles.
Interlocked molecules offer numerous potential applications in molecular machines, catalysis and drug delivery.
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