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New Macrocycles For the Synthesis of Rotaxanes and Catenanes

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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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.

Record type: Thesis (Doctoral)

Abstract

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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Published date: April 2021

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Local EPrints ID: 452396
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/452396
PURE UUID: 76725ca4-6c63-40d8-a638-7a045fc4edd0
ORCID for Stephen Goldup: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3781-0464
ORCID for Ramon Rios Torres: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3843-8521

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Date deposited: 09 Dec 2021 18:00
Last modified: 10 Apr 2024 04:01

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Author: Shu Zhang
Thesis advisor: Stephen Goldup ORCID iD
Thesis advisor: Ramon Rios Torres ORCID iD

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