Issue 40, 2014

Chemical consequences of mechanical bonding in catenanes and rotaxanes: isomerism, modification, catalysis and molecular machines for synthesis

Abstract

Research on mechanically interlocked molecules has advanced substantially over the last five decades. A large proportion of the published work focusses on the synthesis of these challenging targets, and the subsequent control of the relative position of the covalent sub-components, to generate novel molecular devices and machines. In this Feature Article we instead review some of the less discussed consequences of mechanical bonding for the chemical behaviour of catenanes and rotaxanes, and their application in synthesis, including striking recent examples of molecular machines which carry out complex synthetic tasks.

Graphical abstract: Chemical consequences of mechanical bonding in catenanes and rotaxanes: isomerism, modification, catalysis and molecular machines for synthesis

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
11 10 2013
Accepted
16 12 2013
First published
17 1 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 5128-5142

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Chemical consequences of mechanical bonding in catenanes and rotaxanes: isomerism, modification, catalysis and molecular machines for synthesis

E. A. Neal and S. M. Goldup, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 5128 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47842D

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