The nature of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) has continued to encourage
researchers to design and construct a variety of high-performance materials. Introducing …

During the past decade we have witnessed the rapid development and understanding of
living radical polymerization (LRP)(or reversible deactivation radical polymerizations …

The molecular shuttling function of rotaxanes can be exploited to design
mechanoresponsive reporter molecules. Here, we report a new approach to such rotaxane …

Ball mills input energy to samples by pulverising the contents of the jar. Each impact on the
sample or wall of the jar results in an instantaneous transmission of energy in the form of a …

This review highlights developments since 2008 in the field of polypseudorotaxanes and
polyrotaxanes. Progress in synthetic polyrotaxane chemistry has resulted in the preparation …

Cu (0)-mediated living radical polymerization or single electron transfer living radical
polymerization (Cu (0)-mediated LRP or SET-LRP) is a versatile polymerization technique …

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We have investigated the mechanical dissociation of an ammonium/crown ether rotaxane
using experimental (sonication) and computational (CoGEF) methods and found that it …

We have developed a rotaxane-based mechanophore system that is capable of breaking a
mechanical bond and releasing small molecules via force-triggered rotaxane disassembly …

Mechanical bonds are known to efficiently absorb mechanical energy at low forces, but their
behavior at high forces is unknown. Here we investigate the impact of a mechanical bond on …