Although chiral mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have been synthesised and
studied, enantiopure examples are relatively under-represented in the pantheon of reported …

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

Rotaxanes are interlocked molecules in which a molecular ring is trapped on a dumbbell-
shaped axle because of its inability to escape over the bulky end groups, resulting in a so …

A rotaxane-based molecular shuttle has been synthesized in which the switching of the
position of a fluorescent macrocycle on the thread turns “on” or “off” the circularly polarized …

Mechanically interlocked molecules, such as rotaxanes and catenanes, are composed of
two or more covalent subcomponents threaded through one another such that they cannot …

We present an operationally simple iterative coupling strategy for the synthesis of oligomeric
homo-and hetero [n] rotaxanes with precise control over the position of each macrocycle …

A tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-containing crown ether macrocycle with Cs symmetry was
designed to implement planar chirality into a redox-active [2] rotaxane. The directionality of …

Abstract Mechanically Interlocked Molecules (MIMs), such as catenanes, knots, and
rotaxanes, are a class of molecules that possess mechanical bonds. These bonds constitute …

Organic nanotubes (ONTs) are tubular nanostructures composed of small molecules or
macromolecules that have found various applications including ion sensor/channels, gas …

Förster resonance energy transfer by formation of a mechanically interlocked [2]rotaxane -
Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C3CC42612B Royal Society of …