Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are hybrid solids formed of organic and inorganic
building blocks. While the nature of electron addition, removal, and transport is well known …

A mechanical bond presents a combination of the best features of covalent and
supramolecular chemistries (stability and structural integrity), plus a unique dynamic nature …

Since the late 1990s, much progress has been made in the field of the chemistry of flexible
porous coordination polymers (PCPs). Various PCP architectures have been recognized …

Half a century after Schill and Lüttringhaus carried out the first directed synthesis of a [2]
catenane, a plethora of strategies now exist for the construction of molecular Hopf links …

What particular mechanical properties can be expected for materials composed of
interlocked backbones has been a long-standing issue in materials science since the first …

The past decade has witnessed the rapid development of functional coordination polymers
(CPs) for various potential applications. Generally speaking, functionalization of …

Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have great potential in the development of
molecular machinery due to their intercomponent dynamics. The incorporation of these …

The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …

The use of metal ions to template the synthesis of catenanes by Sauvage and co-workers
was a pivotal moment in the development of the field of interlocked molecules. In this …

A 'molecular shuttle'is an interlocked molecular assembly in which a macrocyclic ring is able
to move back and forth between two recognition sites. This large-amplitude translational …