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1.1. History and Background Knots and links are all around us (Figure 1). Be they functional
or decorative, we encounter them constantly, when, for example, tying simple bow knots in …

Supramolecular polymers, polymeric systems beyond the molecule, have attracted more
and more attention from scientists due to their applications in various fields, including stimuli …

Supramolecular chemistry has developed over the last forty years as chemistry beyond the
molecule. Starting with the investigation of the basis of molecular recognition, it has explored …

Reversible covalent bond formation under thermodynamic control adds reactivity to self-
assembled supramolecular systems, and is therefore an ideal tool to assess complexity of …

The use of templation in the synthesis of unnatural products where two or more components
are mechanically interlocked has not only raised the efficiency of their production to near …

The imine bond–formed by the reversible condensation of an amine and an aldehyde–and
its applications as a dynamic covalent bond in the template-directed synthesis of molecular …

Over years, mathematicians, biologists and chemists have capitalised on the highly useful
concept of orthogonality for developing sophisticated complex systems. The use of …

The field of mechanically interlocked molecules that employ a handcuff component are
reviewed. The variety of rotaxane and catenane structures that use the handcuff motif to …

The effects of furan and maleimide substitution on the dynamic reversibility of their Diels–
Alder reactivity have been investigated computationally and by 1H NMR spectroscopy …