Molecular ratchets and kinetic asymmetry: Giving chemistry direction

S Borsley, DA Leigh… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades ratchet mechanisms have transformed the understanding and
design of stochastic molecular systems—biological, chemical and physical—in a move away …

Skeletal Editing of Mechanically Interlocked Molecules: Nitrogen Atom Deletion from Crown Ether-Dibenzylammonium Rotaxanes

M Gauthier, JBM Whittingham, A Hasija… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Removing the nitrogen atom from secondary amines while simultaneously linking the
remaining fragments is a powerful form of late-stage skeletal editing. Here, we report its use …

Mechanically Interlocked Water-Soluble Pd6 Host for the Selective Separation of Coal Tar-Based Planar Aromatic Molecules

D Chakraborty, S Pradhan, JK Clegg… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Research on the synthesis of catenated cages has been a growing field of interest in the
past few years. While multiple types of catenated cages with different structures have been …