Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2016 · 58 citations · 121 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryChemical KineticsOrganic ChemistryReaction EngineeringChemical Reaction KineticsSelf-assemblyMolecular RotaxanesRotaxane CatalysisSelf-assembly Kinetics
In this proof-of-concept study, an active-template coupling is used to demonstrate a novel kinetic self-sorting process. This process iteratively increases the yield of the target heterocircuit [3]rotaxane product at the expense of other threaded species.
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Christian W. Tornøe, Caspar Christensen, Morten Meldal · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2002 · 8.5K citations
Unidirectional rotation in a mechanically interlocked molecular rotor
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