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The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids
Published on: September 30, 2014
Pretzelanes, [1]rotaxanes and molecular figures-of-eight - crossing the bridge from fundamentals to functional
Rebecca L Spicer1, Nicholas H Evans1
1Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK. n.h.evans@lancaster.ac.uk.
Abstract:
There are myriad [2]catenanes and [2]rotaxanes that consist of two interlocked molecular components. On occasion, supramolecular chemists prepare interlocked molecules where there are covalent linkages between the interlocked molecular components. In this review, progress on pretzelanes ([1]catenanes), [1]rotaxanes and molecular figures-of-eight is surveyed. Particular attention is paid to the application of such molecules, especially where the interlocked structure and/or the covalent linkage(s) play a key functional role.
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