Interlocked molecules: Moving into another dimension

Karine Fournel-Marotte (1) , Frédéric Coutrot (1)

1 IBMM - Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron [Pôle Chimie Balard]

Molecular daisy-chain structures are typically made up of two interlocked components and can exhibit muscle-like contraction and extension in one dimension. Zinc-based multicomponent systems that can operate in two and three dimensions have now been designed and synthesized.

Mots clés: molecular muscle; rotaxanes; interlocked molecules

Domaines: Chimie organique

Karine Fournel-Marotte, Frédéric Coutrot. Interlocked molecules: Moving into another dimension. Nature Chemistry, 2017, 9, pp.105-106. ⟨10.1038/nchem.2709⟩. ⟨hal-01461370⟩