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Rotaxanes

Known as: Rotaxane, Rotaxanes [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Complex compounds in which a dumbbell shaped molecule is encircled by a macrocycle. They are named after rota (wheel) and axis (axle). Notation with… 
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CatenanesIn BloodPolyrotaxanesagonists

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PseudorotaxanesTRO-A0001polyrotaxanepseudopolyrotaxane

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Review
2010
Review
2010
The application of CuAAC 'click' chemistry to catenane and rotaxane synthesis.
The copper(I)-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (the CuAAC 'click' reaction) is proving to be a powerful new tool for the… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Enhancement of anion recognition exhibited by a halogen-bonding rotaxane host system.
We report the first use of solution-phase halogen bonding to control and facilitate the assembly of an interlocked structure… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Cyclodextrin-based aggregates and characterization by microscopy.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Direct Observation of Nanoscale Switching Centers in Metal/Molecule/Metal Structures
Conductance switching in metal/molecule/metal structures has attracted tremendous and broad interest. Understanding the switching… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Information Storage Using Supramolecular Surface Patterns
Novel strategies forinformation storage technology rely upon multistable systems that can be controllably switched between… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Synthesis of disubstituted cucurbit[6]uril and its rotaxane derivative.
Synthesis of diphenyl cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) has been achieved via co-oligomerization of diphenyl glycoluril and unsubstituted… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
New Concepts in Tetrathiafulvalene Chemistry.
Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and its derivatives were originally prepared as strong electron-donor molecules for the development of… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
On the way to rotaxane-based molecular motors: studies in molecular mobility and topological chirality.
ATP synthase represents a machine at the molecular level which couples the rotation of an axle in a wheel with the endergonic… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Conducting Polymetallorotaxanes: Metal Ion Mediated Enhancements in Conductivity and Charge Localization
In this paper we describe polymers of two metallorotaxane systems, Rot(1,M) and Rot(2,M) (M = Zn2+ or Cu1+), which are formed by… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Synthesis of a tubular polymer from threaded cyclodextrins
MUCH attention has been focused recently on the design and fabrication of large-scale molecular structures1. Carbon nanotubes… 
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