Nanotube locked inside a porphyrin

By Alex Metherell2018-07-23T09:41:00

U-shaped bisporphyrin molecules are clipped around SWCNTs using ring-closing metathesis yielding rotaxanetype derivatives, in which porphyrins and SWCNTs are connected through mechanical links

Source: © Royal Society of Chemistry

Rotaxane-like assembly formed from mechanically interlocked carbon nanotubes and macrocylic porphyrin rings

Scientists have created the first rotaxane-like assembly between carbon nanotubes and porphyrin rings, unlocking a new class of material for applications in catalysis, magnetism and sensing.