Supramolecular chemistry – Page 4
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Simple propeller molecule builds complex porous material
Symmetric compound self-assembles into holey lattice that can self-heal and store gases
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Classic multicomponent reaction finally gets chiral touch
59 years after its discovery, the Ugi reaction becomes enantioselective with the help of a chiral phosphoric acid
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Macrocycles power up carbon nanotubes
Interlocked molecules tune the electronic properties of nanotubes, allowing researchers to control their catalytic activity
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Chemists weave granny and triple trefoil knots
Interwoven grids folded into mechanically interlocked molecules, including a super-coiled three-trefoil
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Stacked copper clusters create semiconducting supramolecule
Mixed valencies and overlapping π-electron clouds help electrons move from molecule to molecule
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Molecular necklace with record 24 positive charges made
Supercharged catenane squeezes 24 positive charges into five-ring interlocked system
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Nanotube locked inside a porphyrin
Rotaxane-like assembly formed from mechanically interlocked carbon nanotubes and macrocylic porphyrin rings
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Unexpected appearance of water makes a big difference to supramolecules
Self-assembly subtly altered by trace amount of water in solvents
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Simplest supramolecular helix forms from diethylamine
Diethylamine is the smallest and simplest molecule that forms a supramolecular helix as its lowest energy aggregate
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Chemists tie molecular knot with record number of crossings
Interwoven structure with 16 crossings is the one of the most complex ever made
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Catalytic nanomachine assembled by remote control
Chemical signalling drives eight-component system
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Exchange of rings shows off molecular machine's clever trick
Small ring passing through a larger one is a fundamentally new motion for a rotaxane
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‘Cyborg ribosome’ reads polystyrene message to create catalyst
A simplified artificial molecular machine with a useful catalyst product hints at the potential of synthetic systems
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Unpicking a unique molecular network
Computational modelling informs self-assembly solution
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Molecular box treats chemists to a strained surprise
Introducing pillar[4]pyridinium – the first of a new family of macrocycles
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Spaces can be useful
Truly functional MOFs are on the horizon but Susumu Kitagawa saw their potential when they were weak and idle
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Interlocked molecules encircle stable radicals
Catenane radicals with up to seven oxidation states might one day be used in memory devices
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Hydrogen bonded system faces strength test
New tool can measure noncovalent interaction under non-equilibrium, near-physiological conditions
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Polar solvents promote halogen bonds over hydrogen ones
Solvent decides bonding battle winner in supramolecular systems
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Giant ‘supersnowflakes’ start to lay
Self-assembled supramolecular structures overcome previous limitations