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Simultaneous Self‐Assembly of a [2]Catenane, a Trefoil Knot, and a Solomon Link from a Simple Pair of Ligands
Author(s) -
Prakasam Thirumurugan,
Lusi Matteo,
Elhabiri Mourad,
PlatasIglesias Carlos,
Olsen JohnCarl,
Asfari Zouhair,
CianféraniSanglier Sarah,
Debaene François,
Charbonnière Loïc J.,
Trabolsi Ali
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201302425
Subject(s) - catenane , trefoil knot , trefoil , knot (papermaking) , link (geometry) , self assembly , simple (philosophy) , chemistry , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , knot theory , materials science , molecule , mathematics , combinatorics , organic chemistry , biology , philosophy , epistemology , composite material , agronomy
A topological triptych : Three molecular links, a [2]catenane, a trefoil knot, and a Solomon link, were obtained in one pot through the self‐assembly of two simple ligands in the presence of Zn II (see picture). The approach relied on dynamic covalent chemistry and metal templation.