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Open Problems in Chemical Topology
Author(s) -
Fenlon Edward E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200800578
Subject(s) - knot (papermaking) , trefoil knot , trefoil , chemistry , topology (electrical circuits) , natural rubber , polymer science , chemical engineering , knot theory , organic chemistry , combinatorics , mathematics , engineering , archaeology , history
The historical origins of chemical topology are highlighted and seven open problems in the discipline are defined. The current state of experimental work towards their solutions is reviewed. Open problems discussed include size and tightness limits on molecular knots, synthesis of knots more complex than the trefoil, measurement of the enantiomerization barrier of a topological rubber glove, and syntheses of a polyethylene trefoil knot, a stable open knot with stoppers, and a molecular Whitehead link.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)