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Mechanically Self-Locked Molecules

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Macrocycles, as a class of cyclic molecules, have been broadly researched by supramolecular chemists due to their efficient dynamic binding behaviors with suitable guest molecules. When the macrocycle and its corresponding guest were covalently tied up, an ingenious topological architecture named as “mechanically self-locked molecule” formed. Mechanically self-locked molecules using noncovalent interaction as driving force were designed and engineered at molecular resolution, providing a possibility to realize the motion of molecular machine in one molecule. On the basis of the number and position of the covalent connected sites between the macrocycle and the guest molecule, we will summarize the mechanically self-locked architectures according to the following categories: pseudo[1]rotaxanes, pseudo[1]catenanes, molecular figures-of-eight, pretzelanes, and double-lasso molecules. We wish this chapter focusing on the progress of these unique structures could expand the horizon for people who are interested in or working on the mechanically self-locked architectures or molecular machines.

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    Sheng-Hua Li

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    Sheng-Hua Li, Yong Chen & Yu Liu

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Li, SH., Chen, Y., Liu, Y. (2019). Mechanically Self-Locked Molecules. In: Liu, Y., Chen, Y., Zhang, HY. (eds) Handbook of Macrocyclic Supramolecular Assembly . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1744-6_5-1

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