Molecular daisy-chain structures are typically made up of two interlocked components and can exhibit muscle-like contraction and extension in one dimension. Zinc-based multicomponent systems that can operate in two and three dimensions have now been designed and synthesized.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Rotzler, J. & Mayor, M. Chem. Soc. Rev. 42, 44–62 (2013).
Niess, F., Duplan, V. & Sauvage, J.-P. Chem. Lett. 43, 964–974 (2014).
Jiménez, M. C., Dietrich-Buchecker, C. & Sauvage, J.-P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 39, 3284–3287 (2000).
Coutrot, F., Romuald, C. & Busseron, E. Org. Lett. 10, 3741–3744 (2008).
Wu, J. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 7470–7474 (2008).
Dawson, R. E., Lincoln, S. F. & Easton, C. J. Chem. Commun. 3980–3982 (2008).
Romuald, C., Busseron, E. & Coutrot, F. J. Org. Chem. 75, 6516–6531 (2010).
Bruns, C. J. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 1953–1958 (2014).
Bruns, C. J. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 4714–4723 (2014).
Romuald, C., Arda, A., Clavel, C., Jimé nez-Barbero, J. & Coutrot, F. Chem. Sci. 3, 1851–1857 (2012).
Chang, J.-C. et al. Nat. Chem. 9, 128–134 (2016).10.1038/nchem.2608
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Fournel-Marotte, K., Coutrot, F. Moving into another dimension. Nature Chem 9, 105–106 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2709
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2709
