Interlocked molecules can exhibit chiral stereogenic elements that are not found in covalently bound systems. Now, the shuttling of the ring in a [2]rotaxane has been shown to result in enantiomeric co-conformations that selectively bind chiral guests.
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Jamieson, E.M.G., Goldup, S.M. Chirality makes a move. Nat. Chem. 11, 765–767 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0320-z
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