The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

We report a rotaxane-based information ratchet in which the macrocycle distribution is
pumped away from equilibrium using a carbodiimide fuel. A carboxylate group on the axle …

Alongside the use of metal cations and π–π stacking, hydrogen bonding is one of the major
templating interactions used to prepare rotaxanes and catenanes. In this review, a brief …

Strategic global industries, such as pharmaceutics, cosmetics, or crop production, are
increasingly demanding high-value enantioenriched compounds. Thus, the design and …

Rotaxanes, pseudorotaxanes, and catenanes have attracted the interest of many
researchers because of the special features provided by the mechanical bond. The selective …

We report on rotaxanes featuring a pyridyl-acyl hydrazone moiety on the axle as a
photo/thermal-switchable macrocycle binding site. The pyridyl-acyl E-hydrazone acts as a …

En route to a photoswitchable interlocked catalyst we have proved the ability of
thiodiglycolamide to act as a template in the formation of hydrogen-bonded [2] rotaxanes. X …

We report on the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to identify and characterize an
intermediate state in macrocycle shuttling in a hydrogen bonded amide-based molecular …

The intramolecular cyclization of N-benzylfumaramide [2] rotaxanes is described. The
mechanical bond of these substrates activates this transformation to proceed in high yields …

The synthesis of a pair of switchable interlocked prolinamides and their use as
organocatalysts in three different enamine-activated processes are reported. A …