Self-assembly of the smallest and tightest molecular trefoil knot

Abstract Molecular knots, whose synthesis presents many challenges, can play important roles in protein structure and function as well as in useful molecular materials, whose properties depend on the size of the knotted structure. Here we report the synthesis by self-assembly of molecular trefoil me...

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Main Authors: Zhiwen Li, Jingjing Zhang, Gao Li, Richard J. Puddephatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44302-y