Catenane (Trickier than they look)
31st July 2006
A catenane is a topologically locked two-ring system. Put more plainly, it is a molecular chain (with interlocking links). I used to doodle molecules like this before I knew they existed. As I was going through organic chemistry in undergrad, I always figured they were impossible to make. Read the rest of this entry »
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