Stimuli-responsive mechanically interlocked molecules constructed from cucurbit[n]uril homologues and derivatives

Liu, Jing Xin; Chen, Kai; Redshaw, Carl

Abstract

Cucurbit[n]uril supramolecular chemistry has developed rapidly since 2001 when different cucurbit[n]uril homologues (Q[n]) were successfully separated in pure form. The combination of Q[n] cavity size and various types of external stimuli has given birth to numerous types of Q[n]-based mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs), including (pseudo)rotaxanes, catenanes, dendrimers and poly(pseudo)rotaxanes. In this review article, the important advances in the field of Q[n]-based MIMs over the past two decades are highlighted. This review also describes examples of heterowheel (pseudo)rotaxanes and poly(pseudo)rotaxanes involving Q[n]s, and reflects on the opportunities and challenges of constructing Q[n]-based stimuli-responsive MIMs.

Citation

Liu, J. X., Chen, K., & Redshaw, C. (2023). Stimuli-responsive mechanically interlocked molecules constructed from cucurbit[n]uril homologues and derivatives. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cs00785a

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 29, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 2, 2023
• Publication Date: Feb 2, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 3, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 3, 2024
• Journal: Chemical Society Reviews
• Print ISSN: 0306-0012
• Electronic ISSN: 1460-4744
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cs00785a
• Keywords: General Chemistry
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4190057