The Self-inclusion of Mono-functionalized Pillararenes

Reproduced with permission from ref. 39. Cop right 2013 Whey Publishers. 

Reproduced from ref. 45 with permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry. 

2 Cyclic Dimers Formed by Mono-functionalized Pillararenes 

Cyclic dimers, also named [c2]daisy chains, are a special kind of mechanically interlocked molecule. Cyclic dimers have heen widely studied because of their characteristic topological structures and potential applieations in nanotechnology, materials science, and medicine.  

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