Topological Chirality of Molecular Knots and Links

We shall now apply the techniques that we described above to prove the topological chirality of some molecular knots and links. Note that if we succeed in proving that a molecular graph is topologically chiral then it will follow that the molecule that it represents is chemically chiral, since any molecular motion corresponds to a rigid or flexible deformation of the molecular graph. In particular, it is not chemically possible for one molecular bond to pass through another molecular bond. 

The method that we have described enables us to prove the topological chirality of most topologically chiral molecular knots and links. 

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