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Keywords:

  • functional devices;
  • organic–inorganic hybrid composites;
  • rotaxanes;
  • self-assembly
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Take this ring … Hybrid organic–inorganic rotaxanes can be prepared using a thread incorporating an alkyl ammonium functionality to template the self-assembly of an inorganic wheel cluster. This approach was used to assemble a range of examples, including a system combining two rings and two threads (see picture; C gray, H white, O red, Cu orange, Cr blue-gray, N blue, F light blue).