Selective synthesis and structural transformation between a molecular ring-in-ring architecture and an abnormal trefoil knot
Li‐Long Dang, Xiang Gao, Yue‐Jian Lin, Guo‐Xin Jin
Abstract
The chemical reactivity of Ag<sup>+</sup> ions and solvent effects induce reversible structural transformations between an abnormal trefoil knot, a tetranuclear macrocycle and a ring-in-ring architecture.
Topics & Concepts
TrefoilTrefoil knotRing (chemistry)Knot (papermaking)ChemistryTransformation (genetics)IonStereochemistryCrystallographyMaterials scienceBiologyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryKnot theoryComposite materialGeneAgronomySupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesCrystallography and molecular interactionsChemical Synthesis and Analysis