ReviewNature reviews. Chemistry2025
Emerging mechanically interlocked cages.
Review in Nature reviews. Chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Confined Chiral Microenvironments in Discrete Supramolecular Assemblies.Chem & bio engineering · 2026Review
- Ligand isomerism in coordination cages: to interlock or not to interlock.Chemical science · 2026Article
- Efficient synthesis of complex supramolecular topologies via coordination angle modulation.National science review · 2026Article
- The Selective Synthesis and Photothermal Conversion Properties of U- and S-Shaped Flexible Double-Metallacycle Assemblies.Chemistry, an Asian journal · 2026Article
- One Coordination Cage, Many Pathways: Multiple Stimuli Drive Reversible Transformations.JACS Au · 2026Article
- Supramolecular Engineering of a Homo[2]catenane Filler Enables Polymer Composites with Exceptional High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Precise synthesis of π-conjugated [3]catenanes and Solomon link for photothermal responses via a dual-tuning strategy.Nature communications · 2026Article
- A Robust Heterometallic PtAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025Article
- Cooperative reversible assembly in triply interlocked AlChemical science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mechanically interlocked molecules, including catenanes, rotaxanes and knots, are an intriguing class of synthetic targets with potential applications in molecular switches and machines. Although mechanically interlocked molecules are typically constructed using macrocyclic frameworks, the interlocking of two or more three-dimensional, shape-persistent cages remains relatively underexplored. Recent advances have accelerated the development of mechanically interlocked cages (MICs), which consist of interlocked three-dimensional molecular cages rather than macrocycles. Despite their potential in areas such as molecular recognition, separation and catalysis, the design and synthesis of MICs remain challenging. This Review examines the synthetic strategies used to construct MICs, along with their interlocked architecture characteristics, structural dynamics and potential applications. Special attention is given to the guest-binding properties and catalytic performance of monomeric versus catenated cages. We conclude with perspectives on the current challenges and opportunities for future development of MICs.
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