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Ligand-directed symmetry reduction and stereoselective assembly of C 3 -symmetric topologically chiral trefoil knots

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: )-L1 with less differentiated coordination termini gives D-shaped metallacycles, whereas analogues with shorter amino-acid segments give access to figure-eight knots and tetranuclear metallomacrocycles. These results show that ligand directionality and point chirality can be integrated to control both the symmetry and handedness of molecular trefoil knots.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc05627j

Authors: Zheng Cui, Junli Guo, Liyan Hao, Huiyong Wang, Jianji Wang

Institution: Henan Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province, Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project

Awards: G479852223, G5236254377, G5467780791, G5481808620, G7560345321