molecular shuttle

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Rotaxane or pseudorotaxane comprising a threading component upon which is threaded a macrocyclic component that, depending on the conditions, can reside at either a specific recognition site on the threading component or away from any recognition site.
molecular shuttle
molecular shuttle
Note: Rotaxane polymers composed of molecules that contain units of the molecular shuttle type are a special class of functional polymers.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 2135. (Terminology and nomenclature for macromolecular rotaxanes and pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 2139 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'molecular shuttle' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13971 RIS BibTex EndNote
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