Abstract
By drawing on nature conceptually, the practice of chemical synthesis can now be broadened in scope to include the supramolecular synthesis of supermolecules and their postassembly covalent modification to form mechanically interlocked molecules, which the chemist can use to build functioning nanosystems after the style of those found in the living world.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4797-4800 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 16 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General