- Olympiadane
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Olympiadane Identifiers CAS number 158394-29-7 Properties Molecular formula C228H236F72N12O30P12 Molar mass 5363.95 g mol−1 (verify) (what is: / ?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Olympiadane is a mechanically-interlocked molecule composed of five interlocking macrocyles that resembles the Olympic rings. The molecule is a linear pentacatenane or a [5]catenane. It was synthesized and named by Fraser Stoddart and coworkers in 1994.[1] The molecule was designed without any practical use in mind,[2] although other catenanes may have possible application to the construction of a molecular computer.
References
- ^ Amabilino, D. B.; Ashton, P. R.; Reder, A. S.; Spencer, N.; Stoddart, J. F. (1994). "Olympiadane". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33 (12): 1286–1290. doi:10.1002/anie.199412861.
- ^ Chemists Make Rings Of Interlocked Atoms, A Clue to Life's Origin
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