Molecular Mobius strips: twist for a bright future

作者:Yao, Bin; Liu, Xingyan; Guo, Tingwang; Sun, Hongfei*; Wang, Wei*
来源:Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022, 9(15): 4171-4177.
DOI:10.1039/d2qo00829g

摘要

Due to their unique structural features and associated intriguing properties, molecular Mobius strips have attracted considerable attention. However, the precise synthesis of such attractive molecules remains a great challenge. Recently, relying on the rational design of suitable macrocyclic precursors and the development of a novel strategy as well as the assistance of theoretical calculations, the successful synthesis of diverse molecular Mobius strips, including both nonconjugated and conjugated ones, has been achieved. In addition, further investigations on the twist migration dynamics and topological chirality of these resultant molecular Mobius strips have also been performed. In this highlight, the recent advances in molecular Mobius strips are presented.