A molecule which consists of two or more connected rings like links in a chain.
〔化〕链烃
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An added advantage, Stoddart notes, is that carbon nanotubes are much more chemically compatible with organic switching molecules, such as catenanes, than more conventional metallic electrodes are.
The molecules we have generated are complex catenanes, wherein the cyclic strands are linked to both of the continuous strands.
In general, these two closed chains are linked catenanes, and the type of linkage reflects a topological property of the original substrate.
The ultimate product of the ligations involved in producing the molecules we use is a cyclic molecule or a catenane.
The work builds on research into catenanes by Fraser Stoddart and others at the University of California at Los Angeles.