Rotaxanes

"Rotaxanes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Complex compounds in which a dumbbell shaped molecule is encircled by a macrocycle. They are named after rota (wheel) and axis (axle). Notation with a prefix is used to indicate the number of interlocked components. They have potential use in NANOTECHNOLOGY. Rotaxanes have been made with CYCLODEXTRINS and CYCLIC ETHERS.

Descriptor ID	D043862
MeSH Number(s)	D02.825
Concept/Terms	Rotaxanes Rotaxanes Rotaxane Pseudorotaxanes Pseudorotaxanes Polyrotaxanes Polyrotaxanes

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Rotaxanes [D02.825]

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