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rotaxane

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rotaxane [rō′tak‚sān]
(organic chemistry)
A compound with two or more independent portions not bonded to each other but linked by a linear portion threaded through a ring and maintained in this position by bulky end groups.


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Each of the valves is an organic molecule known as a rotaxane (SN: 2/7/04,p.
To weigh in on this controversy, Blanco and his team modeled a rotaxane atom by atom.
who is one of the experimenters, explains that in these prototypes, electrodes sprawl across several million rotaxane molecules.
 
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