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CHEBI:50961 - rotaxane
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:50961 |
| ChEBI Name | rotaxane |
| Stars | |
| Definition | A system in which at least one macrocycle encloses another, rod-like molecule (shaft) having end groups too large to pass through the ring opening, and thus holds the rod-like molecule in position without covalent bonding. |
| Last Modified | 3 November 2008 |
| Submitter | Kirill Degtyarenko |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| rotaxane (CHEBI:50961) is a mechanically-interlocked molecular entity (CHEBI:50959) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| [2]rotaxane (CHEBI:50962) is a rotaxane (CHEBI:50961) |
| [3]rotaxane (CHEBI:50963) is a rotaxane (CHEBI:50961) |
| [4]rotaxane (CHEBI:50964) is a rotaxane (CHEBI:50961) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| rotaxanes |
| Synonym | Source |
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| Rotaxan | ChEBI |