ClickZip functions as a molecular trap (IMAGE)

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)

ClickZip functions as a molecular trap

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ClickZip functions as a molecular trap. The molecule is initially open (left), allowing the metal ion (M) to easily enter (center). Then, through a chemical reaction, the only escape route is irreversibly sealed, and the metal is captured within an almost impenetrable cage-like structure (right).

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Credit: Tomáš David

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