2018 年 76 巻 4 号 p. 360-361
Knots play important roles at the molecular scale as well as in our lives. Although more than 6 billion prime knots are predicted theoretically, only four knot topologies (31, 41, 51, and 819) have been synthesized with small molecules to date. This review summarizes the recent innovative synthetic strategies toward the elaborately braided molecular knots.