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SUBMITTER: Reddy P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6156683 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Reddy Prithvi P Sevick Edith M EM Williams David R M DRM
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20180129 38
We examine one of the simplest cyclic rotaxanes-a molecule made from three rods with variable length between 0 and L. This [3]rotaxane, unlike a traditional molecule, shows significant size and shape fluctuations. We quantify these using a number of different measures. In particular, we show that the average angles are [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] and the most populated lengths lie at [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] The triangles are usually obtuse. We discuss the ar ...[more]