The mechanical bond: a work of art.

Carson J. Bruns, J. Fraser Stoddart · Topics in current chemistry · 2012

Summary

It is argued that the many aspects of beauty in MIMs are relevant, not only to the pleasure chemists derive from their research, but also to the progress of the research itself.

Type: review
Published: 2012-01-01
Cited by: 49
References: 233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2011_296
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22183145/
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Keywords

Ingenuity, Beauty, Creativity, Pleasure, Art

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