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Self-assembly of a layered two-dimensional molecularly woven fabric

David P. August, Robert A. W. Dryfe, Sarah J. Haigh, Paige R. C. Kent, David A. Leigh, Jean-François Lemonnier, Zheling Li, Christopher A. Muryn, Leoni I. Palmer, Yiwei Song, George F. S. Whitehead, Robert J. Young. Nature 588, 429-435 (2020).

Self-Sorting Assembly of Molecular Trefoil Knots of Single Handedness

Jiankang Zhong, Liang Zhang, David P. August, George F. S. Whitehead, David A. Leigh*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 14249-14256 (2019).

Coordination Chemistry of a Molecular Pentafoil Knot

Liang Zhang, Alexander J. Stephens, Jean-François Lemonnier, Lucian Pirvu, Iñigo J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, Christopher J. Robinson, David A. Leigh*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 3952–3958 (2019).

Effects of knot tightness at the molecular level

Liang Zhang, Jean-François Lemonnier, Angela Acocella, David A. Leigh*. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 116, 2452-2457 (2019).

Stereoselective synthesis of a composite knot with nine crossings

Liang Zhang, Alexander J. Stephens, Alina L. Nussbaumer, Jean-François, Lemonnier, Pia Jurček, Iñigo J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, David A. Leigh*. Nat. Chem. 10, 1083-1088 (2018). [Featured on the cover of Nat. Chem.].

Securing a Supramolecular Architecture by Tying a Stopper Knot

David A. Leigh, Lucian Pirvu, Fredrik Schaufelberger, Daniel J. Tetlow, Liang Zhang. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 10484-10488 (2018).

Molecular Trefoil Knot from a Trimeric Circular Helicate

Liang Zhang, David P. August, Jiankang Zhong, George F. S. Whitehead, Iñigo J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, David A. Leigh*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 4982-4985 (2018).

Molecular machines with bio-inspired mechanisms

Liang Zhang, Vanesa Marcos, David A. Leigh*. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 115, 9397-9404 (2018).