Rotaxane constitutional repeating unit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010433",
  "term": "Rotaxane constitutional repeating unit",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A constitutional repeating unit of a macromolecular rotaxane that itself has a rotaxane structure, so every repeat contains a macrocycle interlocked with a threading segment. It is the smallest unit whose repetition builds the regular macromolecule. It is abbreviated rot-CRU, and a regular macromolecular rotaxane is one made of a single such unit repeated with all units connected in the same directional sense.",
  "synonyms": [
    "rotaxane CRU"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 2135. 'Terminology and nomenclature for macromolecular rotaxanes and pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 2142 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-10-15)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/rotaxane-constitutional-repeating-unit/"
}