| Olympiadane | |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 158394-29-7 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C228H236F72N12O30P12 |
| Molar mass | 5363.95 g mol−1 |
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Olympiadane is a mechanically-interlocked molecule composed of five interlocking macrocyles that resembles the Olympic rings. The molecule is a linear pentacatenane or a [5]catenane. It was synthesized and named by Fraser Stoddart and coworkers in 1994.[1] The molecule was designed without any practical use in mind,[2] although other catenanes may have possible application to the construction of a molecular computer.