Welcome
Welcome to the Stoddart Mechanostereochemistry Group Website. We are located in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University. We harness molecular recognition and self-assembly processes in template-directed protocols for the synthesis of functionalized and mechanized molecules, prior to their being introduced into integrated nanosystems. The website is oriented towards prospective graduate and postdoctoral students to give them a glimpse of our ongoing research activities as well as ourselves. To learn more about past and present group members, articles published by the group, breaking news and more, we invite you to explore the various sections. To get information on the group leader, please see the Fraser Stoddart section.
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Yunyan Qiu’s Polyrotaxane Synthesizer Published in Science
Posted June 11, 2020
The long-standing challenge in the synthesis of polyrotaxanes with a defined number of rings has been cracked! The collaborative efforts of Postdoctoral Fellow Yunyan...News
Worldwide Broad Media Coverage Received on the Polyrotaxane Synthesizer Published in Science
Posted June 19, 2020
Our report on the polyrotaxane synthesizer published in the June 12 Issue of Science has received broad coverage across multiple media outlets, e.g., C&EN, Chemistry World, Northwestern Now, EurekAlert!, UMaine News, PHYS....
Fraser Stoddart Named 2018 / 2019 Chemistry Europe Fellow
Posted May 27, 2020
Chemistry Europe has awarded Fraser Stoddart with their highest honor naming him a 2018/2019 Chemistry Europe Fellow. Fraser joins 36 other chemists for their outstanding support...
Wenqi (Vince) Liu’s Article on Cyclophane-Sustained Ultrastable Porphyrins is Featured on JACS Cover
Posted May 18, 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher Wenqi (Vince) Liu′s article Cyclophane-Sustained Ultrastable Porphyrins is featured on the cover of JACS Issue 19. The article reports that the encapsulation of...
MIM’s the Word for New Fluorescent Tags
Posted May 1, 2020
Dr Nancy McGuire writes in a JACS Spotlight that the fluorescent tagging of molecules have become mainstays for imaging biological systems. Watching where these tags...