The application of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) as molecular switches for nanoelectronics,[1] as molecular actuators for constructing artificial muscles,[2] and in controlling the release of molecules stored in mesoporous silica nanoparticles [3] remains an area of intense activity in research. Dynamic covalent chemistry [4](DCC), a process whereby covalent bonds are formed reversibly under thermodynamic control, hence ...
