Madison I. Bardot

Cite Jump to ExpandCollapse ArticleMay 13, 2026 Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Mechanically Interlocked Polymers at the Hundred-Gram Scale Click to copy article linkArticle link copied! Madison I. Bardot Madison I. Bardot Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States Amy S. Pan Amy S. Pan Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States Sarah M. Severson Sarah M.

Editor’s summary A mechanically interlocked two-dimensional polymer forms as a layered solid that can be exfoliated in common organic solvents. Bardot et al. found that a molecule with four extended aromatic groups crystallizes in a layered structure supported by hydrogen bonds between hydroxyl groups. Infiltration of dialkyldichlorosilane was used to form siloxane linkages that created macrocyclic mechanical interlocks at every repeat unit.