title: Metal template synthesis of molecular knots and links.
abstract: The use of metal ions as templates to direct the assembly of complex architectures and topologies is briefly reviewed, highlighting milestones in the field from [2]catenanes, through to trefoil knots, Solomon links, Borromean rings and most recently to a molecular pentafoil knot.
authors.affiliation: University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry, Edinburgh EH9 3BP, UK. jon.beves@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jonathon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Beves