NanoPutians are a class of molecular human stick figures, first conceived of and synthesized by James Tour and his group at Rice to help demystify the synthesis of complex molecules for the general public. We have extended the metaphor to the illustration of host-guest chemistry by designing NanoPutians with the capacity for binding small molecules. These molecules are designed to show the general public how molecules can hold other molecules, examples include binding sites on the NanoPutian athlete's hands and the creation of molecular baskets for the NanoPutian chef.

Putting NanoPutians to work: A computational exploration of anthropomorphic host-guest chemistry

2019 Spring National Meeting

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