Molecular weaving: Mixing a CuII complex having a paddle-wheel structure with a highly flexible neutral 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane ligand (1:2 ratio) gives an interlaced braid which looks just like a hair plait (see X-ray crystallographic structure). The three strands are held together through hydrogen-bonding interactions.
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