Intermolecular interactions of macrocyclic, supramolecular, and mechanically interlocked structures accessible via 1,3-butadiyne synthesis.

This PhD thesis is the result of several scientific projects, in which macrocyclic and mechanically interlocked structures have been designed and synthesized in order to study strong and weak intermolecular interactions. While their investigation relied on different experimental techniques, the use of acetylene couplings played a crucial role for the successful synthesis of these challenging targets and draws a common theme throughout the chapters of this thesis.