Self-replicating molecules containing labile reversible covalent bonds are becoming
increasingly topical. Yet their robustness to component exchange and the threat of
loss of information has received very little attention. We show here that supramolecular
interactions can efficiently protect self-replicating molecules from otherwise rapid
component exchange.
Key words
self-replication - self-assembly - exchange - supramolecular polymers - dynamic combinatorial
chemistry - systems chemistry
