But Sauvage and his team used copper ions to coax molecules into interlocking like links in a chain, which they call a catenane.
但是索维奇及他的团队使用铜离子诱导分子如同链环般相互扣住,这就是他们所说的链。
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Normally, different molecules are connected by covalent chemical bonds between their atoms. But Sauvage and his team used copper ions to coax molecules into interlocking like links in a chain, which they call a catenane.