PG5 (molecule)

PG5 is the largest stable synthetic molecule ever made.^[1] PG5 was designed by the organic chemistry research group working at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich.^[2]

Properties

PG5 has a molecular mass of about 200 MDa or 200,000,000 g/mol. It has roughly 17 million atoms and a diameter of roughly 10 nm. Its length is up to a few micrometers.^[3] It is similar in size to a tobacco mosaic virus with comparable length and diameter. PG5 was shown to be resistant against attempts to flatten its structure, and it is one of the heaviest compounds in the world.^[2]

References

^ Veldhuis, Djuke. "Tree-like giant is largest molecule ever made". New Scientist. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
^ ^a ^b "The Largest Molecule Ever Made Could Be Used to Deliver Drugs". Popular Science. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
^ "The largest synthetic molecule". polychem.mat.ethz.ch. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

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[1] Veldhuis, Djuke. "Tree-like giant is largest molecule ever made". New Scientist. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

[:0-2] "The Largest Molecule Ever Made Could Be Used to Deliver Drugs". Popular Science. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

[3] "The largest synthetic molecule". polychem.mat.ethz.ch. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

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