**Selected Publications**


  - Puigcerver, J.; Marin-Luna, M.; Iglesias-Siguenza, J.; Alajarin, M.; Martinez-Cuezva, A.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c11611|Mechanically Planar-to-Point Chirality Transmission in [2]Rotaxanes.]] //J. Am. Chem. Soc.// **2024**, //146 (5)//, 2882–2887. 
  - Perez, J. de M..; Alajarin, M.; Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202302681|Reactivity of Glutaconamides within [2]Rotaxanes: Mechanical Bond-Controlled Chemoselective Synthesis of Highly Reactive α-Ketoamides and their Light-Triggered Cyclization.]] //Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.// **2023**, //62//, e202302681. 
  - Lopez‐Leonardo, C.; Saura‐Sanmartin, A.; Marin‐Luna, M.; Alajarin, M.; Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202209904|Ring‐to‐Thread Chirality Transfer in [2]Rotaxanes for the Synthesis of Enantioenriched Lactams.]] //Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.// **2022**, //61 (39)//, e202209904.
  - Saura‐Sanmartin, A.; Nicolas-Garcia, T.; Pastor, A.; Quiñoñero, D.; Alajarin, M.; Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC00886J|Control of the Assembly of a Cyclic Hetero[4]Rotaxane from a Complementary [2]Rotaxane.]] //Chem. Sci.// **2023**, //14//, 4143-4151.
  - Saura‐Sanmartin, A.; Pastor, A.; Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Cutillas-Font, G.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CS00167E|Mechanically Interlocked Molecules in Metal-Organic Frameworks.]] //Chem. Soc. Rev.// **2022**, //51//, 4949-4976.
  - Saura-Sanmartin, A.; Martinez-Cuezva, A.; Marin-Luna, M.; Bautista, D.; M. Alajarin, J. Berna. [[https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202100996|Effective Encapsulation of C60 by Metal–Organic Frameworks with Polyamide Macrocyclic Linkers.]] //Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.// **2021**, //60//, 10814–10819.
  - Saura-Sanmartin, A.; Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Bautista, D.; Marzari, M. R. B.; Martins, M. A. P.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c04477|Copper-Linked Rotaxanes for the Building of Photoresponsive Metal Organic Frameworks with Controlled Cargo Delivery.]] //J. Am. Chem. Soc.// **2020**, //142//, 13442-13449.
  - Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Saura-Sanmartin, A.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c02032|Mechanically Interlocked Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis.]] //ACS Catal.// **2020**, //10//, 7719-7733.
  - Calles, M.; Puigcerver, J.; Alonso, D. A.; Martinez‐Cuezva, A.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC00444H|Enhancing the Selectivity of Prolinamide Organocatalysts by the Mechanical Bond in [2]Rotaxanes]]. //Chem. Sci.// **2020**, //11//, 3629-3635.
  - Lopez-Leonardo, C.; Martinez-Cuezva, A.; Bautista, D.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC02701G|Homo and heteroassembly of amide-bases [2]rotaxanes using α,α’-dimethyl-p-xylylenediamines.]] //Chem. Commun.// **2019**, //55//, 6787-6790.
  - Martinez-Cuezva, A.; Bautista, D.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201803187|Enantioselective Formation of 2-Azetidinones by Ring-Assisted Cyclization of Interlocked N-(α-Methyl)benzyl Fumaramides.]] //Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.// **2018**, //57//, 6563-6567.
  - Martinez-Cuezva, A.; Lopez-Leonardo, C.; Bautista, D.; Alajarin, M.; Berna, J. [[https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05581|Stereocontrolled Synthesis of -Lactams within [2]Rotaxanes: Showcasing the Chemical Consequences of the Mechanical Bond.]] //J. Am. Chem. Soc.// **2016**, //138//, 8726-8729.