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 20 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.^[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. Retrieved 2021-05-09.^{[dead link‍]}

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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. Retrieved 2021-05-09.^{[dead link‍]}

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