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1 Linear Components for Supramolecular Networks 1.1 Flexible Components The origins of supramolecular chemistry are intimately linked to Pedersen’s pio- neering work on crown ethers. His fortuitous discovery of dibenzo[18]crown-6 in 1967 occurred when he was attempting to prepare a flexible phenol-terminated polyether which was expected to bind to the vanadyl ion and thus support its catalytic activity [1]. Although the importance of the new class of cyclic polyethers was recognized across the globe, researchers were also