title: An hermaphroditic [c2]daisy chain.
abstract: A cyclic dimeric daisy chain compound, which has been assembled from a disfunctional [2]rotaxane in a sequence of noncovalent and covalent synthetic steps, the most important of which is a bis-Wittig reaction, has been characterised by X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, USA.
authors.forename: Sheng-Hsien
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rowan
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cantrill
authors.forename: J Fraser
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stoddart
authors.forename: Andrew J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Williams