title: Host-guest interactions template: the synthesis of a [3]catenane.
abstract: Formation of a [3]catenane containing dibenzo-24-crown ether wheels and a large dipyridiniumethane ring is templated by formation of a host-guest adduct between the [3]catenane and the external crown ether.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hubbard
authors.forename: Gregory J E
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Roopa H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wisner
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Loeb