title: End-cap exchange of rotaxane by the Tsuji-Trost allylation reaction.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Rotaxanes possessing a cinnamyl ester group at the axle terminal were prepared. The terminal end-cap was modified with a bulky malonate ester in excellent yield by the Tsuji-Trost allylation reaction, which was carried out in the presence of a palladium catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan. kihara@chem.osakafu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: Seiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motoda
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokozawa
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takata