title: Branched [n]rotaxanes (n = 2-4) from multiple dibenzo-24-crown-8 ether wheels and 1,2-bis(4,4'-dipyridinium)ethane axles.
abstract: To investigate the possibility of incorporating the 1,2-bis(pyridinium)ethane[subset or is implied by]24C8 [2]pseudorotaxane motif into dendrimer like macromolecules, a series of branched [n]rotaxanes were prepared employing multiple dibenzo-24-membered crown ether wheels with various aromatic core structures and the 1,2-bis(4,4'-dipyridinium)ethane axle. Yields of branched [2]-, [3]- and [4]rotaxanes were dependent on the size of the core and the relative proximity of the crown ethers arranged around the core unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. loeb@uwindsor.ca
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tramontozzi