New hybrid [2]catenanes based on a 4,4'-bipyridinium ligand.
The self-assembly-mediated synthesis of metallomacrocycles 4a and 4b from (en)M(NO3)2 (M = Pd, Pt) and bipyridinium ligand 3 is described. The reaction is templated by disodium p-phenyldiacetic dicarboxylate, which is inserted into the macrocyclic cavity. Similarly, the self-assembly process between ligand 3, (en)M(NO3)2 (M = Pd, Pt), and the macrocyclic polyether 6 resulted in the formation of hybrid catenanes 7a and 7b. In the [2]catenanes, the circumrotation of the macrocyclic polyether through the cavity of the metallocycle is slow on the 1H NMR time scale.
Chas
Marcos
M
Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus A Zapateira, 15071 La Coruña, Spain.
Pia
Elena
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Toba
Rosa
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Peinador
Carlos
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Quintela
José M
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