title: Rotaxanes with fluorocarbon blocking groups.
abstract: A novel [2]-rotaxane has been prepared in which perfluoropropyl stoppers have been utilized as electronic blocking groups. To further investigate this capability, a linear compound that was precapped with perfluoropropyl groups was also prepared. This compound did not demonstrate rotaxane formation when mixed with dibenzo-24-crown-8, providing further evidence that the perfluoropropyl groups were effective electronic stoppers for the macrocycle. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA. mahan@hartford.edu
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mahan
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D043844:Crown Ethers / Q000737:chemistry; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D043862:Rotaxanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D043844:Crown Ethers; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D043862:Rotaxanes