title: Structures and solution dynamics of pseudorotaxanes mediated by alkali-metal cations.
abstract: Kinetic stability studies of a series of pseudorotaxanes formed from electron-rich crown ethers (hosts 1 and 2) and naphthalene diimide (guest A) in the presence of alkali salt templates MX (where M+ = Li+ and Na+, and X- = Cl-, Br-, I-, NO3- and CF3SO3-) were performed by 1H NMR. The switching between the (bound) host 1 and its linkage isomer host 2 (free) was monitored in solution in the presence and absence of alkali salts, to establish the relative thermodynamic stabilities in the series. We also report here six new crystal structures, for pseudorotaxanes of type: [1.A], [M2.1.A]2+ and [M2.2.A]2+. Their solution-phase structures are in good agreement with the solid-state structures determined by X-ray crystallography.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW.
authors: Sofia I
authors: SI
authors: Pascu
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Naumann
authors: Guido
authors: G
authors: Kaiser
authors: Andrew D
authors: AD
authors: Bond
authors: Jeremy K M
authors: JK
authors: Sanders
authors: Thibaut
authors: T
authors: Jarrosson
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D043844:Crown Ethers / Q000737:chemistry; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry; D007536:Isomerism; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008672:Metals, Alkali / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry; D043862:Rotaxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D043844:Crown Ethers; D007094:Imides; D008672:Metals, Alkali; D009281:Naphthalenes; D043862:Rotaxanes; D012996:Solutions; C542131:naphthalenediimide