title: Amplifying different [2]catenanes in an aqueous donor-acceptor dynamic combinatorial library.
abstract: Two donor-acceptor [2]catenanes have been synthesized and characterized from a single dynamic combinatorial library in water. One of these catenanes is different from earlier related interlocked molecules in that two donor units stack on each other in an unexpected order. Shifting the equilibrium by choosing the right conditions resulted in a significant increase in the yields of the individual catenanes.
authors.affiliation: University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
authors.forename: Ho Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Au-Yeung
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dan Pantoş
authors.forename: Jeremy K M
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D043863:Catenanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D043863:Catenanes