A rigid donor-acceptor daisy chain dimer.
A functionalised cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) attached by a rigid linker to a tetrathiafulvalene unit, which is incapable of self-complexation, forms preferentially a [c2]daisy chain which undergoes rapid disassociation and reassociation on the (1)H NMR time-scale above room temperature.
Center for the Chemistry of Integrated Systems, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Dennis
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Cao
Cheng
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Wang
Marc A
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Giesener
Zhichang
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Liu
J Fraser
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Stoddart