Lanthanide cation-templated synthesis of rotaxanes.
The first lanthanide cation-templated synthesis of an interlocked structure is demonstrated through an interpenetrated assembly between a pyridine N-oxide threading component coordinating to a lanthanide cation complexed within a macrocycle. Stoppering of the pseudo-rotaxane assembly allows for preparation of the [2]rotaxane.
Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
Fabiola
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Zapata
Octavia A
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Blackburn
Matthew J
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Langton
Stephen
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Faulkner
Paul D
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Beer