title: Repetitive stepwise rotaxane formation toward programmable molecular arrays.
abstract: We present a novel strategy to synthesize multi-molecular arrays in a programmable way by stepwise elongation based on repetition of two-fold rotaxane formation and construction of threads. A cofacially triply stacked porphyrin array was obtained via the repetitive two-fold rotaxane formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan. kentaro@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Masa-aki
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka