title: Engineering entanglement: controlling the formation of polycatenanes and polyrotaxanes using π interactions.
abstract: A reproducible metallocyclic motif containing amino-acid functionalised aromatic diimides has been employed to demonstrate remarkable control over entanglement topologies. [2]-Catenane and pseudo-rotaxane units give rise to 1D → 2D polycatenation, the formation of which can be sterically prevented, and a unique 1D → 3D polyrotaxane.
authors: School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. david.turner@monash.edu.
authors: Stephanie A
authors: SA
authors: Boer
authors: Chris S
authors: CS
authors: Hawes
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Turner