title: A bifunctional chiral [2]catenane based on 1,1'-binaphthyl-phosphates.
abstract: A novel [2]catenane was synthesised by ring-closing metathesis from a Ca-bisphosphate template. The resulting interlocked structure features two chiral 1,1'-binaphthyl-phosphates, leading to a bifunctional catenane structure. Initial binding studies point at the applicability of such mechanically interlocked bisphosphates as artificial receptors for dicationic guest molecules.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 7, 45141 Essen, Germany. jochen.niemeyer@uni-due.de.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Octa-Smolin
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Letzel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niemeyer