Formation of a hetero[3]rotaxane by a dynamic component-swapping strategy

Eleanor A Wilson, Nicolaas A Vermeulen, Paul R McGonigal, Alyssa-Jennifer Avestro, Amy A Sarjeant, Charlotte L Stern, J Fraser Stoddart

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Abstract

Acid-catalysed scrambling of the mechanically interlocked components between two different homo[3]rotaxanes, constituted of dumbbells containing two secondary dialkylammonium ion recognition sites encircled by two [24]crown-8 rings, each containing a couple of imine bonds, affords a statistical mixture of a hetero[3]rotaxane along with the two homo[3]rotaxanes, indicating that neither selectivity nor cooperativity is operating during the assembly process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9665-9668
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume50
Issue number68
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2014

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