A 3D interlocked structure from a 2D template: structural requirements for the assembly of a square-planar metal-coordinated [2]rotaxane

A M Fuller, D A Leigh, P J Lusby, I D H Oswald, S Parsons, D B Walker

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Abstract

The synthesis of a three-dimensional interlocked molecular architecture (a rotaxane) from a two-dimensional square-planar metal template (see scheme) has been achieved. A combination of steric and electronic factors direct the synthesis in the third dimension, either by promoting or preventing interlocking.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3914-3918
Number of pages5
JournalAgewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume43
Issue number30
Early online date20 Jul 2004
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2004

Keywords

  • coordination modes
  • palladium
  • rotaxanes
  • template synthesis
  • transition-metal
  • incorporating cucurbituril
  • thermodynamic control
  • crystal-structures
  • complexes
  • bonds
  • refinement
  • catenanes
  • molecules

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