Low Temperature Capture of Pseudorotaxanes

Nurul Izzaty Hassan, Vicente del Amo, Ewen Calder, Douglas Philp

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Abstract

Yields of a rotaxane can be improved by employing a two-step capture protocol. Cooling a solution of the linear and macrocyclic components required for the rotaxane increases the population of the target pseudorotaxane, which is then captured by a rapid capping reaction between an azide and PPh3. The resulting iminophosphorane rotaxane can then be manipulated synthetically at elevated temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)458-461
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Feb 2011

Keywords

  • MOLECULAR INFORMATION RATCHET
  • TEMPLATE SYNTHESIS
  • ROTAXANES
  • CHEMISTRY
  • NETWORKS
  • SWITCHES
  • SHUTTLE

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