The template-directed synthesis of porphyrin-stoppered [2]rotaxanes

Peter R. Ashton, Martin R. Johnston, J. Fraser Stoddart, Malcolm S. Tolley, John W. Wheeler

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Abstract

Two [2]rotaxanes, composed of (i) a polyether chain intercepted by (a) one centrally-located and (b) two symmetrically-located π-electron-rich hydroquinol rings and terminated by free-base and metallated (Zn) tetraaryl-porphyrin groups respectively and (ii) a tetracationic cyclophane constructed of two π-electron-deficient bipyridinium units linked by paraphenylenedimethyl residues, have been self-assembled by a clipping procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1128-1131
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

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