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Self‐Assembling [2]Pseudorotaxanes
Author(s) -
Anelli Pier Lucio,
Ashton Peter R.,
Spencer Neil,
Slawin Alexandra M. Z.,
Stoddart J. Fraser,
Williams David J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199110361
Subject(s) - cyclophane , hydroquinone , stacking , chemistry , string (physics) , crystallography , stereochemistry , polymer science , theoretical physics , physics , organic chemistry , crystal structure
The complex formed from the tetracationic cyclophane 1 and hydroquinone polyethers such as 2 resembles a string of pearls. It forms spontaneously on combination of the components in solution and is stabilized by multiple π/π stacking interactions between the aromatic rings.