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Isomeric Lactam Catenanes and the Mechanism of their Formation
Author(s) -
OttensHildebrandt Stephan,
Meier Stephan,
Schmidt Wolfgang,
Vögtle Fritz
Publication year - 1994
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.199417671
Subject(s) - catenane , mechanism (biology) , lactam , stereochemistry , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , physics , molecule , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
A pivotal role in the formation of lactam catenanes is attributed to macromonocycle 1 . The synthesis of a monosubstituted catenane, in which 1 acts as host, provides evidence for the proposed mechanism. Three iso‐meric disubstituted catenanes are also prepared.