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Lithium‐Templated Synthesis of a Donor–Acceptor Pseudorotaxane and Catenane
Author(s) -
Kaiser Guido,
Jarrosson Thibaut,
Otto Sijbren,
Ng YiuFai,
Bond Andrew D.,
Sanders Jeremy K. M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353075
Subject(s) - catenane , lithium (medication) , chemistry , acceptor , electron acceptor , combinatorial chemistry , electron donor , photochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , medicine , condensed matter physics , endocrinology
Simultaneous coordination of an aromatic electron donor and acceptor to lithium leads to the formation of highly stable colored pseudorotaxane complexes (see picture). The lithium templated pseudorotaxane is an effective precursor to a [2]catenane.