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Donor–Acceptor [2]‐ and [3]Catenanes Assembled from Versatile Pre‐Organized Cp*Rh/Ir‐Directed Pseudorotaxane Tectons
Author(s) -
Liu Dong,
Lu Ye,
Lin YueJian,
Jin GuoXin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201904082
Subject(s) - catenane , chemistry , crown ether , crystallography , electron donor , stereochemistry , molecule , catalysis , organic chemistry , ion
A stepwise self‐assembly protocol has been used to synthesize [2]‐ and [3]catenanes. Firstly, binuclear Cp*Rh/Ir‐directed (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) pseudorotaxanes were prepared through self‐assembly, driven by donor–acceptor interactions between electron‐deficient naphthalenediimide (NDI) units and an electron‐rich crown ether. Subsequently, the pre‐organized pseudorotaxanes were applied as tectons for self‐assembly of [2]‐ and [3]catenanes by combination with very simple linkers. The structures of the catenanes were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis, and elemental analysis.