From Binuclear Complexes to Molecular Necklaces: Incorporating Flexible Ligands into Rotaxanes |
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| Authors: | Dr. Elizabeth Viljoen Dr. Kelong Zhu Prof. Stephen J. Loeb |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The conversion of binuclear complexes into larger molecular necklaces can be achieved through rigidifying flexible ligands by threading them through a crown ether to form either an interpenetrated [2]pseudorotaxane or a permanently interlocked [2]rotaxane. The resulting complexes and assemblies are characterized by 1H and DOSY NMR in solution and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction in the solid‐state. |
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| Keywords: | metal– ligand self-assembly molecular necklaces rotaxanes supramolecular chemistry X-ray diffraction |
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