Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
9-16-2011
Abstract
The synthesis of [2]rotaxanes, each comprising a viologen core threaded through a cucurbit[8]uril (Q8, Figure 1) macrocycle and stoppered by tetraphenylmethane groups, and their binding to second guests as inclusion complexes in organic and aqueous media are described. Stoppering was observed to have little effect on binding. Chemical modification of the threaded guest was used to control solubility and binding characteristics, thus demonstrating a novel approach to making artificial receptors with readily modifiable properties.
DOI
10.1021/ol201991e
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Repository Citation
Ramalingam, V. & Urbach, A. R. (2011). Cucurbit[8]uril rotaxanes. Organic Letters, 13(18), 4898-4901. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol201991e
Publication Information
Organic Letters