Abstract
We describe a simple and high yielding active template synthesis of [2]catenanes. In addition to mechanical bond formation using a single premacrocycle bearing an azide and alkyne moiety, our method is also suitable for the co-macrocyclization of readily available bis-alkyne and bis-azide comonomers and even short alkyne/azide components which oligomerize prior to mechanical bond formation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4787-4791 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Apr 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank Fluorochem for the gift of reagents. J.E.M.L. thanks the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (agreement no. 660731). F.M. thanks the EPSRC (EP/L505067/1) for funding. S.M.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (Consolidator Grant Agreement no. 724987).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Chemical Society.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry