Abstract
A [2]rotaxane, whose thread component comprises a central dibenzylammonium group and 9-alkoxyanthracene stoppers and is hosted by a 24-dibenzo-8-crown bead, undergoes an efficient photocatenation step resulting in a [2]rotaxane-to-[2]catenane topology interconversion via a fully reversible [4π+4π] photocyclomerization of terminal anthracene groups.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2810-2813 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| Early online date | 5 Jan 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Feb 2015 |