Tetrathiafulvalene-containing pseudorotaxanes formed between dibenzylammonium salts and crown ethers

Peter Ashton, J Becher, MCT Fyfe, MB Nielsen, JF Stoddart, Andrew White, DJ Williams

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Abstract

The synthesis of two tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives, one carrying arms incorporating four dibenzylammonium centers and the other encompassing two annulated crown ether rings - i.e., hydrogen bond donor and acceptor functions, respectively, is described. In the presence of macrocyclic polyethers - e.g., DB24C8 and BPP34C10 - and dibenzylammonium hexafluorophosphate, these two TTF derivatives form pseudorotaxanes as evidenced by H-1 NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and differential pulse voltammetry. (C) 2001 Elsevicr Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)947-956
Number of pages10
JournalTetrahedron
Volume57
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2001

Keywords

  • self-assembly
  • pseudorotaxanes
  • dibenzylammonium salts
  • crown ethers
  • tetrathiafulvalene

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