Superior anion induced shuttling behaviour exhibited by a halogen bonding two station rotaxane

Sean W. Robinson, Paul D. Beer*, Timothy Barendt

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Abstract

Two bistable halogen and hydrogen bonding-naphthalene diimide [2]rotaxanes have been prepared and the system incorporating a halogen bond donor anion recognition site is demonstrated to exhibit superior anion induced translational motion of the macrocyclic wheel component relative to the hydrogen bonding analogue. Proton NMR spectroscopy is used to estimate the percentage occupancies of the macrocycle at the respective station and importantly indicates that the halogen bonding rotaxane displays superior positional integrity in competitive protic solvent media as a consequence of strong halogen bond-halide anion binding interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5171-5180
Number of pages10
JournalChemical Science
Volume7
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Apr 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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