Self-assembled [2]catenane in trapezoidal metallacycles with [Cp∗Ir]-corners

Naifang Liu, Sheng Li Huang*, Xiaogang Liu, He Kuan Luo, T. S.Andy Hor

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Abstract

A series of trapezoidal metallacycles were synthesized by the selective combination of a rigid with a flexible arm. [2]Catenane 3 was obtained by self-assembly when the cavity size of the trapezoidal rings was optimised.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12802-12805
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number95
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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