Sandwich phosphate complexes of macrocyclic tris(urea) ligands and their rotation around the anion

Liguo Ji, Zaiwen Yang, Yanxia Zhao, Meng Sun, Liping Cao, Xiao Juan Yang, Yao Yu Wang, Biao Wu*

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Abstract

Four heteroditopic macrocyclic ligands incorporating both anion coordination sites (tris-urea units) and a cation binding fragment (polyether) were designed for possible application in molecular devices. Sandwich-type phosphate complexes were formed, which display a reversible rotation around the anion upon protonation/deprotonation of phosphate and binding of the cation (Emim+).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7310-7313
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume52
Issue number45
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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