Neutral [2]catenanes from oxidative coupling of π-stacked components
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 9,p. 897-898
- https://doi.org/10.1039/a701048f
Abstract
Oxidative dimerisation of bis-acetylenic precursors in the presence of a dinaphtho-crown ether affords neutral [2]catenanes in good yields; the interaction of the complementary donor–acceptor π-systems ensures assembly in a geometry favouring catenane formation.Keywords
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