Toward Daisy Chain Polymers: “Wittig Exchange” of Stoppers in [2]Rotaxane Monomers

Abstract
Two ammonium ion/crown ether-based [2]rotaxane monomerseach incorporating (i) a dumbbell-shaped component, possessing an exchangeable benzylic triphenylphosphonium stopper, and (ii) a ring component, bearing an aldehyde functionundergo a sequence of Wittig reactions in which the surrogate triphenylphosphonium stopper is exchanged for a ring component either (i) in the same rotaxane molecule to give cyclic daisy chains by an intramolecular, chain-terminating reaction or (ii) in another rotaxane molecule to give acyclic daisy chains by an intermolecular chain-propagating reaction.

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