Issue 10, 2010

Acid/base controllable molecular switch based on a neutral phenanthroline guest penetrated pseudorotaxane

Abstract

A ditopic macrocycle with a bisamide and a half dibenzo-crown ether component has been newly synthesized and its complexation behavior toward neutral phenanthroline derivatives is reported. The macrocycle can bind phenanthroline derivatives very strongly by hydrogen bonding and π-electron interaction, yielding pseudorotaxane structures. The inclusion complexes show a pH controllable reversible threading–dethreading molecular switching system.

Graphical abstract: Acid/base controllable molecular switch based on a neutral phenanthroline guest penetrated pseudorotaxane

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Dec 2009
Accepted
08 Mar 2010
First published
18 Mar 2010

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010,8, 2408-2413

Acid/base controllable molecular switch based on a neutral phenanthroline guest penetrated pseudorotaxane

M. Muraoka, H. Irie and Y. Nakatsuji, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 2408 DOI: 10.1039/B926010B

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