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Discovery of an all-donor aromatic [2]catenane
Audibert, Edwige,Gianga, Tiberiu-M.,Kociok-K?hn, Gabriele,Panto?, G. Dan,Trandafir, Anamaria
, p. 9685 - 9690 (2020)
We report herein the first all-donor aromatic [2]catenane formed through dynamic combinatorial chemistry, using single component libraries. The building block is a benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene derivative, a π-donor molecule, with cysteine appendages that allow for disulfide exchange. The hydrophobic effect plays an essential role in the formation of the all-donor [2]catenane. The design of the building block allows the formation of a quasi-fused pentacyclic core, which enhances the stacking interactions between the cores. The [2]catenane has chiro-optical and fluorescent properties, being also the first known DCC-disulphide-based interlocked molecule to be fluorescent.