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A 3D interlocked structure from a 2D template: Structural requirements for the assembly of a square-planar metal-coordinated [2]rotaxane
Fuller, Anne-Marie,Leigh, David A.,Lusby, Paul J.,Oswald, Iain D. H.,Parsons, Simon,Walker, D. Barney
, p. 3914 - 3918 (2007/10/03)
One step beyond: The synthesis of a three-dimensional interlocked molecular architecture (a rotaxane) from a two-dimensional square-planar metal template (see scheme) has been achieved. A combination of steric and electronic factors direct the synthesis in the third dimension, either by promoting or preventing interlocking.