A [2]catenane displaying pirouetting motion triggered by debenzylation and locked by chloride anion recognition.
Chloride locks the rings: Debenzylation of a chloride-templated N-benzyl pyridinium catenane, allows for a 180° "pirouetting" of the rings in the resulting neutral pyridyl catenane (see scheme). The catenane may be returned to its original co-conformation by chloride recognition as evidenc...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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