Crystallographic Implications for the Design of Halogen Bonding Anion Receptors by Kilah, N, Wise, MD, Beer, P

“…The X-ray crystal structure of a bromide salt of a halogen bonding rotaxane is also reported. The implications of the angle of halide coordination on the design of interlocked-solution phase halogen bonding anion receptors are discussed. © 2011 American Chemical Society.…”

Interlocked host molecules for anion recognition and sensing by Caballero, A, Zapata, F, Beer, P

“…The assembly of interlocked architectures capable of displaying anion induced molecular motion, and of increased complexity, such as [3]rotaxanes and a handcuff catenane serves to further illustrate the scope and versatility of this anion templation approach. © 2013.…”

Masked alkynes for synthesis of threaded carbon chains by Patrick, CW, Gao, Y, Gupta, P, Thompson, AL, Parker, AW, Anderson, HL

“…Here we show that masked alkynes, in which the C≡C triple bond is temporarily coordinated to cobalt, can be used to synthesize polyrotaxanes, up to the C68 [5]rotaxane with 34 contiguous triple bonds and four threaded macrocycles. …”

Fluorescent polystyrene photonic crystals self-assembled with water-soluble conjugated polyrotaxanes by Di Stasio, F, Berti, L, McDonnell, S, Robbiano, V, Anderson, H, Comoretto, D, Cacialli, F

“…We demonstrate control of the photoluminescence spectra and decay rates of water-soluble green-emitting conjugated polyrotaxanes by incorporating them in polystyrene opals with a stop-band spectrally tuned on the rotaxane emission (405-650 nm). We observe a suppression of the luminescence within the photonic stop-band and a corresponding enhancement of the high-energy edge (405-447 nm). …”

White Electroluminescence by Supramolecular Control of Energy Transfer in Blends of Organic-Soluble Encapsulated Polyfluorenes by Brovelli, S, Meinardi, F, Winroth, G, Fenwick, O, Sforazzini, G, Frampton, M, Zalewski, L, Levitt, J, Marinello, F, Schiavuta, P, Suhling, K, Anderson, H, Cacialli, F

“…In particular, white electroluminescence in a binary blend of a blueemitting, organic-soluble rotaxane based on a polyfluorene derivative and the green-emitting poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-alt-benzotrtiadiazote (F8BT) is achieved. …”

Bis-triazolium containing macrocycles, pseudorotaxanes and interlocked structures for anion recognition by White, N, Lovett, H, Beer, P

“…An anion templated stoppering strategy was used to prepare a bis-triazolium rotaxane host system which binds halide anions selectively over dihydrogenphosphate in competitive 1:1 CDCl3:CD3OD solvent media. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.…”

Templated interlocked host structures for the recognition and sensing of charged substrates by Knighton, RC

“…</p> <p><strong>Chapter Three</strong> details the incorporation of <em>d</em>- and <em>f</em>-metal luminescent reporter groups into an isophthalamide motif in order to construct acyclic, macrocyclic and [2]rotaxane receptors.</p> <p><strong>Chapter Four</strong> investigates the synthesis of complex higher-order interlocked structures through post-synthetic modification of lower-order interlocked structures.…”

Azides and Porphyrinoids: Synthetic Approaches and Applications. Part 1—Azides, Porphyrins and Corroles by Ana R. L. Araújo, Augusto C. Tomé, Carla I. M. Santos, Maria A. F. Faustino, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Mário M. Q. Simões, Nuno M. M. Moura, Sultan T. Abu-Orabi, José A. S. Cavaleiro

“…A wide range of products (e.g., microporous organic networks, rotaxane and dendritic motifs, dendrimers as liquid crystals, as blood substitutes for transfusions and many others) can now be available and used for several medicinal and industrial purposes.…”
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Halogen and hydrogen bonding host structures for anion recognition and ternary complexes for modulating luminescent output by Hess, A

“…Evidence for intramolecular hydrogen bond enhanced halogen bonding recognition of halides is presented and the selective recognition of the anion H2PO4- by a [3]rotaxane host is displayed.</p> <p><b>Chapter 4</b> discusses the redox-mediated modulation of the luminescent output of a series of visible and near-infrared emitting lanthanide complexes within cucurbit[8]uril based ternary complexes.…”

Interlocked host structures for anion recognition and metal nanoparticles for catalysis and sensing applications by Mercurio, JM

“…</p> <p><b>Chapter Three</b> initially reports the anion-templated synthesis of a series of neutral pyridine <em>N</em>-oxide axle containing rotaxanes before their ability to recognise anions in aqueous solvent mixtures is studied. …”

Halogen bonding, hydrogen bonding and Lewis acidic receptors for anion recognition by Cornes, S

“…</p> <p><b>Chapter Five</b> details the preparation of a [2]rotaxane containing a Lewis acidic triarylborane motif. …”

Halogen- and hydrogen-bonding cyclic and interlocked hosts for anion recognition and sensing by Gilday, L, Beer, P

“…Several novel rotaxanes are described and their anion binding properties are probed.…”

Macrocyclic, inter-penetrated and interlocked triazole and triazolium containing anion receptors by White, N, Nicholas White

“…Chapter Three details the incorporation of the pyridinium bis-triazole motif into pseudorotaxanes, catenanes and rotaxanes. A thorough study of the use of a variety of anions, including oxoanions, to template interpenetrated assemblies is described, and the anion binding a nities of the catenane and rotaxane hosts discussed in comparison to analogous amide based systems.…”

Synthesis, Optical Properties and Cellular Toxicity of Water-Soluble near Infrared-II Fluorescent Assemblies Based on Pillar[5]arene by Qiuxia Wu, Xinran Sun, Zhenming Yang, Pengfei Shi, Huacheng Zhang, Jie Han

“…Herein, new NIR-II molecular fluorophores have been designed and employed to integrate biocompatible pillar[5]arene with 10 outer triethylene oxide groups for the synthesis of rotaxane IRCR. In addition, PEGylated pillar[5]arenes have been combined for the self-assembly of two supramolecular vesicular systems, i.e., PP5-IR1 and PP5-IR2, affording aqueous solubility and lowered cellular toxicity. …”
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The lasso structure, biosynthesis, bioactivities and potential applications of Microcin J25: A novel antibacterial agent with unique mechanisms by Qingchun Ji, Bixia Zhou, Tong Shen, Tianyue Jiang, Cheng Cheng, Bingfang He

“…Microcin J25 (MccJ25) has gained significant attention for its potent inhibitory effect on a diverse range of pathogens. Its unique rotaxane structure provides exceptional stability against extreme thermal, pH, and protease degradation, including chymotrypsin, trypsin, and pepsin. …”
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Sigma-hole non-covalent interactions in anion host-guest chemistry and the mechanical bond by Liew, JY

“…The synthesis of a chiral halogen bonding [2]rotaxane structure is described as well as chiral acyclic and macrocyclic receptors possessing four integrated halogen bond-donors which are shown to be capable of binding chiral carboxylate anions. …”

Resonance Raman investigation of β-cyclodextrin-encapsulated π-conjugated polymers. by Kasiouli, S, Di Stasio, F, McDonnell, S, Constantinides, C, Anderson, H, Cacialli, F, Hayes, S

“…Interestingly, the higher threading ratio polymers are resistant to any conformational changes within this temperature range, as reflected by their unchanged RR spectra, due to the rotaxane's ability to suppress intermolecular interactions and aggregation. …”

Study on the Influence of Chirality in the Threading of Calix[6]arene Hosts with Dialkylammonium Axles by Carmen Talotta, Gerardo Concilio, Paolo Della Sala, Carmine Gaeta, Christoph A. Schalley, Placido Neri

“…In particular, the formation of chiral pseudo[2]rotaxanes bearing a classical stereogenic center in their axle and/or wheel components has been considered. …”
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Molecular Rotors as Switches by Kang L. Wang, Mei Xue

“…Molecule-specific electronic switching has also been reported for several of these device structures, including nanopores containing oligo(phenylene ethynylene) monolayers, and planar junctions incorporating rotaxane and catenane monolayers for the construction and operation of complex molecular machines. …”
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Halogen bonding interlocked host systems for recognition and sensing of charged guests by Tay, HM

“…</p> <p><strong>Chapter 2</strong> describes the ion-pair binding properties of neutral heteroditopic XB catenanes and rotaxanes prepared via an alkali metal cation template-directed approach. …”