Fourfold [2]rotaxanes based on calix[4]arenes

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Sep 28;127(38):13136-7. doi: 10.1021/ja054184z.

Abstract

Tetraurea calix[4]arenes with four loops form exclusively heterodimers with open-chain urea calix[4]arenes when they are dissolved in aprotic solvents. These assemblies can be considered as pseudorotaxanes. If open-chain tetraureas ending with maleic imide functions are used, their Diels-Alder reaction with 1,4,5,8-tetrapentoxyanthracene leads to tetra[2]rotaxanes which cannot be split into the single calixarene parts by hydrogen bond breaking solvents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calixarenes / chemical synthesis
  • Calixarenes / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenols / chemical synthesis
  • Phenols / chemistry*
  • Rotaxanes / chemical synthesis*
  • Rotaxanes / chemistry

Substances

  • Phenols
  • Rotaxanes
  • calix(4)arene
  • Calixarenes