Exploiting the 1,2,3-triazolium motif in anion-templated formation of a bromide-selective rotaxane host assembly

Kathleen M Mullen; James Mercurio; Christopher J Serpell; Paul D Beer

doi:10.1002/anie.200901313

Exploiting the 1,2,3-triazolium motif in anion-templated formation of a bromide-selective rotaxane host assembly

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(26):4781-4. doi: 10.1002/anie.200901313.

Authors

Kathleen M Mullen¹, James Mercurio, Christopher J Serpell, Paul D Beer

Affiliation

¹ Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, UK.

PMID: 19452507
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200901313

Abstract

Bromide is best: The first [2]rotaxane incorporating the triazolium anion-binding motif is prepared using bromide anion templation. Preliminary anion-binding investigations reveal that the rotaxane exhibits the rare selectivity preference for bromide over chloride ions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anions / chemistry
Bromides / chemistry*
Crystallography, X-Ray
Rotaxanes / chemical synthesis
Rotaxanes / chemistry*
Triazoles / chemical synthesis
Triazoles / chemistry*

Substances

Anions
Bromides
Rotaxanes
Triazoles