Supramolecular shuttle based on inclusion complex between cucurbit[6]uril and bispyridinium ethylene

Org Lett. 2011 Dec 2;13(23):6148-51. doi: 10.1021/ol2023888. Epub 2011 Nov 8.

Abstract

Cucurbit[6]uril (CB6) and bispyridinium ethylene form a stable inclusion complex. A rotaxane derived from this complex was prepared in which a CB6 wheel shuttles along an axle in an NMR time-resolved regime.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemistry*
  • Ethylenes / chemistry*
  • Imidazoles / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyridinium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Rotaxanes / chemical synthesis*
  • Rotaxanes / chemistry
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Bridged-Ring Compounds
  • Ethylenes
  • Imidazoles
  • Pyridinium Compounds
  • Rotaxanes
  • cucurbit(6)uril