Molecular meccano, 48 [(+)] - Probing co-conformational changes in chiral [2]rotaxanes by 1H-NMR spectroscopy

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 4, 1999, Pages 899-908

  Ashton, Peter R ^a   Bravo, José A ^b   Raymo, Françisco M ^b   Stoddart, J Fraser ^b   White, Andrew J P ^c   Williams, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co conformation; Molecular recognition; Planar chirality; Rotaxanes; Template directed synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALICYCLIC COMPOUND; CATION; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; ROTAXANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032839117     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0690(199904)1999:4<899::AID-EJOC899>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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