Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene)-based [2]catenanes prepared by kinetically controlled reactions involving alkynes

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 4835-4838

  Miljanić, Ognjen Š ^a   Dichtel, William R ^a   Mortezaei, Shahab ^a   Stoddart, J Fraser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33750325605     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol061864d     Document Type: Article

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72. 1H NMR spectrum.
73. 1H NMR spectrum.