Active template synthesis of rotaxanes and molecular shuttles with switchable dynamics by four-component PdII-promoted Michael additions

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3381-3384

  Goldup, Stephen M ^a   Leigh, David A ^a   Lusby, Paul J ^a   McBurney, Roy T ^a   Slawin, Alexandra M Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lewis acid catalysts; Molecular shuttles; Palladium; Rotaxanes; Template synthesis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LEWIS ACID CATALYSTS; MOLECULAR SHUTTLES; ROTAXANES; TEMPLATE SYNTHESIS;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 47949092622     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705859     Document Type: Article

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