A translationally active ligand based on a [2]rotaxane molecular shuttle with a 2,2′-bipyridyl core
Ayan Dhara, Anton Dmitrienko, Rahaf Nafez Hussein, Ariel Sotomayor, Benjamin H. Wilson, Stephen J. Loeb
Abstract
coordination of the 24C8 macrocycle to the Zn(ii) centre bound to the bipy chelate. This interplay of the rotaxane axle and wheel components is an example of a translationally active ligand that utilises the large amplitude displacement of a macrocycle along an axle in a molecular shuttle to access ligand coordination modes not possible with conventional ligand designs.
Topics & Concepts
RotaxaneLigand (biochemistry)Core (optical fiber)ChemistryStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistryBiophysicsCrystallographyReceptorMaterials scienceBiochemistryBiologySupramolecular chemistryCrystal structureComposite materialSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes