ISSN:
0947-6539
Keywords:
catenanes
;
macrocycles
;
rotaxanes
;
self-assembly
;
tetrathiafulvalenes
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A general stepwise approach is described for the preparation of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-based linear and monoand dimacrocyclic compounds incorporating one or two 1,4-dioxyphenylene, 9,10-dioxyanthrylene, or 1,5- or 2,6-dioxynaphthylene units from readily available starting materials. By utilizing the π-π stacking interactions of the TTF unit with the dipyridinium dication of 1,1′-[1,4-phenylenebis (methylene)] bis-4,4′-bipyridinium bis(hexafluorophosphate), a rotaxane and two [2]catenanes were synthesized starting from the linear and monomacrocyclic compounds, respectively. From the dioxyphenylene-based dimacrocycle, three [3]pseudocatenanes (trans, cis, and a mixture of cis/trans isomers) were obtained with the trans compound as the major product. From the dioxyanthrylene dimacrocycle, only the trans-[3]pseudocatenane was obtained. Catenane products were formed quantitatively from the 1,5-dioxynaphthylene dimacrocycle in a template-directed reaction, affording a trans-[3]pseudo-catenane together with a [4]pseudocatenane (mixture of cis/trans isomers). From the 2,6-dioxynaphthylene dimacrocycle, a cis-[3]pseudocatenane was obtained as the major product and a trans-[3]pseudocatenane as the minor one. For the [3]pseudocatenanes (i.e., both the cis and trans catenanes), in which the TTF units were clamped by the tetracationic macrocycle, isomerizations were completely prevented even in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid. All new rotaxanes and catenanes were characterized by electrospray mass spectrometry, and the cis- and trans- [3]pseudocatenanes were additionally investigated by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The electrochemical and spectral properties of the rotaxane and the catenanes are reported. Catenane formation increases the redox potentials of the TTF unit. The results demonstrate the versatility of TTF as a building block in the construction of supramolecular structures.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.1460020603
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