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Synfacts 2011(7): 0725-0725  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260620
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Small Macrocycle Rotaxanes in High Yields

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jan M. Schnorr
H. Lahlali, K. Jobe, M. Watkinson, S. M. Goldup*
Queen Mary University of London, UK
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17 June 2011 (online)

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Significance

Rotaxanes with tightly fitting macrocycles are interesting for applications that require the thread to be shielded by the macrocycle (for example, mechanically protected dyes) or that involve interaction between thread and macro­cycle. The authors present an efficient synthetic route to this type of rotaxanes (4-6), using an ­active template approach.