Synfacts 2006(7): 0668-0668  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-941876
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Interlocked Oligothiophene Macrocycles

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Trisha L. Andrew
M. Ammann, A. Rang, C. A. Schalley, P. Bäuerle*
University of Ulm and Bonn University, Germany
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Publication History

Publication Date:
22 June 2006 (online)

Significance

The interlocked oligothiophene macrocycle 1 was synthesized via a heteroleptic template approach, with the help of a platina-macrocycle intermediate; the corresponding homoleptic approach to the synthesis of 1 resulted in relatively poor yields of the desired product. The structure of the isolated copper(I) catenate was confirmed by ESI-FT-ICR and tandem mass spectrometry.