Installation of a Ratchet Tooth and Pawl to Restrict Rotation in a Cyclodextrin Rotaxane

Hideki Onagi, Christopher J. Blake, Christopher J. Easton*, Stephen F. Lincoln

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    Abstract

    Eight new [2]rotaxanes have been prepared, incorporating an α-cyclodextrin as the rotor, a stilbene as the axle, and trinitrophenyl substituents as capping groups. Strategies have been devised to elaborate these by linking the rotor to the axle, to produce two new [1]rotaxanes. Rotational motion in a selection of these rotaxanes has been investigated through the application of two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy by performing TOCSY, DQF-COSY, ROESY and HMQC experiments. This has shown that a methoxyl group incorporated on the stilbene and a succinamide joining the stilbene and the cyclodextrin behave analogously to a ratchet tooth and pawl, respectively, to restrict rotation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5978-5988
    Number of pages11
    JournalChemistry - A European Journal
    Volume9
    Issue number24
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2003

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