Chirality Transfer in a Calixarene-Based Directional Pseudorotaxane Complex
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. General Details
2.2. Synthesis and Characterization of Hexamethoxycalix[6]arene 3 and (α-Methyl-Benzyl)Benzylammonium Axle 2+ as Barfate Salt
2.3. Synthesis and Characterization of the Pseudo[2]Rotaxane (Endo-Chiral)-2+@3
2.4. Computational Details
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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λ(nm) | [α]2+ b | αmix c | α2+ | α2+@3 | [α]2+@3 d |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
589 | 0.8 | −0.030 | 0.0154 | −0.0316 | −12.4 |
546 | −4.8 | −0.0686 | −0.0922 | −0.0594 | −23.2 |
435 | −14.3 | −0.153 | −0.2746 | −0.1255 | −49.0 |
405 | −19.6 | −0.195 | −0.3763 | −0.1572 | −61.4 |
φ and χ | Values (°) | Canting | Angles (θ) |
---|---|---|---|
χa φb | −78.72 | A | 75.35° |
106.08 | |||
φa χb | 50.94 | B | 50.51° |
−73.04 |
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Concilio, G.; Gaeta, C.; Della Sala, P.; Iuliano, V.; Talotta, C.; Monaco, G.; Superchi, S.; Belviso, S.; Neri, P. Chirality Transfer in a Calixarene-Based Directional Pseudorotaxane Complex. Chemistry 2021, 3, 1089-1100. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemistry3030079
Concilio G, Gaeta C, Della Sala P, Iuliano V, Talotta C, Monaco G, Superchi S, Belviso S, Neri P. Chirality Transfer in a Calixarene-Based Directional Pseudorotaxane Complex. Chemistry. 2021; 3(3):1089-1100. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemistry3030079
Chicago/Turabian StyleConcilio, Gerardo, Carmine Gaeta, Paolo Della Sala, Veronica Iuliano, Carmen Talotta, Guglielmo Monaco, Stefano Superchi, Sandra Belviso, and Placido Neri. 2021. "Chirality Transfer in a Calixarene-Based Directional Pseudorotaxane Complex" Chemistry 3, no. 3: 1089-1100. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemistry3030079