Dialkylammonium Ion/Crown Ether Complexes: The Forerunners of a New Family of Interlocked Molecules

Peter R. Ashton, Paul J. Campbell, Peter T. Glink, Douglas Philp, Neil Spencer, J. Fraser Stoddart*, Ewan J.T. Chrystal, Stephan Menzer, David J. Williams, Peter A. Tasker

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Abstract

A simple motif for molecular recognition—the binding of disubstituted ammonium salts, for example dibenzyl‐ and di‐n‐butylammonium hexaflurophosphate, with crown ethers like dibenzo[24]crown‐8—results in the self‐assembly of threaded 1:1 complexes 1. The superstructures of these complexes are stabilized by hydrogen bonds, electrostatic pole–dipole interactions, and dispersive interactions. (Figure Presented.)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1865-1869
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume34
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 1995

Keywords

  • crown ethers
  • hydrogen bonds
  • inclusion compounds
  • rotaxanes
  • self‐assembly

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)

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