Towards a molecular abacus

Mark V. Reddington; Alexandra M Z Slawin; Neil Spencer; J. Fraser Stoddart; Cristina Vicent; David J. Williams

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Towards a molecular abacus

Mark V. Reddington^*, Alexandra M Z Slawin, Neil Spencer, J. Fraser Stoddart, Cristina Vicent, David J. Williams

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Abstract

The solid state and solution structures of the 1: 1 complex formed between the cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) tetracationic cyclophane and 1,5-dimethoxynaphthalene has led to the successful design and characterisation by X-ray crystallography of a prototype for the construction of a molecular abacus in the shape of a 2: 1 complex between the same cyclophane and 1,3-bis(5-hydroxy-1-naphthyloxy) propane.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	630-634
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C39910000630
State	Published - 1991

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