Abstract
A [1]rotaxane with two threaded α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) wheels was synthesized in 92% yield using a one-pot process at room temperature that employed spontaneous α-CD threading onto a 12-carbon alkyl chain in water followed by an oxime condensation reaction that attached two boronic acid-containing stopper groups. Rapid pirouetting of the threaded α-CD wheels around the encapsulated dumbbell was switched "ON" or "OFF" by the presence of chemical additives that controlled boronate ester bond formation between the interlocked components.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2096-2099 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 6 Apr 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |