Issue 43, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Intermolecular aurophilic interactions facilitate assembly of a complex rotaxane in solution†

Ulrike E. I. Horvath,a   Jean M. McKenzie,a   Stephanie Cronje,a   Helgard G. Raubenheimer*a  and  Leonard J. Barbour*a  

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a Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Abstract

We describe the formation of a complex [2]rotaxane both in solution and in the solid state. The rotaxane ring is composed of a cyclic trinuclear gold complex and the Au(PMe3)2+ rod is held in place by three aurophilic interactions to the ring Au atoms. The existence of the [2]rotaxane in solution is confirmed by VT-NMR and MS analysis.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B914073E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Jul 2009
Accepted
28 Aug 2009
First published
14 Sep 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 6598-6600

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Intermolecular aurophilic interactions facilitate assembly of a complex rotaxane in solution

U. E. I. Horvath, J. M. McKenzie, S. Cronje, H. G. Raubenheimer and L. J. Barbour, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6598 DOI: 10.1039/B914073E

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