James M. Mercurio, Fergus Tyrrell, James Cookson and Paul D. Beer
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 10793-10795
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC47076H,
Communication
Four pyridine N-oxide axle containing [2]rotaxanes have been synthesised via an anion templated threading-followed-by-stoppering strategy and shown to be the first examples of neutral interlocked host systems capable of recognising halide anions in aqueous solvent mixtures.