Christophe Lincheneau, Bernard Jean-Denis and Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 2857-2860
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC49640F,
Communication
The formation of interlocked lanthanide-based catenanes using Eu(III)-directed synthesis is described (catenation being achieved via a ring-closing metathesis reaction); the self-assembly formation of the supramolecular structures was analysed by HRMS, NMR and luminescent spectroscopies.
![Graphical abstract: Self-assembly formation of mechanically interlocked [2]- and [3]catenanes using lanthanide ion [Eu(iii)] templation and ring closing metathesis reactions](/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=C3CC49640F "Graphical abstract")
