One-, two- and three-dimensional interlocked polymers based on hybrid inorganic–organic rotaxanes

Abstract

We report three new polymers, based on mechanically interlocked inorganic–organic rotaxanes. They are made in very mild conditions and involve pyrimidine head groups binding to copper(ii) linking units. A two-dimensional 6,3 net and a three-dimensional 10,3b net are found depending on the solvent used in the reaction.