| Literature DB >> 35040543 |
John R J Maynard1, Bartomeu Galmés2, Athanasios D Stergiou3, Mark D Symes3, Antonio Frontera2, Stephen M Goldup1.
Abstract
We report a series of rotaxane-based anion-π catalysts in which the mechanical bond between a bipyridine macrocycle and an axle containing an NDI unit is intrinsic to the activity observed, including a [3]rotaxane that catalyses an otherwise disfavoured Michael addition in >60 fold selectivity over a competing decarboxylation pathway that dominates under Brønsted base conditions. The results are rationalized by detailed experimental investigations, electrochemical and computational analysis.Entities:
Keywords: Anion-π Catalysis; DFT Calculations; Mechanical Bonds; Rotaxanes; Supramolecular Chemistry
Year: 2022 PMID: 35040543 PMCID: PMC9303940 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115961
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 16.823