Shape-persistant macrocycles with terpyridine units: Synthesis, characterization, and structure in the crystal

…, A Schäfer, P Samori, JP Rabe, P Franke…

Index: Grave, Christian; Lentz, Dieter; Schaefer, Andreas; Samori, Paolo; Rabe, Juergen P.; Franke, Peter; Schlueter, A. Dieter Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003 , vol. 125, # 23 p. 6907 - 6918

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Abstract

The synthesis of a variety of shape-persistent macrocycles with either one (1a-d, 2) or two (opposing) terpyridine units (3, 4, 5a-c) and inner diameters of up to 2 nm is described. The sequences are mainly based on transition metal cross-coupling reactions and, whenever ...