Chirality makes a move

Chirality makes a move

Interlocked molecules can exhibit chiral stereogenic elements that are not found in covalently bound systems. Now, the shuttling of the ring in a [2]rotaxane has been shown to result in enantiomeric co-conformations that selectively bind chiral guests.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature chemistry 2019-09, Vol.11 (9), p.765-767
Hauptverfasser: Jamieson, Ellen M. G., Goldup, Stephen M.
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Sprache:eng
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Analytical Chemistry
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Chirality
Inorganic Chemistry
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Zusammenfassung:Interlocked molecules can exhibit chiral stereogenic elements that are not found in covalently bound systems. Now, the shuttling of the ring in a [2]rotaxane has been shown to result in enantiomeric co-conformations that selectively bind chiral guests.
ISSN:1755-4330
1755-4349
DOI:10.1038/s41557-019-0320-z