Sj. Loeb et Ja. Wisner, 1,2-bis(4,4 '-dipyridinium)ethane: a versatile dication for the formation of [2]rotaxanes with dibenzo-24-crown-8 ether, CHEM COMMUN, (24), 1998, pp. 2757-2758
The 1,2-bis(4,4'-dipyridinium)ethane dication threads through dibenzo-24-cr
own ether (DB24C8) to form a [2]pseudorotaxane which is easily stoppered to
form [2]rotaxanes either by alkylation or coordination of a transition met
al complex.