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A linear multiporphyrinic [2]-rotaxane has been synthesized using the trans
ition metal-templating method for threading a gold(III)-incorporating macro
cycle onto a rodlike, phenanthroline derived chelate bearing carboxylate en
d groups. Stoppering has been performed by reacting the resulting prerotaxa
ne with the amino derivative of a zinc tetraarylporphyrin under EDC-HOBt ac
tivation. A 34% yield has been realized for this one pot, double amide bond
formation.