Active-Metal Template Synthesis of a Molecular Trefoil Knot†
Dr. Perdita E. Barran
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorHarriet L. Cole
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Stephen M. Goldup
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
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Prof. David A. Leigh
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.netSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Paul R. McGonigal
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Mark D. Symes
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorJhenyi Wu
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Zengerle
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Perdita E. Barran
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorHarriet L. Cole
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Stephen M. Goldup
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
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Prof. David A. Leigh
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.netSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Paul R. McGonigal
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Mark D. Symes
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorJhenyi Wu
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Zengerle
School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ (UK) http://www.catenane.net
Search for more papers by this authorWe thank the EPSRC National Mass Spectrometry Service Centre (Swansea (UK)) for high-resolution mass spectrometry. This work was supported by the EPSRC.
Graphical Abstract
Tying the knot: The marriage of catalysis and coordination chemistry enables two CuI ions (red; see picture) to work in partnership for the synthesis of a molecular trefoil knot. One ion entangles an acyclic building block to create a loop in the ligand, and the other gathers the ligand's reactive end-groups, threads the loop, and catalyzes the covalent capture of the knotted architecture by an alkyne–azide “click” reaction.
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