Synlett 1992; 1992(11): 914-918
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-21540
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Towards Controllable Molecular Shuttles - 1

Peter R. Ashton* , Richard A. Bissell, Neil Spencer, J. Fraser Stoddart, Malcolm S. Tolley
  • *School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, England
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Publication Date:
08 March 2002 (online)

The design and synthesis of a desymmetrised molecular shuttle, in which the two components are a cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) macrocycle and a linear polyether chain intercepted by a hydroquinol unit and a p-xylyl residue, and terminated by two 4-tritylphenyl ether groups, are reported.