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The Marriage of Inorganic and Organic Building Blocks for the Assembly of Rotaxanes
Article first published online: 15 AUG 2009
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200902228
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 48, Issue 38, pages 6948–6949, September 7, 2009
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Brechin, Euan K. and Cronin, L. (2009), The Marriage of Inorganic and Organic Building Blocks for the Assembly of Rotaxanes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48: 6948–6949. doi: 10.1002/anie.200902228
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- Issue published online: 1 SEP 2009
- Article first published online: 15 AUG 2009
- Manuscript Received: 26 APR 2009
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Keywords:
- functional devices;
- organic–inorganic hybrid composites;
- rotaxanes;
- self-assembly

Take this ring … Hybrid organic–inorganic rotaxanes can be prepared using a thread incorporating an alkyl ammonium functionality to template the self-assembly of an inorganic wheel cluster. This approach was used to assemble a range of examples, including a system combining two rings and two threads (see picture; C gray, H white, O red, Cu orange, Cr blue-gray, N blue, F light blue).

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