Alternative demetalation method for Cu(I)-phenanthroline-based catenanes and rotaxanes.
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SUBMITTER: Megiatto JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3070403 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
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Alternative demetalation method for Cu(I)-phenanthroline-based catenanes and rotaxanes.
Megiatto Jackson D JD Schuster David I DI
Organic letters 20110308 7
A new and less hazardous procedure for demetalation of Cu(I)-phenanthroline-based interlocked molecules, using aqueous NH(4)OH rather than toxic KCN, has been developed. The conditions are compatible with materials containing nucleophile-sensitive appended groups such as C(60), and coordinating moieties such as zinc(II)-porphyrins. ...[more]
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