A Kinetic Self-Sorting Approach to Heterocircuit [3]Rotaxanes.
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SUBMITTER: Neal EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5113769 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
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A Kinetic Self-Sorting Approach to Heterocircuit [3]Rotaxanes.
Neal Edward A EA Goldup Stephen M SM
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20160907 40
In this proof-of-concept study, an active-template coupling is used to demonstrate a novel kinetic self-sorting process. This process iteratively increases the yield of the target heterocircuit [3]rotaxane product at the expense of other threaded species. ...[more]
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