Molecular shuttles based on tetrathiafulvalene units and 1,5-dioxynaphthalene ring systems
Molecular shuttles based on tetrathiafulvalene units and 1,5-dioxynaphthalene ring systems
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DOI:
10.1002/chem.200305725
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发表时间:
2004-05-17
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Stoddart, JF
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作者:
Kang, SS;Vignon, SA;Stoddart, JF
Six different degenerate [2]rotaxanes were synthesized and characterized. ne rotaxanes contained either two tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units or two 1,5-dioxynaphthalene (DNP) ring systems, both of which serve as recognition sites for a cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (CBPQT(4+)) ring. Three different spacer units were incorporated into the dumbbell components of the [2]rotaxanes between the recognition sites. They include a polyether chain, a terphenyl unit, and a diphenyl ether linker, all of which were investigated in order to probe the effect of the spacers on the rate of the shuttling process. Data from dynamic H-1 NMR spectroscopy revealed a relatively small difference in the DeltaG(double dagger) values for the shuttling process in the [2]rotaxanes containing the three different spacers, in contrast to a large difference between the TTF-containing rotaxanes (18 kcal mol(-1)) and the DNP-containing rotaxanes (15 kcal mol(-1)). This 3 kcal mol(-1) difference is predominantly a result of a ground-state effect, reflecting the much stronger binding of TTF units to the CBPQT(4+) ring in comparison with DNP ring systems. An examination of the enthalpic (DeltaH(double dagger)) and entropic (DeltaS(double dagger)) components for the shuttling process in the DNP-containing rotaxanes revealed significant differences between the three spacers, a property which could be important in designing new molecules for incorporation into molecular electronic and nanoelectromechanical (NEMs) devices.