A Solomon Link through an Interwoven Molecular Grid1. Issue 26 (8th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Beves, Jonathon E.; Danon, Jonathan J.; Leigh, David A.; Lemonnier, Jean‐François; Vitorica‐Yrezabal, Iñigo J.
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 54:Issue 26(2015)
• Page Start: 7555
• Page End: 7559
• Publication Date: 2015-05-08
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201502095
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A molecular Solomon link was synthesized through the assembly of an interwoven molecular grid consisting of four bis(benzimidazolepyridyl)benzthiazolo[5, 4‐d]thiazole ligands and four zinc(II), iron(II), or cobalt(II) cations, followed by ring‐closing olefin metathesis. NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X‐ray crystallography confirmed the doubly interlocked topology, and subsequent demetalation afforded the wholly organic Solomon link. The synthesis, in which each metal ion defines the crossing point of two ligand strands, suggests that interwoven molecular grids should be useful scaffolds for the rational construction of other topologically complex structures.</p> </abstract>