Isomeric Lactam Catenanes and the Mechanism of their Formation

S. Ottens‐Hildebrandt, Stephan Meier, Wolfgang Schmidt, Fritz Vögtle

Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1994 · 88 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

A pivotal role in the formation of lactam catenanes is attributed to macromonocycle 1. The synthesis of a monosubstituted catenane, in which 1 acts as host, provides evidence for the proposed mechanism. Three iso-meric disubstituted catenanes are also prepared.

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