[2]Pseudorotaxanes through Second‐Sphere Coordination

Abstract

A macrocyclic tetralactam and simple trans-palladium dihalide complexes self-assemble to form [2]pseudorotaxanes. The pseudorotaxane superstructures are formed through second-sphere coordination of the metal ligands by the macrocyclic component (see picture; red: macrocycle with hydrogen atoms removed, blue: n-hexylamine, green: Cl, gray: Pd).