Generation of a Dynamic System of Three‐Dimensional Tetrahedral Polycatenanes

Abstract

Seven of the best: A dynamic combinatorial library of polycatenated tetrahedra was prepared by complexation between a dynamic Fe4L6 tetrahedral cage, constructed from ligands containing an electron-deficient naphthalenediimide core, and an electron-rich aromatic crown ether, 1,5-dinaphtho[38]crown-10. The highest order species in the library is the tetrahedral [7]catenane.