A New Motif for the Self-Assembly of [2]
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Stephen J. Loeb; James A. Wisner
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Multiple intramolecular interactions help to stabilize the novel [2]pseudorotaxanes formed from 1,2-bis(pyridinium)ethane dications (which act as axles) and 24-membered crown ethers (which act as wheels; see structure). This is the first successful sythesis of [2]pseudorotaxanes with [24]crown-8 as