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Anion-π catalysis enabled by the mechanical bond

Anion-π catalysis enabled by the mechanical bond
Anion-π catalysis enabled by the mechanical bond
We report a series of rotaxane-based anion-π catalysts in which the mechanical bond between a bipyridine macrocycle and an axle containing an NDI unit is intrinsic to the activity observed, including a [3]rotaxane that catalyses an otherwise disfavoured Michael addition in >60 fold selectivity over a competing decarboxylation pathway that dominates under Brønsted base conditions. The results are rationalized by detailed experimental investigations, electrochemical and computational analysis.
Anion-pi Catalysis, DFT Calculations, Mechanical Bonds, Rotaxanes, Supramolecular Chemistry, Anion–π Catalysis
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Goldup, Stephen
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Goldup, Stephen, Maynard, John, Galmés, Bartomeu, Stergiou, Athanasios, Symes, Mark and Frontera, Antonio (2022) Anion-π catalysis enabled by the mechanical bond. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (12), [e202115961]. (doi:10.1002/anie.202115961).

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We report a series of rotaxane-based anion-π catalysts in which the mechanical bond between a bipyridine macrocycle and an axle containing an NDI unit is intrinsic to the activity observed, including a [3]rotaxane that catalyses an otherwise disfavoured Michael addition in >60 fold selectivity over a competing decarboxylation pathway that dominates under Brønsted base conditions. The results are rationalized by detailed experimental investigations, electrochemical and computational analysis.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 January 2022
Published date: 14 March 2022
Additional Information: Funding Information: The authors thank Graham Tizzard of the EPSRC National Crystallography Service for assistance finalising the SCXRD analysis. S.M.G. thanks the European Research Council (Consolidator Grant Agreement no. 724987) for funding and the Royal Society for a Wolfson Research Fellowship (RSWF\FT\180010). A.D.S. thanks the Royal Society for a PhD studentship award and M.D.S. thanks the Royal Society for a University Research Fellowship (150104). B.G. and A.F. thank the MICIU/AEI of Spain (project PID2020-115637GB-I00 FEDER funds) for funding. Funding Information: The authors thank Graham Tizzard of the EPSRC National Crystallography Service for assistance finalising the SCXRD analysis. S.M.G. thanks the European Research Council (Consolidator Grant Agreement no. 724987) for funding and the Royal Society for a Wolfson Research Fellowship (RSWF\FT\180010). A.D.S. thanks the Royal Society for a PhD studentship award and M.D.S. thanks the Royal Society for a University Research Fellowship (150104). B.G. and A.F. thank the MICIU/AEI of Spain (project PID2020‐115637GB‐I00 FEDER funds) for funding. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Keywords: Anion-pi Catalysis, DFT Calculations, Mechanical Bonds, Rotaxanes, Supramolecular Chemistry, Anion–π Catalysis

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Local EPrints ID: 454745
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/454745
ISSN: 1433-7851
PURE UUID: 48fd3cf3-281b-47dc-b29f-1991c5488490
ORCID for Stephen Goldup: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3781-0464

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Date deposited: 22 Feb 2022 17:39
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 15:37

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Author: Stephen Goldup ORCID iD
Author: John Maynard
Author: Bartomeu Galmés
Author: Athanasios Stergiou
Author: Mark Symes
Author: Antonio Frontera

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