Mechanically interlocked molecules pillar arene-based

Mechanically Interlocked Molecules Based on Pillar[n]arenes... 

Polyrotaxanes, in which many cyclic molecules are mechanically interlocked onto a polymeric chain, have been synthesized using macrocyclic compounds such as cyclodextrins, crown ethers and blue boxes. Synthesis of pillar[5]arene-based polyrotaxanes consisting of cationic polymers, such as viologen polymer, is relatively easy because pillar[5]arene forms stable host-guest complexes with cationic molecules (see details in Chapter 9) however, it is difficult to synthesize nonionic polymer-based polyrotaxanes. To synthesize nonionic polymer-based polyrotaxanes, we used a liquid... 

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