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SUBMITTER: Caprice K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8397304 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20210729 31
Achiral [2]catenanes composed of rings with inequivalent sides may adopt chiral co-conformations. Their stereochemistry depends on the relative orientation of the interlocked rings and can be controlled by sterics or an external stimulus (e.g., a chemical stimulus). Herein, we have exploited this stereodynamic property to amplify a mechanically chiral (<i>P</i>)-catenane upon binding to (<i>R</i>)-1,1'-binaphthyl 2,2'-disulfonate, with a diastereomeric excess of 85%. The chirality of the [2]cate ...[more]