Guest-accelerated molecular rotor

Brent E. Dial, Roger D. Rasberry, Brooke N. Bullock, Mark D. Smith, Perry J. Pellechia, Salvatore Profeta, Ken D. Shimizu

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Abstract

A molecular rotor was designed in which the rate of rotation is accelerated by guest complexation. The binding of an acetate guest to the urea groups lowers the barrier of the adjacent Caryl-Nimide bond by 2 to 4 kcal/mol. This behavior is in contrast to most molecular rotors in which guest complexation slows rotation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)244-247
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 21 2011
Externally publishedYes

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