Photo- and Redox-active [2]Rotaxanes and [2]Catenanes

摘要

One cornerstone of supramolecular science is research into the manufacture and physicochemical properties of rotaxanes and catenanes. Recent synthetic improvements have opened up the opportunity of building into the molecular framework of rotaxanes/catenanes subunits which can be stimulated by photons or redox changes. Accordingly, aspects of the chemistry of rotaxanes and catenanes deemed photoactive and redoxactive are discussed within this review.