Tying a Molecular Overhand Knot of Single Handedness and Asymmetric Catalysis with the Corresponding Pseudo-D-3-Symmetric Trefoil Knot
(2016)
Journal Article
Gil-Ramirez, G., Hoekman, S., Kitching, M. O., Leigh, D. A., Vitorica-Yrezabal, I. J., & Zhang, G. (2016). Tying a Molecular Overhand Knot of Single Handedness and Asymmetric Catalysis with the Corresponding Pseudo-D-3-Symmetric Trefoil Knot. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(40), 13159-13162. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b08421
We report the stereoselective synthesis of a left-handed trefoil knot from a tris(2,6-pyridinedicarboxamide) oligomer with six chiral centers using a lanthanide(III) ion template. The oligomer folds around the lanthanide ion to form an overhand knot... Read More about Tying a Molecular Overhand Knot of Single Handedness and Asymmetric Catalysis with the Corresponding Pseudo-D-3-Symmetric Trefoil Knot.