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. 2015 Nov 20;21(52):18910–18914. doi: 10.1002/chem.201504236

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Schematic representation of an active‐metal templation route to a halogen‐bonding rotaxane for anion recognition by inversion of the macrocycle geometry. B=Lewis base, X=Lewis acid (halogen‐bond‐donor group), M1=catalytic metal cation, M2=more sterically demanding metal complex.