The first case of an actinide polyrotaxane incorporating cucurbituril: a unique 'dragon-like' twist induced by a specific coordination pattern of uranium

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Apr 7;50(27):3612-5. doi: 10.1039/c4cc00690a. Epub 2014 Feb 26.

Abstract

In situ assembly of a cucurbituril-based pseudorotaxane and a uranyl nitrate precursor under hydrothermal conditions affords the first actinide polyrotaxane with a unique 'dragon-like' twist, which is induced by the specific coordination pattern of uranium and stabilized by hydrogen bonding between the η(1)-mode carboxylate group and adjacent methylene moieties of CB[6].