Vol.
28 No. 2
March-April 2006
Provisional Recommendations
Nomenclature for Rotaxanes
Expanded definitions of rotaxanes, their components,
and other terms concerning rotaxanes are given. The classification
of rotaxanes and nomenclature principles for naming of different
types of rotaxanes are described and illustrated with examples.
Recommendations are provided for unambiguous description of
rotaxane isomerism with special descriptors that include information
about the position and orientation of rotaxane components.
This document includes the following main parts:
1. definitions of terms used in rotaxanes:
a. rotaxane itself,
b. rotaxane components,
i. threading component and linear section
ii. macrocyclic component and threadable ring
c. molecular shuttles and recognition sites
2. history of the nomenclature of rotaxanes
3. classification of rotaxane types
4. generic name format for rotaxanes
5. types of rotaxane isomerism and description of the location
of simple macrocyclic components at different linear sections
of a complex threading component and location of simple threading
components in macrocyclic components with several threadable
rings
6. types and specification of rotaxane stereo isomerism orientation
of rotaxane components in relation to each other
7. examples of rotaxanes and recommended names
Comments by 30 April 2006
Dr. Andrey Yerin
Advanced Chemistry Development
ul. Akademika Bakuleva, 6, Str. 1
RF-117513 Moscow, Russia
TEL: +[7] 095 438 5528
FAX: +[7] 095 438 2874
E-MAIL: [email protected]
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