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MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, vol.517, pp.3-9, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
A new [2]pseudorotaxane from the 1,2-bis(isoquinolinium)ethane axle and the dibenzo-24-crown-8 ether wheel and its self-assembly were investigated by 1H NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The results demonstrated that the supramolecular adduct was held together by three noncovalent interaction such as N+...O ion-dipole interactions, C-H...O hydrogen bonding, and -stacking between electron-poor isoquinolinium rings of the axle and electron-rich catechol rings of the wheel. They, furthermore, showed that the phenyl ring as a substituent or a fused ring on pyridinium has a similar effect on the association ability.