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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026

A Mechanical Planar Chiral Rotaxane Induces Single-Handed Helicity in a Twisted Perylene Diimide.

Thomas E Lawson, Denis Hartmann, Artemijs Krimovs, Qilong Sun, Robert Pal, Timothy A Barendt

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Thomas E LawsonSchool of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Denis HartmannSchool of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-9536
Artemijs KrimovsDepartment of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3125-7200
Qilong SunSchool of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4202-3777
Robert PalDepartment of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0641-4218
Timothy A BarendtSchool of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9806-4381

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BBSRC BB/S017615/1BBSRC BB/X001172/1UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/W037661/1UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/X040259/1
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Abstract

The twisting of chromophores such as perylene diimides (PDIs) into helical structures affords chiroptical properties from discrete molecules, which are of significant value for chiral sensing, imaging and catalysis. Since most helical PDI derivatives are susceptible to racemisation, chiral induction provides a promising, yet underdeveloped, strategy for generating materials with persistent chiroptical properties. For the first time, we use a mechanically planar chiral rotaxane as a configurationally stable chirality source to induce single-handed helicity in a molecular chromophore, yielding persistent circular dichroism and circularly polarised luminescence. The large π-surface of the PDI also enables rotaxane self-assembly, which is rare among mechanically interlocked molecules. While mechanical bonding is shown to influence the geometry of the resulting PDI dimers, mechanical planar chirality directs their handedness, thereby providing control at both the molecular and supramolecular levels.

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chiral inductionchiralitychiropticsperylene diimiderotaxane

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PMID42535785
PMCPMC13592320

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