Fig. 3: Synthesis and structural characterize of metallacage 8 and cross-catenane 6+8.
From: Cross-catenation between position-isomeric metallacages

(a) Synthesis of metallacage 8; (b) 1H NMR spectra (400 MHz, 298 K) of 6 and 8 in acetone-d6 in different concentrations; (c) experimental (black) and calculated (red) ESI-TOF-MS spectra of 6+8 cross-catenane ([M-2OTf-]2+) & (d) experimental (black) and calculated (red) ESI-TOF-MS spectra of 6+6 [2]catenane ([M-2OTf-]2+) in acetone solution of 6 & 8 1:1 mixture.