Supporting Data for Synthesis and Catalytic Studies of Copper(I) Complexes Coordinated by Catenane and Rotaxane Ligands

Catenane and rotaxane are representative classes of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) consisting of physically entangled components in non-trivial topologies. The interlocked components held by mechanical bonds can undergo co-conformational motions with respect to each other, which are characteristic to MIMs and their unique chemistry. The application of MIMs as coordination ligand for metal-based catalysis has gained interest in rotaxanes but remained very limited for catenanes. The interlocked ligands offered a way to modify the metal coordination properties, enabling new potentials in catalysis showing different reactivity and selectivity. and applications of transition metal catenane complexes in catalysis are yet to be explored. In this thesis, the research will focus on developing new Cu(I)-based MIMs including post-synthetic modifications to modify physical properties and investigating catalytic activity in carbon–carbon bond formation reaction.