Cambiarenes: Single-Step Synthesis and Selective Zwitterion Binding of a Clip-Shaped Macrocycle with a Redox-Active Core. Chemistry 2020 Feb 11;26(9):1928-1930
Date
11/07/2019Pubmed ID
31696566DOI
10.1002/chem.201904852Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85078876290 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
A novel macrocyclic host molecule was synthesized that forms in a single step from commercially available starting materials. The core of the macrocycle backbone possesses two quinone rings and, thus, it is redox-active. Host-guest binding involving the clip-shaped cavity indicates selective binding of pyridine N-oxides based on the electron density of and steric bulk around the anionic oxygen.
