Issue 16, 2008

Size matters—strong binding of the terephthalate dianion by thiourea functionalised fused [n]polynorbornane hosts

Abstract

Remarkably strong binding of the new [5]polynorbornane based host 2b to the terephthalate dianion is based on size complementarity of the preorganised binding cleft with the rigid dicarboxylate guest.

Graphical abstract: Size matters—strong binding of the terephthalate dianion by thiourea functionalised fused [n]polynorbornane hosts

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2008
Accepted
26 Feb 2008
First published
18 Mar 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 1871-1873

Size matters—strong binding of the terephthalate dianion by thiourea functionalised fused [n]polynorbornane hosts

A. J. Lowe and F. M. Pfeffer, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1871 DOI: 10.1039/B801798K

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