Issue 35, 2011

Dynamic combinatorial development of a neutral synthetic receptor that binds sulfate with nanomolar affinity in aqueous solution

Abstract

Using dynamic combinatorial disulfide chemistry we have developed a new generation of neutral synthetic receptors for anions, based on a macrobicyclic peptide structure. These receptors show an exceptional affinity and selectivity for sulfate ions in aqueous solution [log Ka = 8.67 in 41 mol% (67 volume%) acetonitrile in water]. The high affinity depends on a delicate balance between rigidity and flexibility in the structure of the receptor.

Graphical abstract: Dynamic combinatorial development of a neutral synthetic receptor that binds sulfate with nanomolar affinity in aqueous solution

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Jun 2011
Accepted
12 Jul 2011
First published
02 Aug 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 9798-9800

Dynamic combinatorial development of a neutral synthetic receptor that binds sulfate with nanomolar affinity in aqueous solution

Z. Rodriguez-Docampo, E. Eugenieva-Ilieva, C. Reyheller, A. M. Belenguer, S. Kubik and S. Otto, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9798 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13451E

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