Abstract
Three rings: The self-assembly of a water-soluble [3]catenane from a library composed of two linear building blocks, both terminated by cysteine components, is promoted either by a high salt concentration or by the presence of spermine. The spermine-templated synthesis of the [3]catenane shows that such structures can exhibit strong binding interactions with a biologically relevant target in water under near-physiological conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1443-1447 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Feb 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- catenanes
- molecular recognition
- self-assembly
- supramolecular chemistry
- template synthesis