Templated dynamic synthesis of a [3]catenane

Fabien B.L. Cougnon, Nicholas A. Jenkins, G. Dan Pantoş, Jeremy K.M. Sanders

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1443-1447
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • catenanes
  • molecular recognition
  • self-assembly
  • supramolecular chemistry
  • template synthesis

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