Issue 6, 2009

Cucurbit[n]urils: from mechanism to structure and function

Abstract

This feature article details some of the unusual recognition properties of the cucurbit[n]uril family (CB[n]) of molecular containers. It discusses the mechanism of CB[n] formation, which proceeds from glycolurilviamethylene bridged glycoluril oligomers, along with descriptions of the structures and recognition properties of some kinetically stable macrocyclic intermediates along the way. These partially formed CB[n]-type receptors known as nor-seco-CB[n] display intriguing properties such as chiral recognition, homotropic allostery, and function as aldehyde reaction cucurbituril synthons.

Graphical abstract: Cucurbit[n]urils: from mechanism to structure and function

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
27 Aug 2008
Accepted
29 Oct 2008
First published
27 Nov 2008

Chem. Commun., 2009, 619-629

Cucurbit[n]urils: from mechanism to structure and function

L. Isaacs, Chem. Commun., 2009, 619 DOI: 10.1039/B814897J

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