Mono-mercapto-functionalized pillar[5]arene: a host–guest complexation accelerated reversible redox dimerization†
Abstract
A mono-mercapto-functionalized pillar[5]arene and its dimer, capable of being reversibly interconverted, were successfully synthesized. Fascinatingly, a faster reversible redox conversion involving a dynamic disulfide bond was observed between their host–guest complexes compared with the hosts themselves.
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