A catalytic antibody elicited by a hapten of tetrahedral carbon-type
Abstract
A monoclonal antibody, elicited by a α,α,α′,α′-tetrafluoroketone hapten, acted as an enzyme-like catalyst for the hydrolysis of an analogous carbonate, demonstrating that the difluoromethylene unit can been used as an isostere and isoelectronic mimic for the oxygen atom in an ether.