A large enhancement in the binding affinity of artificial hosts by Os^VI chelation

Abstract

Mononuclear Os^VI-chelated macrocycles, self-assembled from OsO₄, 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene and bispyridyl ligands, bind diamides much more strongly than the Os^VI-free ligands (ΔΔG = –14.6 kJ mol^–1).

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