A large enhancement in the binding affinity of artificial hosts by OsVI chelation
Abstract
Mononuclear OsVI-chelated macrocycles, self-assembled from OsO4, 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene and bispyridyl ligands, bind diamides much more strongly than the OsVI-free ligands (ΔΔG = –14.6 kJ mol–1).