Chemical signal cascading in a supramolecular network

Patricia Remón; David González; Miguel A. Romero; Nuno Basílio; Uwe Pischel

doi:10.1039/D0CC00217H

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Chemical signal cascading in a supramolecular network†

Patricia Remón,^a David González,^a Miguel A. Romero,^a Nuno Basílio

^b and Uwe Pischel

*^a

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^a CIQSO – Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
E-mail: uwe.pischel@diq.uhu.es
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^b Laboratorio Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnología, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

Abstract

A chemically-triggered signalling cascade between cucurbituril host–guest complexes by means of multi-step competitive displacement is demonstrated. The inter-complex communication of chemical information yields the release of bio-relevant cargo, reminiscent of cellular signalling pathways.

This article is part of the themed collection: The Mechanics of Supramolecular Chemistry

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC00217H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 09 Jan 2020
Accepted: 24 Feb 2020
First published: 03 Mar 2020

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Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 3737-3740

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P. Remón, D. González, M. A. Romero, N. Basílio and U. Pischel, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 3737 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00217H

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