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Song-bo Lu
A conformationally adaptive macrocycle : conformational complexity and host–guest chemistry of zorb[4]arene
Large amplitude conformational change is one of the features of biomolecular recognition and is also the basis for allosteric effects and signal transduction in functional biological systems. However, synthetic receptors with controllable conformational changes are rare. In this article, we present a thorough study on the host–guest chemistry of a conformationally adaptive macrocycle, namely per-O-ethoxyzorb[4]arene (ZB4). Similar to per-O-ethoxyoxatub[4]arene, ZB4 is capable of accommodating a wide range of organic cations. However, ZB4 does not show large amplitude conformational responses to the electronic substituents on the guests. Instead of a linear free-energy relationship, ZB4 foll…
A 2,3-dialkoxynaphthalene-based naphthocage
A 2,3-dialkoxynaphthalene-based naphthocage has been synthesized. This naphthocage prefers to bind small organic cations with its low-symmetry conformation, which is in contrast to 2,6-dialkoxynaphthalene-based naphthocages. Self-sorting of these two naphthocages with two structurally similar guests tetramethylammonium and tetraethylammonium was achieved as well. peerReviewed
A conformationally adaptive macrocycle: conformational complexity and host–guest chemistry of zorb[4]arene
Large amplitude conformational change is one of the features of biomolecular recognition and is also the basis for allosteric effects and signal transduction in functional biological systems. However, synthetic receptors with controllable conformational changes are rare. In this article, we present a thorough study on the host–guest chemistry of a conformationally adaptive macrocycle, namely per-O-ethoxyzorb[4]arene (ZB4). Similar to per-O-ethoxyoxatub[4]arene, ZB4 is capable of accommodating a wide range of organic cations. However, ZB4 does not show large amplitude conformational responses to the electronic substituents on the guests. Instead of a linear free-energy relationship, ZB4 foll…
CCDC 1838266: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1836247: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1836509: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1838268: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1971100: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1838267: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1838270: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1838269: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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