Assembly and encapsulation with self-complementary molecules

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作者
Rebek, J
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[1] Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge
[2] Skaggs Inst. for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92037
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10.1039/cs9962500255
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
Molecular assemblies provide a means of evaluating intermolecular forces and chemical information involved in recognition processes. Self-complementary molecules are especially useful in this regard, and here are described synthetic structures inspired by sports equipment. These molecules dimerize through hydrogen bonding to generate pseudo-spherical capsules. Their assembled states are capable of reversible encapsulation of smaller molecules of complementary size and shape. The unusual thermodynamic parameters observed for the encapsulation process suggest a host-hostage relationship. The capsules show promise as reaction chambers.
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