Abstract
Designing synthetic receptors that bind biologically relevant guests in an aqueous solution remains a considerable challenge. We now report a new synthetic receptor for nicotine, selected from a dynamic combinatorial library, that binds this guest in water at neutral pH through a combination of hydrophobic and pi-pi a interactions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5404-5407 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic letters |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2-Nov-2012 |
Keywords
- CATION-PI INTERACTION
- CHEMISTRY
- BINDING
- RECOGNITION