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A cyclodextrin-based molecular reactor to template the formation of indigoid dyes

Date

Authors

Harper, Jason B

Easton, Christopher

Lincoln, Stephen F

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

N,N′-Bis(6A-deoxy-β-cyclodextrin-6 A-yl)urea behaves as a molecular reactor to bias competing reactions of indoxyl anion and isatin-5-sulfonate in water, to give indigo and indirubin-5′-sulfonate. It appears that the cyclodextrin dimer increases the

Keywords

Keywords: anion; cyclodextrin derivative; dimer; dye; isatin derivative; sulfonic acid derivative; article; chemical reaction; complex formation; environmental temperature; molecular mechanics; pH; proton nuclear magnetic resonance; reactor; synthesis; Indigofera Cyclodextrins; Dyes; Inclusion complexes; Molecular reactors; Templates

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85808

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Tetrahedron Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0040-4039(03)01403-5