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Superbowl Container Molecules

Date

Authors

Barrett, Elizabeth

Irwin, Jacob

Edwards, Alison

Sherburn, Michael

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

The design, chemical synthesis, guest binding, and self-assembly of tureen-shaped container molecules is presented. With a large noncollapsible interior and five external binding sites, each superbowl container host is shown to bind up to nine guest molecules in well-defined locations.

Keywords

Keywords: article; chemical bond; chemical structure; conformation; crystal structure; molecule; structure analysis; synthesis; X ray crystallography; Crystallography, X-Ray; Drug Delivery Systems; Ethers, Cyclic; Hydrocarbons, Brominated; Hydrogen Bonding; Models, Author Keywords

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/86252

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1021/ja044405l

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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