Selective recognition of aromatic hydrocarbons by endo-functionalized molecular tubes via C/N-H⋅⋅⋅π interactions
Huang, G.-b., Liu, W.-E., Valkonen, A., Yao, H., Rissanen, K., & Jiang, W. (2018). Selective recognition of aromatic hydrocarbons by endo-functionalized molecular tubes via C/N-H⋅⋅⋅π interactions. Chinese Chemical Letters, 29 (1), 91-94. doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.07.005
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© 2017 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by Elsevier. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.
Molecular recognition of aromatic hydrocarbons by four endo-functionalized molecular tubes has been studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy, computational methods, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. The binding selectivity is rationalized by invoking shape complementarity and dipole alignment. The non-covalent interactions are proved to predominantly be C/N-H⋅⋅⋅π interactions.