Tetrahedron

Supramolecular dendrimer chemistry: using dendritic crown ethers to reversibly generate functional assemblies

GM Dykes, DK Smith

Index: Dykes, Graham M.; Smith, David K. Tetrahedron, 2003 , vol. 59, # 22 p. 3999 - 4009

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Citation Number: 69

Abstract

A series of crown ether derivatives functionalised with dendritic branching based on l-lysine repeat units has been synthesised. The ability of these receptors to interact with cationic guests has been investigated using NMR and mass spectrometric techniques. Binding constants have been evaluated, some using competitive binding assays, and these indicate that the strength of interaction between the encapsulated crown-ether and cationic guests ...