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Modification and Functionalization of the Guanidine Group by Tailor-made Precursors
Published on: April 27, 2017
Photomodulated molecular recognition of the guanidinium cation
Christopher A Hunter1, Mahmut Togrul, Salvador Tomas
1Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKS3 7HF.
Abstract:
Azobenzene moieties were incorporated into a synthetic receptor allowing its affinity for the guanidinium cation to be modulated ten-fold by photoirradiation and/or heating.

