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Sulfate Separation by Selective Crystallization with a Bis-iminoguanidinium Ligand
Published on: September 8, 2016
Dynamic combinatorial development of a neutral synthetic receptor that binds sulfate with nanomolar affinity in
Zaida Rodriguez-Docampo1, Eugenia Eugenieva-Ilieva, Carsten Reyheller
1Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract:
Using dynamic combinatorial disulfide chemistry we have developed a new generation of neutral synthetic receptors for anions, based on a macrobicyclic peptide structure. These receptors show an exceptional affinity and selectivity for sulfate ions in aqueous solution [log K(a) = 8.67 in 41 mol% (67 volume%) acetonitrile in water]. The high affinity depends on a delicate balance between rigidity and flexibility in the structure of the receptor.

