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1Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, USA. zhaoy@iastate.edu.
Abstract:
Molecular tweezers using aromatic interactions for binding normally work best in polar instead of nonpolar solvents due to the strong solvophobic effect in the binding. Inspired by biological receptors that utilize "delocalized binding interactions" remote from the binding interface to strengthen guest-binding, we constructed molecular tweezers that have a reversed solvent effect. As the direct aromatic binding interactions were weakened by nonpolar solvent, guest-triggered intrahost interactions between two strategically placed carboxylic acids became stronger and contributed to the binding.
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