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Discovery of non-classical complex models between a cationic water-soluble pillar[6]arene and naphthalenesulfonate
1Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China. jiongzhou@zju.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Molecular recognition based on cationic water-soluble pillar[n]arenes shows considerable advantages in their application in biological and environmental systems, such as excellent anion-binding ability and antimicrobial properties. Unique complex models are discovered in this work where a cationic water-soluble pillar[6]arene binds with disodium 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate and disodium 2,6-naphthalenedisulfonate at the ratio of 1 : 2, which is proven by results from nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, fluorescence spectroscopy experiments and transmission electron microscopy.
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