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Published on: January 22, 2019
A novel molecular tube fully modified at one end: selective inclusion of cis-unsaturated fatty acid esters
Chizuru Kogame-Asahara1, Shogo Ito, Hitomi Iguchi
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. kida@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
A novel cyclodextrin molecular tube with one fully modified and one unmodified end was facilely synthesized by selective desilylation of a 6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylated β-cyclodextrin dimer possessing multiple linkers. This molecular tube showed a selective inclusion ability toward cis-unsaturated fatty acid esters by utilizing the asymmetric cylindrical nanocavity.
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