Pressocucurbit[5]uril

Lukas Ustrnul; Petr Kulhanek; Tomas Lizal; Vladimir Sindelar

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00123

Pressocucurbit[5]uril

Org Lett. 2015 Feb 20;17(4):1022-5. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00123. Epub 2015 Feb 5.

Authors

Lukas Ustrnul¹, Petr Kulhanek, Tomas Lizal, Vladimir Sindelar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and RECETOX and ‡CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology and National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.

PMID: 25654606
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00123

Abstract

A novel macrocycle, decamethylpressocucurbit[5]uril (Me10prCB[5]), was synthesized by acid-catalyzed condensation of propanediurea and paraformaldehyde. This macrocycle binds methane with higher affinity than cucurbit[5]uril and its permethylated derivative.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemistry*
Catalysis
Imidazoles / chemical synthesis*
Imidazoles / chemistry*
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Molecular Structure

Substances

Bridged-Ring Compounds
Imidazoles
Macrocyclic Compounds
cucurbit(5)uril
pressocucurbit(5)uril