Enhanced chiral recognition by γ-cyclodextrin-cucurbit[6]uril-cowheeled [4]pseudorotaxanes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Mar 8;54(21):2643-2646. doi: 10.1039/c8cc00840j.

Abstract

Mixing γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD), cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) and tetraammonium-bearing axles together led to a spontaneous formation of γ-CD-CB[6]-cowheeled [4]pseudorotaxanes. The well-defined unsymmetrical cavities thus formed enhance the binding affinity towards chiral amines by factors of several hundreds and show remarkably improved chiral discrimination.