Cucurbit[n]uril Derivatives Soluble in Water and Organic Solvents

Jianzhang Zhao; Hee-Joon Kim; Jinho Oh; Soo-Young Kim; Jae Wook Lee; Shigeru Sakamoto; Kentaro Yamaguchi; Kimoon Kim

doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20011119)40:22<4233::AID-ANIE4233>3.0.CO;2-D

Cucurbit[n]uril Derivatives Soluble in Water and Organic Solvents

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2001 Nov 19;40(22):4233-4235. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20011119)40:22<4233::AID-ANIE4233>3.0.CO;2-D.

Authors

Jianzhang Zhao¹, Hee-Joon Kim¹, Jinho Oh¹, Soo-Young Kim¹, Jae Wook Lee¹, Shigeru Sakamoto², Kentaro Yamaguchi², Kimoon Kim¹

Affiliations

¹ National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Supramolecules and Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences Pohang University of Science and Technology San 31 Hyojadong, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea, Fax: (+82) 54-279-8129.
² Chemical Analysis Center, Chiba University 1-33 Yayoicho, Inageku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

PMID: 29712114
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20011119)40:22<4233::AID-ANIE4233>3.0.CO;2-D

Abstract

Reminiscent of the ringed planet Saturn, new cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n]) derivatives CB*[5] and CB*[6] have rings decorating the "equator". The rings in this case are five- and six-fused cyclohexane rings, respectively (the structure of CB*[6] is shown). The remarkable solubility of the new CB[n] derivatives in water and organic solvents allows not only their unusual binding properties toward metal and organic ions in neutral water but also their applications in ion-selective electrodes to be studied.

Keywords: cucurbituril; host-guest systems; ion-selective electrodes; molecular recognition; supramolecular chemistry.