Host-guest interaction of nitroxide radicals with water-soluble pillar[6]arenes

Org Biomol Chem. 2020 Mar 25;18(12):2321-2325. doi: 10.1039/d0ob00341g.

Abstract

The host-guest interaction of nitroxide radicals with water-soluble pillar[n]arenes was studied for the first time by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and NMR spectroscopy. Our results showed that this interaction strongly depended on the 4-substituents of nitroxides and the cavity size of pillar[n]arenes. The host-guest interaction with water-soluble pillar[6]arene WP6 effectively increased the thermodynamic and kinetic stability of nitroxide radical 4-AT toward ascorbic acid, thus expanding its potential biomedical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't