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Dendritic Growth of a Supramolecular Complex
Author(s) -
AlvarezParrilla Emilio,
Ramos Cabrer Pedro,
AlSoufi Wajih,
Meijide Francisco,
Rodríguez Núñez Eugenio,
Vázquez Tato José
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20000818)39:16<2856::aid-anie2856>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , schematic , trimer , cyclodextrin , chemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography , biochemistry , crystal structure , organic chemistry , engineering , dimer , electronic engineering
A Cayley tree is the structural motif of the dendrimerlike supramolecular structure that is formed by self‐assembly of the bile salt sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) with the β ‐cyclodextrin trimer T (see schematic picture). This is the first example of dendritic growth by a cyclodextrin complex.