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Structure‐Directed Synthesis of New Organic Materials
Author(s) -
Kohnke Franz H.,
Mathias John P.,
Stoddart J. Fraser
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.19891010852
Subject(s) - organic molecules , molecule , chemistry , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , strips , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material
Review: The synthesis of molecular cages, belts and strips opens up new areas of technology for exploitation. Solvent specific sensors are one possible use of cage molecules called carcerands (see figure). A series of Diels‐Alder reactions under tight stereochemical control are used in a remarkably efficient manner to produce the structures.