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The Exclusivity of Multivalency in Dynamic Covalent Processes
Author(s) -
Badjić Jovica D.,
Cantrill Stuart J.,
Grubbs Robert H.,
Guidry Erin N.,
Orenes Raul,
Stoddart J. Fraser
Publication year - 2004
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/anie.200453963
Subject(s) - component (thermodynamics) , covalent bond , bundle , chemistry , dynamic covalent chemistry , nanotechnology , computer science , combinatorial chemistry , molecule , materials science , physics , supramolecular chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics
Less is more : It is much less efficient to synthesize both components of a multivalent recognition site separately than it is to use one multivalent component to act as a template for the catalytically orchestrated construction of the other component, as demonstrated by the formation of the mechanically interlocked, triply threaded molecular bundle shown. The situation is reminiscent of nature.