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Cyclodextrin Bucket Wheels: An Oligosaccharide Assembly Accommodates Metal(IV) Centers
Author(s) -
Benner Klaus,
Ihringer Johannes,
Klüfers Peter,
Marinov Danira
Publication year - 2006
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.200601162
Subject(s) - tetrahedron , cyclodextrin , hydrogen bond , center (category theory) , metal , chemistry , series (stratigraphy) , crystallography , molecule , organic chemistry , geology , paleontology
Mining new assemblies : A molecular bucket wheel consisting of three β‐cyclodextrin units, three tetrahedral tetraaqualithium cations, and a tetravalent metal center has been prepared (see picture). The assembly, held together by a series of hydrogen bonds, is also stable in solution.