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Chiral Recognition inside a Chiral Cucurbituril
Author(s) -
Huang WeiHao,
Zavalij Peter Y.,
Isaacs Lyle
Publication year - 2007
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.200702189
Subject(s) - stereocenter , cucurbituril , chemistry , chirality (physics) , molecular recognition , stereochemistry , amino acid , supramolecular chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , molecule , catalysis , biochemistry , physics , chiral symmetry breaking , quark , nambu–jona lasinio model , quantum mechanics
Picky host : The isolation, characterization, and recognition properties of the first chiral cucurbit[ n ]uril—(±)‐bis‐nor‐seco‐CB[6]—are reported. The (±)‐bis‐ns‐CB[6] undergoes diastereoselective recognition events with guests that contain stereogenic centers including amino acids, amino alcohols, and meso compounds.