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Cucurbituril Hosts in Real‐Life Action
Author(s) -
Kaifer Angel E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201300147
Subject(s) - cucurbituril , supramolecular chemistry , adhesion , chemistry , non covalent interactions , host–guest chemistry , nanotechnology , adhesive , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry , hydrogen bond , layer (electronics)
Stick it to them! Underwater adhesion becomes possible by taking advantage of highly stable host–guest complexes formed between cucurbit[7]uril hosts and ferrocenyl residues. The formation of multiple noncovalent complexes between the two complementary surfaces gives rise to strong adhesive forces resulting in a “supramolecular velcro” system that operates efficiently in the presence of water.