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Reversible Guest Exchange Mechanisms in Supramolecular Host-GuestAssemblies

Journal Article · · Chemical Society Reviews
OSTI ID:927391
Synthetic chemists have provided a wide array of supramolecular assemblies able to encapsulate guest molecules. The scope of this tutorial review focuses on supramolecular host molecules capable of reversibly encapsulating polyatomic guests. Much work has been done to determine the mechanism of guest encapsulation and guest release. This review covers common methods of monitoring and characterizing guest exchange such as NMR, UV-VIS, mass spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and calorimetry and also presents representative examples of guest exchange mechanisms. The guest exchange mechanisms of hemicarcerands, cucurbiturils, hydrogen-bonded assemblies, and metal-ligand assemblies are discussed. Special attention is given to systems which exhibit constrictive binding, a motif common in supramolecular guest exchange systems.
Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director, Office of Science; National ScienceFoundation
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
927391
Report Number(s):
LBNL--63321; BnR: KC0302010
Journal Information:
Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Name: Chemical Society Reviews Vol. 36; ISSN 0306-0012; ISSN CSRVBR
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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