Host-guest complexation of cucurbit[8]uril with two enantiomers.

ABSTRACT: Host-guest complexation of cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) with two enantiomers, D-3-(2-naphthyl)-alanine (D-NA) and L-3-(2-naphthyl)-alanine (L-NA), has been fully investigated. Experimental data indicate that double guests reside within the cavity of Q[8] in both aqueous solution and solid state, generating highly stable homoternary complexes D-NA₂@Q[8] and L-NA₂@Q[8].

SUBMITTER: Gao ZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5353740 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature