Self-Sorting via Macrocyclization by External Templation in Water
Here, by condensing each of two bisformyl precursors with the corresponding bishydrazide partner in water, two ultrasized macrocycles could be self-assembled. One was self-assembled within the cavity of cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) acting as an external template, forming a ring-in-ring complex. The other requires the presence of both CB[10] and a π-electron-rich guest as an external/internal template, thus forming a ternary complex "Russian doll". When all seven precursors were combined in water, self-sorting occurred without forming hybridized products.
Authors
- Chenqi Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6213-2812)
- Shuai Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-1545)
- Yiming Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-8962)
- Qing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6509-2765)
- Feihe Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-6744)
- Yitai Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4338-0416)
- Hua Tang
- Hao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-3233)
- Yang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5635-1908)
- Liya Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-2488)
Institutions
- Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Organic Letters
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01426
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province