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SUBMITTER: Zhang T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481752 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Ting T Zhou Li-Peng LP Guo Xiao-Qing XQ Cai Li-Xuan LX Sun Qing-Fu QF
Nature communications 20170616
Container-molecules are attractive to chemists due to their unique structural characteristics comparable to enzymes and receptors in nature. We report here a family of artificial self-assembled macrocyclic containers that feature induced-fit transformations in response to different anionic guests. Five metal-organic macrocycles with empirical formula of M<sub>n</sub>L<sub>2n</sub> (M=Metal; L=Ligand; n=3, 4, 5, 6, 7) are selectively obtained starting from one simple benzimidazole-based ligand an ...[more]