Macrocyclic bis(ureas) as ligands for anion complexation

• Claudia Kretschmer,
• Gertrud Dittmann and
• Johannes Beck

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1834–1839, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.193

• rather weak complexing agent, the large ring of 2 binds anions with association constants up to log K = 7.93 for chloride ions. Keywords: anion binding; macrocyclic compounds; NMR spectra; supramolecular chemistry; template; urea; Introduction Supramolecular chemistry – the “chemistry beyond the

Homochiral BINOL-based macrocycles with π-electron-rich, electron-withdrawing or extended spacing units as receptors for C₆₀

• Marco Caricato,
• Silvia Díez González,
• Idoia Arandia Ariño and
• Dario Pasini

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1308–1316, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.132

• remove by flash column chromatography. These byproducts were tentatively characterized as higher oligomers from their NMR pattern. The UV–vis absorption spectra in EtOH of a selection of macrocyclic compounds (3b, 3d, 4b and 4d with π-electron rich and π-electron deficient spacing units, Figure S1

Towards allosteric receptors – synthesis of β-cyclodextrin-functionalised 2,2’-bipyridines and their metal complexes

• Christopher Kremer,
• Gregor Schnakenburg and
• Arne Lützen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 814–824, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.77

• shallow binding sites that bind non-polar substrates via dispersive interactions. Hence, we wanted to take this approach one step further by using β-cyclodextrins as another class of macrocyclic compounds that are very well-known for their excellent recognition properties towards non-polar substrates [25