Resorcin[4]arene cavitand-adenosine nucleoside hybrid

ORGN 742

Gang Zhao, gzhao@calstatela.edu, Jessica W. Gonzalez, Carlos G. Martinez, and Linda M. Gutierrez Tunstad, ltunsta@calstatela.edu. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, 5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032
Biological systems exhibit exquisite selectivity in the recognition process. Preorganization and cooperativeness of functional groups often play a crucial role in biological reactions. The inherent preorgnization and synthetic modularity of resorcin[4]arene cavitands make them promising building blocks for constructing multifunctional enzyme models. There has been increasing interest in developing biologically active synthetic receptors or enzyme mimics based on resorcin[4]arene cavitand. We report here the synthesis and characterization of a resorcin[4]arene cavitand-adenosine nucleoside hybrid. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a hybrid compound between resorcin[4]arene cavitand and adenosine nucleoside.