Electrochemically switchable binding by oxacalixarene hosts

ORGN 417

David Sobransingh, Mahender B. Dewal, Jacob Hiller, Mark D. Smith, and Linda Shimizu. Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter St., Columbia, SC 29208
We demonstrate for the first time the utility of novel oxacalixarenes as hosts and reveals binding characteristics and forces influencing the thermodynamics of binding. The binding strength can be switched from weak to strong by electrochemical oxidation of the guests.
 

Heterocycles and Aromatics, Molecular Recognition and Self Assembly
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008