Schmuck Carsten, Schwegmann Michael
University of Würzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
Org Lett. 2005 Aug 4;7(16):3517-20. doi: 10.1021/ol051230r.
A tris-cationic artificial receptor 1 efficiently binds anionic carbohydrates even in aqueous solution as shown by NMR and UV titration experiments. Complex formation involves both ion pair formation and H-bonds to the sugar, explaining the preference for saccharides compared to simple anions and the observed selectivities among different sugars. [structure: see text]