Shang Jie, Zhao Wei, Li Xichen, Wang Ying, Jiang Hua
Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Mar 25;52(24):4505-8. doi: 10.1039/c5cc10422j.
Aryl-triazole oligomers incorporating a pyridinium motif have been synthesized from their pyridine precursors. Anion binding studies show that methylation of the pyridine units can significantly enhance the halide anion affinities of the folded oligomers so that the foldamers are capable of binding halide anions in aqueous solutions.