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| Author(s): |
Grégoire Jean-François Demets
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Total Authors: 1
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| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Química - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Química Nova; v. 30, n. 5, p. 1313-1322, 2007-10-00. |
| Abstract | |
This review article describes the properties and the main applications of the glicol[n]urils. These compounds are cavitands made of n glycolurilic units arranged in circles, giving rise to extremely symmetric toroidal molecules. The cucurbit[n]urils create this way variable-sized hydrophobic cavities and the glycolurilic carbonyles delimit two portals on these cavities, slightly narrower than their internal radii. Their structure, physical and chemical properties favor the formation of inclusion compounds, and turn them into important building blocks for supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 05/02042-6 - Molecular materials based on cucurbiturils and their derivates as molecular interfaces, nanoreactors and materials for encapsulation |
| Grantee: | Grégoire Jean-François Demets |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |