title: Solid state evidence for pi-complexation of sodium cation by carbon-carbon double bonds.
abstract: Solid state evidence shows that neutral double bonds, attached to flexible sidearms of a lariat ether, serve as intramolecular pi-donors for a ring-bound Na+ cation.
authors.affiliation: Bioorganic Chemistry Program, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8103, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Barbour
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Gokel
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012964:Sodium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D002244:Carbon; D012964:Sodium