title: Elite new anion ligands: polythioamide macrocycles.
abstract: Prototypes for a new class of polythioamide-based macrocycles have been synthesized and anion-binding capabilities assessed. Results indicate higher anion binding for H(2)PO(4)(-), HSO(4)(-), and F(-) for monocycles, but somewhat lessened binding capabilities for bicycles compared with amide corollaries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA.
authors.forename: Md Alamgir
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Sung Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Llinares
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bowman-James