title: An efficient recognition motif for an alkyl moiety in water.
abstract: The artificial receptor bearing decamethylene groups bridging the porphyrin framework and the hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) auxiliary groups showed incremental binding free energy of 3.5 kJ mol(-1) per CH2 for 4-alkylpyridines, demonstrating that an ideal hydrophobic environment for the recognition of an alkyl group is constructed in water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan. tmizutan@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kozake
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa