title: Small cavitands specifically binding a water molecule.
abstract: [structure: see text] Three new C(2v) cavitands based on resorcin[4]arene bind water specifically at low temperature in CD(2)Cl(2) or CDCl(3) due to their complementarity to water as well as the solvophobic interaction. The averaged DeltaH(o) and DeltaS(o) values are -2.3 kcal mol(-1) and -128 cal mol(-1) K(-1), which gave the averaged -DeltaG(o) of 1.9 kcal mol(-1) at -50 degrees C in water saturated CD(2)Cl(2).
authors.affiliation: CAMDRC and Department of Chemistry, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Korea.
authors.forename: Chaesang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ihm
authors.forename: Youngyong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: In
authors.forename: Youngja
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyungsoo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Paek