title: Allosteric binding of anionic guests to a bicyclic host which imitates the action of a 'turnstile'.
abstract: A bicyclic host 1, which has a diethynyl tetrafluorophenyl axis and is expected to behave as an anion-binding 'turnstile', has been designed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinkai