A deuterated deep-cavity cavitand confirms the importance of C-H...X-R hydrogen bonds in guest binding.
A deuterated cavitand host was examined for its affinity to a series of guests; for halogenated, preorganized guests binding was significantly stronger than the corresponding protium host.
Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA.
Zachary R
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Laughrey
Thomas G
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Upton
Bruce C
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Gibb