Rugby-ball-shaped sulfate-water-sulfate adduct encapsulated in a neutral molecular receptor capsule.
We report a tren-based tris(urea) receptor molecule that shows preferential binding with sulfate/phosphate anions. The receptor acts as a neutral molecular capsule, within which a unique sulfate-(H(2)O)(3)-sulfate adduct is encapsulated.
Jose
D Amilan
DA
Analytical Science Discipline, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR), G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364 002, Gujarat, India.
Kumar
D Krishna
DK
Ganguly
Bishwajit
B
Das
Amitava
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