title: Synthetically accessible, high-affinity phosphate anion receptors.
abstract: We report synthetically accessible receptors with protonated amines attached to a conformationally constrained backbone including amide units, and demonstrate that these receptors have high affinities (log K > 5) for phosphate anions in aqueous media at pH 7 in the presence of high concentrations of competitive chloride anions (ca. 100-fold excess).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK YO10 5DD.
authors.forename: Hubertus Bart F M
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Nelissen
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Smith