Ionic liquids as novel guests for cucurbit[6]uril in neutral water.
Cucurbit[6]uril was dissolved through encapsulation of an imidazolium-based ionic liquid guest in a pure water environment and the dissolution ability could be tuned by augmenting the imidazolium structure.
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Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK.
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Scherman
Oren A
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D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D000099246:Cucurbit(n)urils
D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D014867:Water; C454805:cucurbit(6)uril; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D000099246:Cucurbit(n)urils