title: Tight binding and fluorescent sensing of oxalate in water.
abstract: A dinuclear copper complex that binds tightly and selectively to oxalate over other dicarboxylates like malonate, succinate, and glutarate has been developed. This receptor can be used for fluorescent detection of oxalate in water at physicological pH by chemosensing ensemble approach. Crystal structure of oxalate bound to the receptor together with molecular mechanics and DFT computations provide insights into the tight and selective binding of the anion by the receptor.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Chiral Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Division of Nano Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, South Korea.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jinhee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hae-Jo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Youngmee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jik
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Kwan Mook
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim