title: Recognition of 1,4-Xylylene binding sites in polyimidazolium cations by cucurbit[7]uril: toward pseudorotaxane assembly.
abstract: The binding interactions between cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) and different polyimidazolium cations containing aromatic binding sites (1,4-xylylene units) were studied experimentally by 1D and 2D NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), and fluorimetry, and, theoretically, by computed geometries and enthalpy changes. CB[7] was found to form [2]- and [3]-pseudorotaxanes with these cations by the inclusion of the internal 1,4-xylylene units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samsam
authors.forename: Loïc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: Andreea R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schmitzer