title: Synthesis, structural investigation and computational modelling of water-binding aquafoldamers.
abstract: Detailed studies on water-binding aquafoldamers are presented that illustrate the potential use of the elongated larger aquafoldamers for recognizing larger water clusters of diverse topologies. A novel self-trapping dimerization mode involving two tetramer molecules is proposed, which is consistent with the obtained varying experimental evidences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore.
authors.forename: Huaiqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wei Qiang
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Meng Ni
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hii
authors.forename: Sam Fong Yau
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haibin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Huaqiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D019281:Dimerization; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D014867:Water; C023666:pyridine