title: Metal-coordinated water-soluble cavitands act as C-H oxidation catalysts.
abstract: Cavitands can be smoothly derivatized by CuAAC chemistry to incorporate ligand species at the upper rim. These species can coordinate metal species in a number of different conformations, leading to self-assembly. The metal-coordination confers water solubility on the cavitands, and the iron-bound species are capable of catalytic C-H oxidations of fluorene under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Djernes
authors.forename: Orly
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moshe
authors.forename: Magi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mettry
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hooley
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron