title: (+)-syn-Benzotriborneol an enantiopure C3-symmetric receptor for water.
abstract: (+)-syn-Benzotriborneol forms stable complexes with one molecule of water. This is due to the ability of the host to form three hydrogen bonds with water, to act simultaneously as a hydrogen-bond acceptor and donor, and to a perfect geometrical match between the pair. We report experimental (X-ray and neutron diffraction, VT NMR, DSC, TGA) and stereochemical studies carried out to elucidate and quantify the molecular and thermodynamic aspects of this supramolecular complex.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia Dorsoduro 2137, I-30123, Venezia, Italy. fabrisfa@unive.it
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabris
authors.forename: Ottorino
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: De Lucchi
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nardini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crisma
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzanti
authors.forename: Sax A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lemée-Cailleau
authors.forename: Francesca A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Scaramuzzo
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zonta
mesh_terms: D001892:Camphanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001892:Camphanes; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D010100:Oxygen