title: Monofunctionalised cucurbit[6]uril synthesis using imidazolium host-guest complexation.
abstract: Monohydroxylated cucurbit[6]uril was prepared for the first time through the controlled oxidation of CB[6] in the presence of a tailor-made bisimidazolium guest, as verified by (1)H NMR, ESI-MS and X-ray crystallography. Further chemical modification of monohydroxylated CB[6] was also readily achieved.
authors.affiliation: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Gareth O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Oren A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Scherman