Hydration of isocyanates in an expandable, self-assembled capsule.
A self-assembled capsule facilitates reactions of isocyanates with water. The capsule provides an amphiphilic environment with hydrophobic aromatic ends and hydrophilic glycoluril units at the center. Reaction takes place in the narrow, cylindrical space to form the N,N-dialkylurea, which then appears in a longer capsule.
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Taira
Dariush
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Ajami
Julius
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Rebek
D002214:Capsules / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D017953:Isocyanates / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D002214:Capsules; D017953:Isocyanates; D014867:Water