title: Intramolecular hydroalkoxylation catalyzed inside a self-assembled cavity of an enzyme-like host structure.
abstract: Self-assembled resorcin[4]arene hexamer catalyzes the intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of unsaturated alcohols to the corresponding cyclic ethers under mild conditions. The mode of catalysis and encapsulation-based substrate selectivity of the host efficiently mimic the basic principle of operation observed in enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany. konrad.tiefenbacher@tum.de.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Catti
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tiefenbacher
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000475:Alkenes; D004798:Enzymes; C466160:resorcinarene; D047250:Calixarenes; D010649:Phenylalanine