title: Oxatub[4]arene: a molecular "transformer" capable of hosting a wide range of organic cations.
abstract: The molecular "transformer", oxatub[4]arene, was found to be able to host a wide range of organic cations. The strong binding ability is believed to originate from its four interconvertible and deep-cavity conformers. The binding behavior of such adaptable receptors may provide implications for molecular recognition in nature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China. jiangw@sustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China. jiangw@sustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hao-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China. jiangw@sustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Dong-Hao
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China. jiangw@sustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liu-Pan
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China. jiangw@sustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D047250:Calixarenes