Control of the stoichiometry in host-guest complexation by redox chemistry of guests: Inclusion of methylviologen in cucurbit[8]uril

Woo Sung Jeon, Hee Joon Kim, Chongmok Lee, Kimoon Kim

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Abstract

The binding stoichiometry of a host-guest complex can be effectively controlled by the redox chemistry of the guest: a 1:1 inclusion complex of methylviologen dication (MV2+) in cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) converts completely and reversibly to a 2:1 inclusion complex of cation radical (MV) in CB[8] upon the reduction of the guest.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1828-1829
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

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