Molecular tweezers as synthetic receptors: Molecular recognition of electron-deficient aromatic and aliphatic substrates

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1700-1707

  Klärner, Frank Gerrit ^a   Burkert, Ulrich ^a   Kamieth, Markus ^a   Boese, Roland ^a   Benet Buchholz, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arene arene interaction; Host guest chemistry; Molecular recognition; Molecular tweezers; Supramolecular chemistry

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032977974     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3765(19990604)5:6<1700::AID-CHEM1700>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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