Rapid construction of shape-persistent H-bonded macrocycles via one-pot H-bonding-assisted macrocyclization

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Ong, Wei Qiang ^a   Zeng, Huaqiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Foldamers; Hydrogen bonds; Macrocycles; One pot macrocyclization; Supramolecular chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877579303     PISSN: 09230750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10847-012-0243-4     Document Type: Review

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