Abstract
Because of their superior molecular recognition properties in aqueous media, cucurbit[n]urils (Q[n]s or CB[n]s), which bear a rigid hydrophobic cavity and two identical carbonyl fringed portals, have attracted much attention in supramolecular chemistry. Till date, the homologs of unfunctionalized cucurbit[n]urils include 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 14. Meanwhile, a number of substituted cucurbit[n]urils (SQ[n]s) and their derivates were reported during the last decade. Therefore, in this chapter the development of cucurbit[n]urils and their derivates is first briefly reviewed. Importantly, the general properties of out surface-interactions of Q[n]s proposed by us recently and their roles in Q[n]-based coordination chemistry or Q[n]-based host-guest/coordination chemistry are also highlighted in this chapter.
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Ni, XL., Xiao, X., Cong, H., Tao, Z. (2015). Cucurbit[n]uril Chemistry. In: Supramolecular Assemblies of Cucurbit[n]urils with Metal Ions. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46629-2_1
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