Cooperativity plays a critical role in self‐assembly and molecular recognition. A rigid aromatic oligoamide macrocycle with a cyclodirectional backbone binds with DABCO‐based cationic guests in a 2 : 1 ratio in high affinities (
We report a feasible method to control self‐recognition during the self‐assembly of a hydrophilic macroion, phosphate‐functionalized γ‐cyclodextrin (γ‐CD‐P), though host‐guest interactions. We confirmed that γ‐CD‐P can form a host‐guest complex with a super‐chaotropic anion, namely the B12F122−borate cluster, by using NMR spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry. The loaded γ‐CD‐P, which has a higher charge density, can be distinguished from the uncomplexed γ‐CD‐P, leading to self‐sorting behavior during the self‐assembly process, confirmed by the formation of two types of individual supramolecular structures (
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10238636
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ChemPlusChem
- Volume:
- 85
- Issue:
- 10
- ISSN:
- 2192-6506
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 2316-2319
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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