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Chemical Science

Reactivity modulation in container molecules

Boris Breiner,a   Jack K. Clegga  and  Jonathan R. Nitschke*a  

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Abstract

The encapsulation of a guest within a host molecule can open new pathways of guest reactivity or halt modes of reaction normally observed in solution. Recent findings illustrate how a host's size and shape may alter the regioselectivity and kinetics of guests' reactions within host molecules.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0SC00329H
Article type
Minireview
Submitted
08 Jun 2010
Accepted
26 Jul 2010
First published
16 Aug 2010

Chem. Sci., 2011,2, 51-56

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B. Breiner, J. K. Clegg and J. R. Nitschke, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 51 DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00329H

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