Hydrogen Bonded Capsules Chemistry in Small Spaces

Hydrogen Bonded Capsules Chemistry in Small Spaces 

Abstract This chapter reports the behavior of molecules confined to spaces barely large enough to accommodate them—encapsulation complexes. The molecules respond to the limited spaces with adapted shapes, prolonged contacts, and intensified interactions including accelerated reactions. Emphasis is placed on reversible encapsulation and the differences between molecules in free solution and those in hydrogen-bonded capsules. 

Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China J. Rebek Jr (El) 

The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, 

The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA e-mail jrebek scripps.edu 

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