Inclusion complexes with organic molecules

Although most published papers concern fullerenes inclusion complexes with organic molecules, fullerenes can also bind inorganic compounds. This... 

This simple approach has been used to prepare many peraza-cyclophanes containing more than two benzene rings, some of which formed inclusion complexes with organic molecules. The synthesis of the peraza-cyclophanes could involve both 1 1 and 2 2 cyclization reactions. In the second reaction... 

The self-assembly of CD rotaxanes is expected on account of the strongly pronounced ability of CDs to form inclusion complexes with organic molecules. In principle, any through-ring CD complex can be considered as a pseudorotaxane. Thus, polymethylene compounds, terminated with appropriate end groups such as pyridinium, [14] bipyridinium, [15] or carboxyl groups [16] could form rather stable complexes with a-CD where the hydrocarbon chain is located inside the CD cavity. 

Host — A - molecular entity that forms an -> inclusion complex with organic or inorganic -> guests, or a - chemical species that can accommodate guests within cavities of its crystal structure. Examples include cryptands and crowns (where there are -> ion-dipole interactions between heteroatoms and positive ions), hydrogen-bonded molecules that form clathrates (e.g., hydroquinone and water), and host molecules of inclusion compounds (e.g., urea or thiourea). The - van der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions (- hydrophobic effect) bind the guest to the host molecule in clathrates and inclusion compounds. 

Molecular Interactions. Various polysaccharides readily associate with other substances, including bile acids and cholesterol, proteins, small organic molecules, inorganic salts, and ions. Anionic polysaccharides form salts and chelate complexes with cations some neutral polysaccharides form complexes with inorganic salts and some interactions are stmcture specific. Starch amylose and the linear branches of amylopectin form inclusion complexes with several classes of polar molecules, including fatty acids, glycerides, alcohols, esters, ketones, and iodine/iodide. The absorbed molecule occupies the cavity of the amylose helix, which has the capacity to expand somewhat to accommodate larger molecules. The starch—Hpid complex is important in food systems. Whether similar inclusion complexes can form with any of the dietary fiber components is not known. 

Cyclodextrins, products of the degradation of starch by an amylase of Bacillus macerans(1), have been studied in terms of chemical modifications, mainly for the purpose of developing efficient enzyme mimics(2). Not only their unique cyclic structures, but also their ability to form Inclusion complexes with suitable organic molecules, led us to Investigate the total synthesis of this class of molecules(3) We describe here an approach to a total synthesis of alpha(l), gamma(2), and "iso-alpha" cyclodextrin (3). 

Formation of inclusion complexes with a variety of small organic molecules in which O—H- O hydrogen bonds play an important role has been discussed by Toda [43], Toda and Akagi [44] reported that diacetylene diol forms crystalline stoichiometric inclusion complexes with a variety of small molecules. The salient features that assist complex formation are hydrogen-bonding between the poten-... 

The synergistic effect was only found in mixed stationary phases that have a special selectivity. Those stationary phases were CD, crown ether, liquid crystal-hne, resorcarene, calixarene, AgNOs, and others. Crown ether, CD, cahxarene, and resorcarene possess cyclic moieties with cavity-like structures that are able to form inclusion complexes with metal ions and organic molecules. Liquid crystalhne stationary phases have temperature-dependent ordered structures and the retention is governed by the solute s length-to-breadth ratio. AgNOs retards olefins by the formation of loose adducts. Together with the above special selectivity stationary phases, they have already been the focal point of sup-ramolecular chemistry. 

Preparation B. Ault and Kopet2 describe as an introductory organic experiment a procedure for the preparation of adamantane by isomerization of endo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene by the method of Schleyer but the product is isolated from a hexane extract of the reaction mixture as the beautifully crystalline inclusion complex with thiourea.3 As noted in 1, 1164, the ratio in this complex is 3.4 molecules of host per molecule of guest hydrocarbon. Although the reaction time is only 1 hour, the yield (15%) is about the same as that reported for a reaction time of 8-12 hours. 

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