Pressocucurbit[5]uril

Ustrnul, Lukas; Kulhanek, Petr; Lizal, Tomas; Sindelar, Vladimir

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00123.s001

Pressocucurbit[5]uril

journal contribution

posted on 2015-02-20, 00:00 authored by Lukas Ustrnul, Petr Kulhanek, Tomas Lizal, Vladimir Sindelar

A novel macrocycle, decamethylpressocucurbit[5]uril (Me₁₀prCB[5]), was synthesized by acid-catalyzed condensation of propanediurea and paraformaldehyde. This macrocycle binds methane with higher affinity than cucurbit[5]uril and its permethylated derivative.