Switchable bifunctional molecular recognition in water using a pH-responsive Endo-functionalized cavity

The development of synthetic host-guest systems for stimuli-responsive molecular recognition in water is challenging. Here, the authors report a pair of water-soluble naphthotubes with a pH-responsive cavity for which switchable bifunctional recognition in water is achieved.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaoping Wang, Mao Quan, Huan Yao, Xin-Yu Pang, Hua Ke, Wei Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30012-4