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Preparation and recognition property of an acyclic cucurbit[n]uril dimer

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A new acyclic cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n]) dimer is synthesized by copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition or “click” reaction. The acyclic CB[n] dimer possesses two cavities, and is able to encapsulate two guest molecules simultaneously. This dimer is discovered to be high affinity host molecule for a wide variety of dyes, pharmaceutical drugs and guest molecules.

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The authors are grateful to National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21921003 and 21672042) for financial support.

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Zhou, F., Ma, D. & Liu, Y. Preparation and recognition property of an acyclic cucurbit[n]uril dimer. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 102, 487–491 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-022-01130-9

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