Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 1-2(217), p. 31-36
DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1169(04)00197-9
Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 1-2(217), p. 31-36
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2004.03.044
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An acrylic resin imprinted with a transition state analogue which possesses a dominant non-polar structure was synthesized. As a model for this study the Diels–Alder reaction was chosen since, it is well-known and possesses a stable and synthetically achievable transition state analogue. It is shown that the plastic antibody synthesized in this study catalyzes the Diels–Alder reaction with an efficiency comparable to that of a recently developed monoclonal catalytic antibody. In fact the Lineweaver–Burk V max observed for the two catalysts appears to be of the same order of magnitude. We argue that plastic antibodies can be successfully used to catalyze reactions with a transition state of low polarity. Moreover, they appear to represent a more flexible catalyst when varied reaction conditions and solvent environments are needed.