Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, 22(56), p. 2922-2926
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.04.092
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Enantioselective molecular recognition of α-amino acid derivatives by two chiral uranyl-salen hosts was investigated by NMR data. The receptors differ for the presence of two tert-butyl groups in the salen backbone. The uranyl hosts have shown high binding constant values and excellent enantioselectivities for the selected guests (up to 100 for the tryptophan derivative).