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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 18(49), p. 3189-3191, 2010

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906753

Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 18(122), p. 3257-3259, 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ange.200906753

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The Ouroborand : A Cavitand with a Coordination-Driven Switching Device

Journal article published in 2010 by Fabien Durola ORCID, Julius Rebek
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Abstract

Molecular switch: The ouroborand coordinates an internal side chain in its cavity, just as it were swallowing its own tail. The presence or absence of zinc(II) in solution switches the cavity between open and closed states to external guests (see scheme: deep blue sphere: Zn).