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ERIC Number: EJ1212304
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Resorcin[4]arenes: A Convenient Scaffold to Study Supramolecular Self-Assembly and Host:Guest Interactions for the Undergraduate Curriculum
Young, Michael C.; Djernes, Katherine E.; Payton, John L.; Liu, Daniel; Hooley, Richard J.
Journal of Chemical Education, v96 n4 p781-785 Apr 2019
In response to the call for an increased emphasis from the American Chemical Society on including macromolecular studies in the undergraduate curriculum, a supramolecular-themed experiment was designed for undergraduate-level organic laboratory courses that provides a convenient platform to study physical behaviors of supramolecular assemblies. Students synthesize an easily purified resorcin[4]arene and characterize the product of its self-assembly via [superscript 1]H NMR spectroscopy. These bowl-shaped molecules are noteworthy because of their propensity to self-assemble in organic solution in the presence of trace water or alcohol solvents. Upon self-assembly, the resulting hexamer adopts a well-defined molecular cage structure with a large internal cavity that can be used to explore host:guest chemistry. After completing the experiment, students are expected to gain a better understanding of electrophilic aromatic substitution, [superscript 1]H NMR spectroscopy, supramolecular chemistry and self-assembly, and molecular recognition.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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