Selective disaccharide binding by a macrotetracyclic receptor

E. Klein, Y. Ferrand, E. K. Auty, A. P. Davis*

Chem. Commun. 2007, 2390-2392

Abstract

A new carbohydrate receptor possesses a C3-symmetric polar cavity capable of encapsulating disaccharides; binding to β-maltosyl is preferred, complementing previous systems which have favoured “all-equatorial” substrates.