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Keywords:

  • Anions;
  • Host–guest systems;
  • Hydrogen bonds;
  • Macrocyclic ligands;
  • Receptors

Abstract

A straightforward synthesis of C2-symmetric azole-containing macrocyclic peptides is presented. This type of macrocycle possesses four amide groups directed into the interior of the scaffold that act as hydrogen-bond donors and two nitrogen atoms from the azole unit that act as hydrogen-bond acceptors. This arrangement makes them sensitive receptors for Y-shaped anions like AcO and H2PO4 with a selectivity for dihydrogen phosphate versus acetate, as was shown with 1H NMR titration techniques in [D6]DMSO/5 % CDCl3.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)