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Boronic Acids in Molecular Self‐Assembly |
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| Authors: | Norifumi Fujita Prof. Seiji Shinkai Prof. Tony D. James Dr. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi‐ku, Fukuoka 819‐0395 (Japan);2. Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY (United Kingdom), Fax: (+44)?1225‐386231 |
| Abstract: | The reversibility of boronic acid and diol interaction makes it an ideal candidate for the design of self‐assembled molecular structures. Reversibility is required to ensure that the thermodynamically most stable structure is formed. Reversibility also ensures that any errors produced during the assembly process are not permanent. |
| Keywords: | boron complexation molecular recognition self‐assembly supramolecular chemistry |