Uncovering new properties of imidazolium salts: Cl⁻transport and supramolecular regulation of their transmembrane activity

Abstract

We report the Cl(-) transport activity for three imidazolium-based transporters. We present significant findings regarding the use of α-cyclodextrin and cucurbit[7]uril macrocycles to form inclusion complexes with these salts and to inhibit their membrane activity.