High affinity threading of a new tetralactam macrocycle in water by fluorescent deep-red and near-infrared squaraine dyes

Janel M. Dempsey, Canjia Zhai, Hannah H. McGarraugh, Cynthia L. Schreiber, Shannon Stoffel, Andrew T. Johnson, Bradley D. Smith

Chemical Communications · 2019 · 22 citations · 20 references

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Guest back-folding increases squaraine affinity for a new tetralactam macrocycle 370-fold in water.

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