"Calix[4]-box" cages promote the formation of amide bonds in water in the absence of coupling reagents.

"Calix[4]-box" cages promote the formation of amide bonds in water in the absence of coupling reagents.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jul 18;:
Authors: Feng WX, Dai L, Zheng SP, van der Lee A, Su CY, Barboiu M
Abstract
The present work shows that encapsulation can be used to promote amide bond formation in water under mild conditions, in the absence of carbodiimide coupling agents.
PMID: 30019715 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chemical Communications - July 18, 2018 Category: Chemistry Authors: Feng WX, Dai L, Zheng SP, van der Lee A, Su CY, Barboiu M Tags: Chem Commun (Camb) Source Type: research