TY - JOUR A1 - Zhang, Xiaodong A1 - Wu, Wei A1 - Tao, Zhu A1 - Ni, Xin-Long T1 - Host–guest interactions in nor-seco-cucurbit[10]uril: novel guest-dependent molecular recognition and stereoisomerism JF - Beilstein Archives Y1 - 2019/// SN - M3 - doi:10.3762/bxiv.2019.19.v1 N2 - The unique monomer and excimer fluorescence emissions of pyrene were first exploited as distinctly photophysical signals to identify the possible diastereomers of guests within nor-seco-cucurbit[10]uril (NS-CB[10]) cavities. Further experiments revealed that balancing the hydrophilic and hydrophobic effects of the guest in aqueous solution can improve the molecular recognition and binding ability of NS-CB[10]. ER -