RAFT polymers for protein recognition

• Alan F. Tominey,
• Julia Liese,
• Sun Wei,
• Klaus Kowski,
• Thomas Schrader and
• Arno Kraft

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 66, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.66

• protein enrichment and purification, sensing and diagnostics applications, as well as therapeutic uses involving interference with critical protein–protein interactions. Multivalency represents the key to generate high-affinity materials for biomacromolecules with a sufficient number of binding sites for

Synthesis and properties of calix[4]arene telluropodant ethers as Ag⁺ selective sensors and Ag⁺, Hg²⁺ extractants

• Yang Lu,
• Yuanyuan Li,
• Song He,
• Yan Lu,
• Changying Liu,
• Xianshun Zeng and
• Langxing Chen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 59, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.59

• their potential receptor properties for cations, anions and neutral molecules, calixarenes have enjoyed widespread use in various areas of science and technology. One of their successful applications as sensors is in analytical chemistry. They are useful for separations, enrichment, and analyses of

Diastereoselective and enantioselective reduction of tetralin- 1,4-dione

• E. Peter Kündig and
• Alvaro Enriquez-Garcia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 37, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.37

• efficient highly diastereoselective one-step reduction of both carbonyl functions in 2 have not been realized, enrichment of one or the other diastereoisomer by choice of reducing agent is feasible and acceptable yields of pure diastereoisomers can be obtained. Enantioselective bis-reduction of 2 Asymmetric