Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2004, 69, 1137-1148
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20041137

(Thio)Urea-Functionalized Cavitands as Excellent Receptors for Organic Anions in Polar Media

Gennady V. Oshovsky, Willem Verboom* and David N. Reinhoudt

Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA+ Research Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands

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