Ion??Pair Binding: Is Binding Both Binding Better?

S Roelens, A Vacca, O Francesconi…

Index: Roelens, Stefano; Vacca, Alberto; Francesconi, Oscar; Venturi, Chiara Chemistry - A European Journal, 2009 , vol. 15, # 33 p. 8296 - 8302

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Abstract

Abstract It is often tempting to explain chemical phenomena on the basis of intuitive principles, but this practice can frequently lead to biased analysis of data and incorrect conclusions. One such intuitive principle is brought into play in the binding of salts by synthetic receptors. Following the heuristic concept that “binding both is binding better”, it is widely believed that ditopic receptors capable of binding both ionic partners of a salt are ...