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Synthesis of multi-hybrid hemicucurbiturils

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A novel multi-hybrid hemicucurbituril with good solubility in organic solvent has been synthesized by combining derived glycoluril, ethyleneurea, and aromatic group in one macrocycle. This macrocycle has exhibited properties in photoresponse and derivatization, and showed obvious interaction with Fe3+ and Cu2+ by the fluorescence spectra study. The modified hemicucurbituril could be easily converted to another imidazolidine-2,4-dione-containing macrocycle.

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the finance support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Nos. 21901053, 22261008]; “Chun Hui” Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education [Z2017007]; the Science and Technology Project of Guizhou Province [QKHJC [2017]1027]; and the talent introduction Program of Guizhou University [GDRJHZ2014-21].

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 21901053, 22261008, “Chun Hui” Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Z2017007, Science and Technology Project of Guizhou Province, QKHJC [2017]1027.

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    Xiaoting Yuan, Qingkai Zeng, Li Wang, Yuting You, Xingbao Cen, Qianjun Zhang, Qingmei Ge, Hang Cong & Mao Liu

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XY, QZ, LW, YY, XC and ML wrote the main manuscript text and supplementary information; XY did most of the experiments, prepared Schemes 1-3 and Figure 1-4; QZ, QG, and HC helped the X-ray structure and the fluorescence spectra study. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Yuan, X., Zeng, Q., Wang, L. et al. Synthesis of multi-hybrid hemicucurbiturils. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 103, 57–61 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-022-01176-9

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