A Synthetic Receptor for β,β-Carotene: Towards an Enzyme Mimic for Central Cleavage

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19980810555

We report on the synthesis of a receptor 4 for β,β-carotene (1), and on the binding interaction between the two which yields inclusion complex 5. The cyclodextrin 'dimer' 4 was obtained via condensation of the corresponding 4,4′-(porphyrin-5,15-diyl)bis p