Abstract
Inclusion compounds may help solving many chemical problems, especially concerning phase transfer processes, selective binding, molecular capture or pre-concentration—limited analytical methods. Cucurbiturils emerged as a unique class of molecular containers: They offer a wide range of cavity sizes, multi-mode binding mechanisms with a vast series of guest molecules, allied to chemical, thermal and biofouling inertness. Thanks to simple preparation routes, cucurbiturils may deliver cost-effective alternatives to address environmental chemistry issues, as well as specific routine analysis procedures. The present review aims to present the research advances regarding cucurbiturils (CB[n]) in analytical chemistry and their applications in environmental remediation science and technology.
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Behrend’s work was not considered here, since CB[n] were not characterized until Mock’s seminal paper.
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Cicolani, R.S., Souza, L.R.R., de Santana Dias, G.B. et al. Cucurbiturils for environmental and analytical chemistry. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 99, 1–12 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-020-00999-8
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