Cucurbituril
id:
cucurbituril-209-2944101
title:
Cucurbituril
text:
In host-guest chemistry, cucurbiturils are macrocyclic molecules made of glycoluril (=C4H2N4O2=) monomers linked by methylene bridges (−CH2−). The oxygen atoms are located along the edges of the band and are tilted inwards, forming a partly enclosed cavity (cavitand). The name is derived from the resemblance of this molecule with a pumpkin of the family of Cucurbitaceae. Cucurbiturils are commonly written as cucurbit[n]uril, where n is the number of glycoluril units. Two common abbreviations are
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Ring molecule able to store other molecules within itself
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbituril
date created:
2005-05-05T20:33:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T13:39:25Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q59849010","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59849010"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Models_of_cucurbiturils.jpg","width":1039,"height":615}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16