Hj. Pyun et al., Synthesis and evaluation of the cholic acid derivatives with multitrifluoroacetylbenzoyl (TFAB) groups as carbonate ionophores, B KOR CHEM, 20(2), 1999, pp. 179-186
Several cholic acid derivatives containing 1-3 trifluoroacetylbenzoyl (TFAB
) moieties were synthesized using selective acetylations, hydrolysis and/or
oxidation of cholic acid derivatives and tested as receptors for a carbona
te ion through solvent extraction method. The compounds having two and thre
e TFAB moieties exhibited enhanced binding affinities toward a carbonate io
n in comparison with those with one TFAB group and the extent of complex fo
rmation also depended on the position of TFAB group attached.