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A receptor with high molecular recognition of carboxylates of alpha -hetero
cyclic and alpha -keto acids was prepared by introduction of hydroxamic fun
ction in a neutral anion binding receptor with a framework of bis-chromenyl
urea. The improved complexation of the host toward these guests resulted fr
om a fifth hydrogen bond in the complexes between the OH donor of the host
and the alpha -heteroatom acceptor of the guests. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science
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