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Supercharged supramolecular binding constants

Conventional linearly responsive methods for quantifying host–guest complexation in supramolecular chemistry have a fairly narrow dynamic range. Now, a logarithmically responsive electrochemical method promises to facilitate the measurement of complex equilibria over a larger dynamic range in host–guest systems.

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Fig. 1: Supercharged electrochemical analysis of host–guest equilibria.

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Thordarson, P. Supercharged supramolecular binding constants. Nat Chem Eng 1, 203–204 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00037-1

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