cucurbituril

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf host molecule
macrocyclic molecule
gptkbp:application drug delivery
molecular machines
chemical sensors
molecular encapsulation
gptkbp:category organic compounds
macrocycles
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C36H36N24O12
gptkbp:containsElement carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Robert_Behrend
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1905
gptkbp:namedAfter Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
gptkbp:shape barrel-shaped
gptkbp:solubility insoluble in water
soluble in strong acid
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:cucurbit[5]uril
gptkb:cucurbit[6]uril
gptkb:cucurbit[7]uril
gptkb:cucurbit[8]uril
gptkbp:usedIn supramolecular chemistry
host–guest chemistry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CB7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6