Uracil grafted imine-based covalent organic framework for nucleobase recognition.
Sergio RoyuelaEduardo García-GarridoMiguel Martín ArroyoMaría J MancheñoMaría M RamosDavid González-RodríguezAlvaro SomozaFelix ZamoraJosé L SeguraPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)
An imine-based covalent organic framework (COF) decorated in its cavities with uracil groups has shown selective recognition towards adenine in water. These results show how the confinement of the base-pair inside the COF's pores allows a remarkable selective recognition in aqueous media.