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The molecular tweezers 1 and 2 are selective receptors for electron-deficient aromatic and aliphatic substrates forming, for example, complexes with onium salts such as N-methylpyrazinium iodide, depending on the size and the electrostatic potential of the receptor cavity and the substrate.
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Klärner et al. (1999) studied this question.
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