Affiliation:
1. College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Abstract
The strong intramolecular hydrogen-bond of curcumin was broken by ionization, and curcumin anions form a weaker intermolecular hydrogen bond which is easily disrupted, making it easy to react with iodine and form a new strong halogen bond.
Funder
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)