At Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Department of Chemistry headed by Prof Dillip Kumar Chand
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| Prof Dillip Kumar Chand |
Developed designer molecules can be used for drug delivery . This can be done with the cavities inside it.
In the words of Prof Chand "Molecules having a cavity are used for binding the guest molecule and transporting them to another site "
Designer molecule which were made by the researchers looks like a five pointed tips truncated star . Here more than one cavity means , the designer molecules are more powerful in delivery of drugs. The pentagonal structure in chemicals are very rare and according to the researchers " Since we anticipated a pentagonal architecture , it excited us to put our full effort on the project. "
Three components used for making the star molecule are Palladium (II) , molecule 4-4'-bipyridine and 1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)
Palladium (II) : Can bind to molecules at four places 90 degree apart
4-4'-bipyridine : Bind to molecules at two ends and is rod shaped
Five measures of these chemical components are simply combined in a single pot under proper environment. Consequently, the participating components arrange themselves in a three dimensional array and hence a star shaped resultant molecule formed
The density functional theory is employed for calculating the architectural structure of the molecule
Palladium is used for the first time for the development of designer molecules.
