Sensing Remote Chirality: Stereochemical Determination of β‐, γ‐, and δ‐Chiral Carboxylic Acids

Determining the absolute stereochemisty of small molecules bearing remote nonfunctionalizable stereocenters is a challenging task. Presented is a solution in which appropriately substituted bis(porphyrin) tweezers are used. Complexation of a suitably derivatized β‐, γ‐, or δ‐chiral carboxylic acid to the tweezer induces a predictable helicity of the bis(porphyrin), which is detected as a bisignate Cotton Effect (ECCD). The sign of the ECCD curve is correlated with the absolute stereochemistry of the substrate based on the derived working mnemonics in a predictable manner.     

Absolute configuration for 1,n-glycols: a nonempirical approach to long-range stereochemical determination

The absolute configurations of 1,n-glycols (n = 2-12, 16) bearing two chiral centers were rapidly determined via exciton-coupled circular dichroism (ECCD) using a tris(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin (TPFP porphyrin) tweezer system in a nonempirical fashion devoid of chemical derivatization. A unique "side-on" approach of the porphyrin tweezer relative to the diol guest molecule is suggested as the mode of complexation.     

Host–Guest Assembly of a Molecular Reporter with Chiral Cyanohydrins for Assignment of Absolute Stereochemistry

The absolute stereochemistry of cyanohydrins, derived from ketones and aldehydes, is obtained routinely, in a microscale and derivatization‐free manner, upon their complexation with Zn‐MAPOL, a zincated porphyrin host with a binding pocket comprised of a biphenol core. The host–guest complex leads to observable exciton‐coupled circular dichroism (ECCD), the sign of which is easily correlated to the absolute stereochemistry of the bound cyanohydrin. A working model, based on the ECCD signal of cyanohydrins with known configuration, is proposed.     

Dynamics of closure of zinc bis-porphyrin molecular tweezers with copper(II) ions and electron transfer

Zinc bis-porphyrin molecular tweezers composed of a N(4) spacer bound through pyridyl units to the meso position of porphyrins were synthesized, and the tweezers are closed by the coordination of a copper(II) ion inside the spacer ligand. The effect of the π-π interaction between the porphyrin rings in the closed conformation on the absorption spectra of multi-electron oxidized species and the reduction potentials were clarified by chemical and electrochemical oxidation of the closed form of the zinc bis-porphyrin molecular tweezers in comparison with the open form without copper(II) ion and the corresponding porphyrin monomer. The shifts in redox potentials and absorption spectrum of the porphyrin dication indicate a strong electronic interaction between the two oxidized porphyrins in the closed form, whereas there is little interaction between them in the neutral form. The dynamics of copper(II) ion coordination and subsequent electron transfer was examined by using a stopped-flow UV/Vis spectroscopic technique. It was confirmed that coordination of copper(II) occurs prior to electron-transfer oxidation of the closed form of the zinc bis-porphyrin molecular tweezers.     

Prompt determination of absolute configuration for epoxy alcohols via exciton chirality protocol

A microscale protocol for determination of absolute configurations of 2,3-epoxy alcohols is described. 2,3-Disubstituted (cis and trans), 2,2-disubstituted, 2,2,3-trisubstituted, and 2,3,3-trisubstituted epoxy alcohols rendered prominent ECCD signals upon complexing with a Lewis acidic porphyrin tweezer and consequently provide straightforward assignment of chirality for epoxy alcohols. This method proved to be rapid, simple, sensitive, and reliable for the class of molecules listed above.     

手性苏氨酸卟啉锌配合物的圆二色谱

作为重要的生物配体和强生色团 ,卟啉化合物已经用于血红蛋白模型 [1]、电子转移功能 [2]和分子识别及催化研究 [3,4]等仿生化学研究 .如何应用多肽的二级结构合成具有高效生物活性的仿生化合物是在这些研究领域中进一步发展的关键 .圆二色谱（ Circular Dichroism, CD光谱 )已经广泛用于研究手性化合物的结构 .在生物体中,血红蛋白、肌红蛋白、细胞色素 c和 chlorophyll聚集体等在 Soret区表现出圆二色性,在这些生物分子中,蛋白链是与卟啉单元相连的 .虽然卟啉在 Soret区有强的电子吸收谱带,但是卟啉单元在 Soret区并不表现出圆二…     

Dibenzodiaza-30-crown-10-appended bis(zinc porphyrin) tweezers: synthesis and crown-assisted chiroptical behaviour

In our program for developing chirality manipulation systems, we synthesized bis(zinc porphyrin) 1, with a dibenzodiaza-30-crown-10 as a linker unit. Two structural features were examined. The aza-crown segment exhibited an intermolecular interaction with the zinc(ii) of the porphyrin, capable of causing aggregation to form spherical nanostructures, as inferred by concentration-dependency of (1)H NMR as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation. We also consider the crown-based conformation flexibility, in which accommodated K(+) tunes the porphyrin orientation into the tweezers conformation, assisting chirality induction upon complexation with chiral diamine 2. The circular dichroism (CD) intensity change essentially reached a plateau at a [(1R,2R)-2] : [1] ratio of 2 : 1 for which a 45% enhancement in the amplitude of CD spectra was observed compared to the K(+)-free conditions. Use of the crown linker of is not limited to promoting chirality induction with diamines in the presence of K(+); chiroptical probing of unprotected amino acids (Lys, His, Trp, and Phe) using 1 was attained through liquid (1 in CH(2)Cl(2))-liquid (the amino acids in 1 N KOH) two-phase extraction. The amphiphilic properties of the crown segment, as well as the K(+)-assisted tweezers conformation, make it possible to explore a potent way to develop chirality sensors for amino acids in water.     

Hydrogen-bonding-driven preorganized zinc porphyrin receptors for efficient complexation of C60, C70, and C60 derivatives

This paper describes the self-assembly of a new class of foldamer-based molecular tweezers, whose rigid folded conformations are stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Two zinc porphyrin units are introduced to the ends of molecular tweezers Zn(2)1 and Zn(2)2, while three zinc porphyrin units are incorporated to the S-shaped bi-tweezers Zn(3)3, which may be regarded as a combination of two Zn(2)1 molecules. Due to the preorganized U-shaped feature, Zn(2)1 and Zn(2)2 are able to strongly complex C60, C70, and C60 derivative 25 in chloroform or toluene in a 1:1 binding stoichiometry, whereas Zn(3)3, which possesses two tweezer units, complexes the guests in a 1:2 stoichiometry. More stable complex Zn(3)3.24 is formed between Zn(3)3 and 24, a linear molecule bearing two C60 moieties at the ends, as a result of the cooperative interaction of two binding sites. Chiral induction is observed for all the three receptors upon complexation with C60-incoporated chiral phenylalanine derivative 29, although the complexation of 29 by the folding receptors is pronouncedly weaker than that of C60 and 25 due to increased steric hindrance. The driving force for the formation of the complexes is the well established pi-pi stacking between the zinc porphyrin and fullerene units. The 1H and 13C NMR, UV-vis, fluorescent, and circular dichroism spectroscopy have been used to investigate the complexing behavior of the folding receptors and the fullerene guests. The association constants of the corresponding complexes in toluene and chloroform (if possible) have been evaluated with the UV-vis and fluorescent titration experiments.     

Synthesis of b-Cyclodextrin Bonded Metal Porphyrins

6-Deoxy- 6-iodo-b -cyclodextrin (1) reacted with 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl porphyrin(2), 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl nickel(II) porphyrin [NiⅡTPPNH2P] (3), 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl manganese(Ⅲ) porphyrin [MnⅢTPPNH2P] (4) and 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl carbonyl ruthenium porphyrin [RuⅡ(CO)TPPNH2P] (5) to generate the compounds 6-9, respectively. Those new compound 5-9 have been identified by 1H NMR, IR, MS and UV-visible spectra and elemental analysis.     

1,3-偶极环加成反应修饰卟啉化合物

利用1,3-偶极环加成反应对卟啉大环进行修饰是近年来卟啉研究的一个新热点。环加成产物因在可见光谱长波段范围的特征吸收,在构筑人工光反应体系和用作光动力疗法中的光敏剂等领域有重要应用价值。本文综述了1,3-偶极环加成反应在修饰卟啉化合物方面的研究进展,包括：卟啉作为亲偶极体能与甲亚胺叶立德、硝酮、重氮烷、羰基叶立德、腈氧化物等1,3-偶极子反应生成各种新型杂环稠合卟吩类化合物;卟啉化合物作为1,3-偶极子能与C₆₀等亲偶极体反应,生成β位取代的各种新型卟啉化合物;以及扩展卟啉也可以作为亲偶极体与甲亚胺偶极子发生1,3-偶极环加成反应等。     

Chiral recognition by CD-sensitive dimeric zinc porphyrin host. 2. Structural studies of host-guest complexes with chiral alcohol and monoamine conjugates.

A structural study of complexes formed between a dimeric zinc porphyrin tweezer (host) and chiral monoalcohols and monoamines derivatized by a bidentate carrier molecule (guest) confirmed that their CD couplets arise from the preferred porphyrin helicity of 1:1 host-guest complexes. NMR experiments and molecular modeling of selected tweezer complexes revealed that the preferred conformation is the one in which the L (larger) group protrudes from the porphyrin sandwich; this preferred helicity of the complex determines the CD of the complexes. It was found that the porphyrin ring-current induced (1)H chemical shifts and molecular modeling studies of the complex lead to the assignments of relative steric size of the L (large)/M (medium) substituents attached to the stereogenic center. The assignments, in turn, are correlated with the sign of the CD exciton couplet that establishes the absolute configuration at the stereogenic center. Variable-temperature NMR experiments proved that the observed increase in CD amplitude at lower temperatures derives from conformational changes in the preferred offset geometry between two porphyrin rings.     

Dimeric assemblies from 1,2,3-triazole-appended Zn(II) porphyrins with control of NH-tautomerism in 1,2,3-triazole

Cu(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of meso-ethynyl Zn(II) porphyrin with benzyl azide efficiently provides meso-1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazolyl Zn(II) porphyrin, which assembles to form a slipped cofacial dimer by the complementary coordination of the triazole nitrogen atom at the 3-position to the zinc center of a second porphyrin moiety both in the solid and solution states. Removal of the benzyl protection and introduction of a 2-ethoxycarbonylphenyl moiety greatly stabilize the dimeric assembly through an additional hydrogen bonding interaction between the NH proton of 2H-1,2,3-triazole and the carbonyl oxygen.     

Biomimetic alcohol oxidations by an iron(III) porphyrin complex: relevance to cytochrome P-450 catalytic oxidation and involvement of the two-state radical rebound mechanism

The systematic oxidation reactions of a wide range of alcohols have been carried out by using an iron porphyrin complex in order to understand their relation to cytochrome P-450 enzymes and to have a practical application to organic synthesis. The iron porphyrin complex catalyzed efficiently alcohol oxidation to the respective carbonyl compound via a high-valent iron-oxo porphyrin intermediate ((Porp)Fe=O+). Several mechanistic studies such as isotope 18O labeling, deuterium isotope effect, linear free energy relationship, and ring-opening of radical clock substrate, have suggested that the alcohol is oxidized by a sequence of reactions involving an alpha-hydroxyalkyl radical intermediate and oxygen rebound to form the gem-diol, dehydration of which yields the carbonyl compounds. Moreover, it has been proposed that a two-state reactivity mechanism can also be adopted for alcohol oxidation reactions in iron porphyrin model systems as exhibited by P-450 enzymes.     

A versatile bis-porphyrin tweezer host for the assembly of noncovalent photoactive architectures: a photophysical characterization of the tweezers and their association with porphyrins and other guests

A bis(Zn(II)-porphyrin) tweezer host with anthracene components as apex and side-arms has been synthesized. Mono- (pyridine) and bidentate (4,4'-bipyridine) guests were used as models for single and double axial coordination inside the cavity, respectively. A series of dipyridylporphyrin guests with different substitution patterns and excited-state energy levels have association constants with the tweezers that are of the order of 10(6) M(-1), which is indicative of complexation with the inside of the cavity. This complexation can only occur upon an important distortion of the cavity that opens the bite by about 30 %. This characteristic, in conjunction with their ability to reduce the bite distance by rotation around single bonds, makes these porphyrin tweezers amongst the most versatile so far reported, with tuning of the bite distance in the range of approximately 5-20 Angstroms. Energy transfer to the free-base guest within the triporphyrin complex is nearly quantitative (95-98 %) and the rates of transfer are consistent with a F?rster mechanism that is characterized by a reduced orientation factor.     

肽链长度对La3＋与微过氧化物酶相互作用的影响

为了了解稀土元素与酶相互作用的化学机理, 用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱技术和电化学方法研究了La^3＋与过氧化物酶(POD)的模型化合物, 微过氧化物酶-8 (MP-8)或微过氧化物酶-11 (MP-11)的相互作用机理. La^3＋优先与MP-8或MP-11分子中血红素卟啉环上的2个丙酸基团的羰基氧发生键合作用, 使它们的聚集程度降低, 卟啉环的非平面性增加. 由于MP-8分子聚集的倾向要小于MP-11, La^3＋使MP-8聚集程度的降低和卟啉环非平面性增加的程度要大于MP-11. 由于MP-11的肽链较长而能形成螺旋状构象, 使肽链上的羰基基团被包埋在肽链的疏水基团中, 因此, La^3＋与MP-11中肽链上的羰基氧基本上不能发生键合作用. 而MP-8的肽链较短, 不能形成螺旋状结构, La^3＋也能与肽链上的羰基氧发生键合作用.     

Electronically tuned chiral ruthenium porphyrins: extremely stable and selective catalysts for asymmetric epoxidation and cyclopropanation

We report the use of three enantiomerically pure and electronically tuned ruthenium carbonyl porphyrin catalysts for the asymmetric cyclopropanation and epoxidation of a variety of olefinic substrates. The D(4)-symmetric ligands carry a methoxy, a methyl or a trifluoromethyl group at the 10-position of each of the 9-[anti-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanoanthracene)]-substituents at the meso-positions of the porphyrin. Introduction of a CF(3)-substituent in this remote position resulted in greatly improved catalyst stability, and turnover numbers of up to 7500 were achieved for cyclopropanation, and up to 14,200 for epoxidation, with ee values typically >90 % and approximately equal to 80 %, respectively. In one example, the axial CO ligand at the ruthenium was exchanged for PF(3), resulting in the first chiral ruthenium porphyrin with a PF(3) ligand reported to date. In cyclopropanations with ethyl diazoacetate, the latter catalyst performed exceedingly well, and gave a 95 % ee in the case of 1,1-diphenylethylene as substrate.     

钌卟啉轴向配合物的合成与结构表征

采用一种简单的合成方法, 以钌羰基卟啉(1)和二氧钌卟啉(2)为原料, 与不同的氨基酸酯作用, 得到系列单氨基酸酯羰基和双氨基酸酯为轴向配体的钌卟啉配合物(4a~4c和5a~5d). 所有化合物均经过红外光谱、 核磁共振谱和质谱等表征手段确证为目标化合物, 并用X射线单晶衍射测定了化合物4a的分子结构, 这对研究钌卟啉与生物大分子的相互作用具有重要的意义.     

Facile α-metallation of ketone with a rhodium porphyrin complex under mild conditions

Acetone, acetylacetone, and ethyl acetoacetate undergo facile and direct metallation at the α-positions of carbonyl groups with a cationic rhodium(III) porphyrin complex under mild conditions.     

PREPARATION AND CATALYTIC BEHAVIOUR OF POLYMER-BOUND METALLOPORPHYRIN IN HYDROGENATION OF OLEFIN

The meso- tetraarylporphyrin has been anchored to styrene- divinylbenzenecopolymers by reaction of meso- tetra (4-hydroxylphenyl ) porphyrin with chloromethylatedresin under mild condition. A number of polymer transition metal complexes have beenprepared with the polymer ligand and metal salts. The polymeric ligand and its complexeshave been characterized by electronic spectra, and vibrational spectra. Cyclohexene can behydrogenated with the polymeric porphyrin palladium complex(P-THPPPd) as catalyst,and its catalytic activity was influenced by the polarity of solvents, the contents of water inethanol or reaction temperature. However, its catalytic activity was lower for nitro groups,carbonyl groups and olefins with steric hindrance substituents, and showed no activity foraromatic rings under these conditions.     

Artificial synthetic receptors as regulators of protein activity

This article discusses most recent work and progress in the direction of a rational design of small molecule receptors that efficiently interfere with the biological function of a particular receptor or enzyme-some of which are therapeutically relevant. More specifically, the following topics are highlighted here: the inhibition of voltage-dependent potassium channels of the K(v)1.x family by designed porphyrin and calix[4]arene ligands, the structural and functional recovery of the tetramerization domain of mutated P53 protein by tailored calix[4]arene ligands and the control over LDH activity by supramolecular signaling. Finally a new way to modulate NAD(+)-dependent enzymatic activities by molecular clips and tweezers is presented.