Crystal structure and thermal analysis of an inclusion compound of a chiral sexipedal host with 1,4-dioxane

The crystal structure of the 16 inclusion compound of the chiral host, hexakis[3-o-chlorophenyl)-3-(phenyl-3-hydroxy-1-propynyl]benzene with 1,4-dioxane shows that both O–H...O and C–H...O hydrogen bonds are used to bind the guests.     

Ein neues makrobicyclisches Wirtmolekül-Synthese und ANS-Komplexierung

The synthesis of the new host molecule1b is described. Its complexation properties towards 1,8-ANS as a guest are reported. Compared to the monomacrocyclic host molecules2c and2e, the complex stabilities of1b with ANS as a guest are particularly higher, suggesting that the macrobicyclic host forms a better fitting niche to allow the nestling of guest molecules in solution.

     

Combinations of natural and synthetic inclusion compounds and their thermal stability

Inclusion compounds do not belong to the group of simple compounds. They consist of molecules of the host and guest components. Some of them form supermolecules and exhibit super-molecular properties.Combinations of inclusion compounds as even more complicated systems need more methods to be used for their identification. Thermoanalytical study enables to study the sorption during their formation and the progressive liberation of their individual components and parts. Many layered silicates, phosphates and other similar synthetic and natural compounds enclosing or adsorbing cyclodextrins, pharmaceuticals, aromatics, various agrochemicals and inorganics are analysed from the view of their formation and properties.     

How important is the dispersion interaction for cyclobis(paraquat‐p‐phenylene)‐based molecular “shuttles”? A theoretical study

Inclusion complexes of cyclobis(paraquat‐p‐phenylene) and various aromatic molecules in their neutral and oxidized form were studied at the LMP2/6‐311+G**//BHandHLYP/6‐31G* level of theory, which represents the highest level theoretical study to date for these complexes. The results show that it is dispersion interaction that contributes most to the binding energy. One electron oxidation of a guest molecule leads to complete dissociation of inclusion complex generating strong repulsion potential between guest and host molecules. Electrostatic interactions also can play an important role, provided the guest molecule has a dipole moment; however, dispersion interactions always dominate in binding energy. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Cyclodextrine und synthetische Wirthohlräume — Vergleich der Komplexierungseigenschaften

It is shown that the synthetic host compounds described in this study possess higher complexation constants versus 1,8-ANS than -or -cyclodextrin. The attachment of side chains to -cyclodextrin increases the complex formation, whereas the value of -cyclodextrin is not reached. The quaternary ammonium nitrogens of the synthetic hosts may be replaced by amide groups without diminution of the association constants. Bicyclic compounds in general bind more strongly than monocyclic hosts due to tighter inclusion and increased hydrophobic interaction. The influence of side chains attached to synthetic host compounds on the complexation constants is difficult to predict.

     

Endo and Exo Coordination to Cofacial Binuclear Copper(II) Complexes

A structural study of internal (endo) and external (exo) coordination to cofacial binuclear complexes is reported.Cu₂(NBA)₂(NBAH₂=3,3'-[2,7-naphthalenediylbis(methylene)]-bis(2,4-pentanedione)) is large enough to accommodate 2-methylpyrazine as an intramolecularly coordinated guest molecule Cu₂(NBA)₂((2Mepyz))4CH₂Cl₂Cu₂C₅₃H₅₈N₂O₈Cl₈, orthorhombic, space group Pnma (No. 62); a = 22.4674(11); b = 22.230(2); c = 11.4520(6) Å V = 5719.6(6) ų (at 100 K); Z = 4; R = 0.058; R _w = 0.167 for 344 parameters and 5339 reflections with I > 2(I). The Cu₂(NBA)₂(-(2-Mepyz)) molecules possess crystallographic m symmetry, with the CuCu vector (CuCu' 7.4801(8) Å) perpendicular to the mirror plane; this requires disorder in the 2-Mepyz guests. The two ``Cu(acac)₂' moieties (acacH = 2,4-pentanedione) are not quite parallel (dihedral angle between (acac)₂ planes = 3.93(7)^circ), forming a slightly wider opening on the side of the methyl group in the 2-Mepyz guest. On the other hand, the cavity in Cu₂(XBA)₂ (XBAH₂ = 3,3'-[1,3-phenylenebis(methylene)]-bis(2,4-pentanedione)) is smaller, so that CH₃CN must bind externally.Cu₂(XBA)₂(CH₃CN)₂1.5CH₃CNH₂O,Cu₂C₄₃H_52.5N_3.5O₉, monoclinic, space group P2₁/c (No. 14); a = 11.7361(16); b = 14.197(3); c = 13.299(3) Å; = 92.22(2)^{^}; V = 2214.3(7) ų (at 100 K); Z = 2; R = 0.044; R _w = 0.124 for 275 parameters and 4983 reflections with I > 2 (I). This structure contains centrosymmetric Cu₂(XBA)₂ units (CuCu' 4.8302(12) Å) with externally coordinated CH₃CN ligands. The crystal packing in Cu₂(NBA)₂((2Mepyz))4CH₂Cl₂,which contains close contacts between layers of Cu₂(NBA)₂(-(2-Mepyz)) moieties, is also similar to that in three other crystalline host–guest adducts M₂(NBA)₂(-G). Cu₂(XBA)₂(CH₃CN)₂1.5CH₃-CNH₂O does not contain similar layers of molecules, presumably because the adduct molecules do not have the same type of exposed flat surfaces.     

Reversible pH-Controlled Catenation of a Benzobisimidazole-Based Tetranuclear Rectangle

The development of methodologies to control on demand and reversibly supramolecular transformations from self-assembled metalla-structures requires the rational design of architectures able to answer to an applied stimulus. While solvent or concentration changes, light exposure or addition of a chemical have been largely explored to provide these transformations, the case of pH sensitive materials is less described. Herein, we report the first example of a pH-triggered dissociation of a coordination-driven self-assembled interlocked molecular link. It incorporates a pH sensitive benzobisimidazole-based ligand that can be selectively protonated on its bisimidazole moieties. This generates intermolecular electrostatic repulsions that reduces drastically the stability of the interlocked structure, leading to its dissociation without any sign of protonation of the pyridine moieties involved in the coordination bonds. Importantly, the dissociation process is reversible through addition of a base.     

Dual Responsive Regulation of Host–Guest Complexation in Aqueous Media to Control Partial Release of the Host

The regulation of the concentration of a wide range of small molecules is ubiquitous in biological systems because it enables them to adapt to the continuous changes in the environmental conditions. Herein, we report an aqueous synthetic system that provides an orchestrated, temperature and pH controlled regulation of the complexation between the cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) host ( BBox ) and a 1,5-dialkyloxynaphthalene ( DNP ) guest attached to a well-defined dual responsive copolymer composed of N-isopropylacrylamide as thermoresponsive monomer and acrylic acid as pH-responsive monomer. Controlled, partial release of the BBox , enabling control over its concentration, is based on the tunable partial collapse of the copolymer. This colored supramolecular assembly is one of the first synthetic systems providing control over the concentration of a small molecule, providing great potential as both T and pH chromic materials and as a basis to develop more complex systems with molecular communication.