A Smart Polymer with Ion‐Induced Negative Shift of the Lower Critical Solution Temperature for Phase Transition

A novel thermo‐responsive smart copolymer that can selectively respond to specific ions, poly[(N‐isopropylacrylamide)‐co‐(benzo‐15‐crown‐5‐acrylamide)], has been synthesized and characterized. The copolymer exhibits a negative shift of the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) for phase transition that is specifically responsive to certain alkali metal ions. The order of significance of the LCST shift that is induced by ions is K⁺ > Cs⁺ > Na⁺ > Li⁺. The greater the number of crown ether units in the copolymer, or the larger the ion concentration, the higher the sensitivity and selectivity of the copolymer for cation recognition. Because of its novel ion‐responsive characteristics, the proposed smart copolymer is a promising new candidate material for sensors, actuators, switches, and so on.

     

Study on Molecular Recognition of Crown Ethers to Aniline and Monosaccharides

1 INTRODUCTION Chemical systems can store information on supra-molecular structures in a comparative way on diffe-rent states of chemical species in a numerical way.Davis[1] reviewed non-covalent weak interaction be-tween biomimetic hosts and carbohydrates. Inouye[2]synthesized macrocyclic polypyridine and observedits molecular recognition to ribose and monosacc-harides. Furuta[3] indicated that crown ethers can ex-tract AMP. Kobayashi[4] investigated 1:1 host-guestcomplexes of crown et…     

Complexes of Diquat with Dibenzo-24-Crown-8

The complexation between dibenzo‐24‐crown‐8 ( 1 ) and diquat ( 2 ) was investigated in detail by NMR, MS and X‐ray analysis. It was found that dibenzo‐24‐crown‐8 and diquat formed a 1:1 complex 1 · 2 in acetone with K_a=2.0×10² L·mol^?1, but, as shown by X‐ray analysis, a crystalline 2:1 host:guest inclusion complex 1 ₂· 2 was isolated, in which a single molecule of diquat is enclosed in the concave cavity provided by two dibenzo‐24‐crown‐8 host molecules. Both results are different from the previously assumed stoichiometry of the complexation between dibenzo‐24‐crown‐8 and diquat. This result enriches the range of host‐guest complexes based on dibenzo‐24‐ crown‐8 and provides new opportunities for developing more complicated structures and chemosensors for diquat.     

Synthesis of N—（4—Salicylideneiminoaryl）monoaza Crown Ethers and Dioxygen Affinities of Their Cobalt（Ⅱ）Complexes

The Schiff base‐containing pendant monoaza crown ether HL¹, HL², HL³ and HL⁴ have been synthesized by condensation of salicylaldehyde with N‐(4‐aminoaryl) monoaza crown ethers, which were prepared conveniently from 4‐nitro‐N, N‐di(hydroxyethyl) aniline or 4‐nitrobenzyl chloride via cyclization or condensation and reduction. The structures of HL¹—HL⁴ were verified by ¹H NMR, IR spectra, MS and elemental analysis. Moreover, the oxygenation constants (KO2) and thermodynamic parameters (δH⁰ and δS⁰) of their cobalt(II) complexes were determined in the range of ?5 °C to 25 °C, and the effect of crown ring bonded to a Schiff base on the dioxygen affinities of cobalt(II) complexes was also observed as compared to the uncrowned analogue (CoL).     

Complexation of Syndiotactic Polystyrene with 12‐Crown‐4

Solid‐state complexation of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) with a crown ether compound, 1,4,7,10‐tetraoxa‐cyclododecane (12‐crown‐4), took place when a film of sPS/chloroform clathrate was subjected to a guest exchange procedure assisted with a plasticizing agent. The new guest 12‐crown‐4 molecules were incorporated into the crystalline region of the sPS film, without causing a large conformational change of host sPS helices. X‐ray diffraction and thermogravimetric investigations showed that sPS/12‐crown‐4 complex had a clathrate complex structure which contained four 12‐crown‐4 molecules per unit cell. IR and Raman data suggested that 12‐crown‐4 took a C_i‐type conformation in the sPS complex phase.

     

过渡金属与二取代冠醚固态配合物的制备

由４＇，５＇－二碘苯并１５冠５，４＇，５＇－二溴苯并１５冠５，４＇－溴－５＇－硝基苯并１５冠５，四溴二苯并１８冠６与过渡全属Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）、Ｚｎ（Ⅱ）、Ａｇ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｄ（Ⅱ）的硝酸盐、高氯酸盐、气化物合成了１９个未见报道的固态配合物。用元素分析、红外光谱、摩尔电导和差热－热重分析等表征了它们的组成和性质。     

Competitive Molecular‐/Ion‐Recognition Responsive Characteristics of Poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐benzo‐12‐crown‐4‐acrylamide) Copolymers with Benzo‐12‐crown‐4 as Both Guest and Host Units

Novel dual molecular‐ and ion‐recognition responsive poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐benzo‐12‐crown‐4‐acrylamide) (PNB₁₂C₄) linear copolymers with benzo‐12‐crown‐4 (B12C4) as both guest and host units are prepared. The copolymers exhibit highly selective sensitivities toward γ‐cyclodextrin (γ‐CD) and Na⁺. The presence of γ‐CD induces the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PNB₁₂C₄ copolymer to shift to a higher value due to the formation of 1:1 γ‐CD/B12C4 host‐guest inclusion complexes, while Na⁺ causes a negative shift in LCST due to the formation of 2:1 “sandwich” B12C4/Na⁺ host‐guest complexes. Regardless of the complexation order, when γ‐CD and Na⁺ coexist with PNB₁₂C₄, competitive complexation actions of B12C4 as both guest and host units toward γ‐CD and Na⁺ finally form equilibrium 2:2:1 γ‐CD/B12C4/Na⁺ composite complexes, and the final LCST values of PNB₁₂C₄ copolymer reach almost the same level. The results provide valuable guidance for designing and applying PNB₁₂C₄‐based smart materials in various applications.

     

pH‐Responsive Supramolecular Polymerization in Aqueous Media Driven by Electrostatic Attraction‐Enhanced Crown Ether‐Based Molecular Recognition

All the previously reported supramolecular polymers based on crown ether‐based molecular recognition have been prepared in anhydrous organic solvents. This is mainly due to the weakness of crown ether‐based molecular recognition in the presence of water. Here we report a linear supramolecular polymer constructed from a heteroditopic monomer in an aqueous medium driven by crown ether‐based molecular recognition through the introduction of electrostatic attraction. In addition, the reversible transition between the linear supramolecular polymer and oligomers is achieved by adding acid and base. This study realizes the breakthrough of the solvent for supramolecular polymerization driven by crown ether‐based molecular recognition from anhydrous organic solvents to aqueous media. It is helpful for achieving supramolecular polymerization driven by crown ether‐based molecular recognition in a completely aqueous medium.     

Novel Anti‐Microbial Host‐Guest Complexes Based on Cationic β‐Cyclodextrin Polymers and Triclosan/Butylparaben

The preparation of novel cationic β‐cyclodextrin polymers (CPβCDs) and its complexes with butylparaben and triclosan were reported in this paper. FT‐IR and two‐dimensional (2D) ¹H–¹H gradient correlated spectroscopy (gCOSY) NMR spectra confirmed that the antibiotics could be included inside the lipophilic cavities of CPβCDs. The water solubility of the antibiotics was improved significantly after inclusion with CPβCDs. The results also suggest that it was easier for butylparaben, which had relatively small molecular size, to form the complexes with CPβCDs than triclosan. Due to the targeting effect after the inclusion with cationic CPβCDs, the anti‐microbial activity of butylparaben was also enhanced substantially. However, similar improvement was not obvious for triclosan.

     

2-萘-(OCH2CH2)n-金刚胺与6-单取代环糊精衍生物的光诱导电子转移反应

A number of naphthalene donor compounds that possess an adamantanamine binding moiety and an (OCH2CH2)n (nn1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8) spacer were synthesized. The fluorescence quenching between these donor substrates and mono-6-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-β-cyclodextrin (pNBCD) and mono-6-O-m-nitrobenzoyl-β-cyclodextrin(mNBCD) was studied in detail. It was found that very efficient fluorescence quenching could occur in these supramolecular systems. This quenching was attributed to the photoinduced electron transfer inside the supramolecular assembly between the naphthalene donors and cyclodextrin acceptors. Detailed Stern-Volmer constants were measured and they were partitioned into dynamic Stern-Volmer quenching constants and static binding constants. It was demonstrated that the binding constants between all the naphthalene compounds and cyclodextrins are the same as they possess the same binding site, i.e., adamantanamine.     

Bulk Gas‐Phase Acidity

The capability of a gaseous Brønsted acid HB to deliver protons to a base is usually described by the gas‐phase acidity (GA) value of the acid. However, GA values are standard Gibbs energy differences and refer to individual gas pressures of 1 bar for acid HB, base B^?, and proton H⁺. We show that the GA value is not suited to describe the bulk acidity of a gaseous acid. Here the pressure dependence of the activities of HB, H(HB)_n⁺, and B(HB)_m^? that result from gaseous autoprotolysis have to be considered. In this work, the pressure‐dependent absolute chemical potential of the proton in the representative gaseous proton acids CH₄, NH₃, H₂O, HF, and HCl was worked out and the general theory to describe bulk gas phase acidity—that can directly be compared with solution acidity—was developed.     

Light‐Triggered Capture and Release of DNA and Proteins by Host–Guest Binding and Electrostatic Interaction

The development of an effective and general delivery method that can be applied to a large variety of structurally diverse biomolecules remains a bottleneck in modern drug therapy. Herein, we present a supramolecular system for the dynamic trapping and light‐stimulated release of both DNA and proteins. Self‐assembled ternary complexes act as nanoscale carriers, comprising vesicles of amphiphilic cyclodextrin, the target biomolecules and linker molecules with an azobenzene unit and a charged functionality. The non‐covalent linker binds to the cyclodextrin by host–guest complexation with the azobenzene. Proteins or DNA are then bound to the functionalized vesicles through multivalent electrostatic attraction. The photoresponse of the host–guest complex allows a light‐induced switch from the multivalent state that can bind the biomolecules to the low‐affinity state of the free linker, thereby providing external control over the cargo release. The major advantage of this delivery approach is the wide variety of targets that can be addressed by multivalent electrostatic interaction, which we demonstrate on four types of DNA and six different proteins.     

Three‐Component Cucurbit[6]uril Framework with 1:2 Host‐Guest Motif and Dimeric Boric Acid

Three‐component framework of cucurbit[6]uril, 3‐(1‐methylimidazolium‐3‐yl)propane‐1‐sulfonate and boric acid has been constructed. The crystal structure reveals 1:2 host‐guest motif of cucurbit[6]uril and 3‐(1‐methyl‐imidazolium‐3‐yl)propane‐1‐sulfonate, demonstrating both cation binding of imidazolium moiety and anion binding of sulfonate moiety for the first time. Incorporation of dimeric boric acid facilitates the formation of metal‐free three‐dimensional framework.     

Cucurbit[7]uril: A High‐Affinity Host for Encapsulation of Amino Saccharides and Supramolecular Stabilization of Their α‐Anomers in Water

Cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]), an uncharged and water‐soluble macrocyclic host, binds protonated amino saccharides (D ‐glucosamine, D ‐galactosamine, D ‐mannosamine and 6‐amino‐6‐deoxy‐D ‐glucose) with excellent affinity (K_a=10³ to 10⁴ M ^?1). The host–guest complexation was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and MALDI‐TOF mass spectral analyses. NMR analyses revealed that the amino saccharides, except D ‐mannosamine, are bound as α‐anomers within the CB[7] cavity. ITC analyses reveal that CB[7] has excellent affinity for binding amino saccharides in water. The maximum affinity was observed for D ‐galactosamine hydrochloride (K_a=1.6×10⁴ M ^?1). Such a strong affinity for any saccharide in water using a synthetic receptor is unprecedented, as is the supramolecular stabilization of an α‐anomer by the host.     

Ultrasensitive and Signal‐on Electrochemiluminescence Aptasensor Using the Multi‐tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II)‐β‐cyclodextrin Complexes

An ultrasensitive and signal‐on electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor to detect target protein (thrombin or lysozyme) was developed using the host‐guest recognition between a metallocyclodextrin complex and single‐stranded DNA (ss‐DNA). The aptasensor uses both the photoactive properties of the metallocyclodextrins named multi‐tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II)‐β‐cyclodextrin complexes and their specific recognition with ss‐DNA, which amplified the ECL signal without luminophore labeling. After investigating the ECL performance of different multi‐tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II)‐β‐cyclodextrin (multi‐Ru‐β‐CD) complexes, tris‐tris(bipyridine)‐ruthenium(II)‐β‐cyclodextrin (tris(bpyRu)‐β‐CD) was selected as a suitable host molecule to construct an atasensor. First, double‐stranded DNA (ds‐DNA) formed by hybridization of the aptamer and its target DNA was attached to a glassy carbon electrode via coupling interaction, which showed low ECL intensity with 2‐(dibutylamino) ethanol (DBAE) as coreactant, because of the weak recognition between ds‐DNA and tris(bpyRu)‐β‐CD. Upon addition of the corresponding protein, the ECL intensity increased when target ss‐DNA was released because of the higher stability of the aptamer‐protein complex than the aptamer‐DNA one. A linear relationship was observed in the range of 0.01 pmol/L to 100 pmol/L between ECL intensity and the logarithm of thrombin concentrations with a limited detection of 8.5 fmol/L (S/N=3). Meanwhile, the measured concentration of lysozyme was from 0.05 pmol/L to 500 pmol/L and the detection limit was 33 fmol/L (S/N=3). The investigations of proteins in human serum samples were also performed to demonstrate the validity of detection in real clinical samples. The simplicity, high sensitivity and specificity of this aptasensor show great promise for practical applications in protein monitoring and disease diagnosis.     

Two—dimensional Network Crown Ether Complex.Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 18—Crown—6 Complex：[K（18—C—6）]2[Cd—（nmt）2]

The novel complex [K(18-C-6)]2[Cd(mnt)2][18-C-6-18-crown-6,nmt=1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolate,C2S2-(CN)2^2-] was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,IR spectrum and X-ray diffraction analysis.The complex displays two-dimensional network structure of [K(18-C-6)] complex segments and [Cd(nmt)2] complex segment bridged by S-K-S,S-K-N and N-K-N interactions between adjacent[K(18-C-6)] and [Cd(mnt)2]units.     

套索冠醚固定相的性能和分离机理研究

用３种新合成的套索冠和为固定相,制成石英毛细管柱,测其柱效、惰性、热稳定性、平均极性及选择等性质,实验表明,它们具有良好的色谱性能和分离选择性,适用于对醇、卤代烃、芳香烃等及其异构体的分离。     

Host‐Guest Complexes of [TriPip222], the Piperazine Analogue of [2.2.2]: Prediction of Ion Selectivity by Quantum Chemical Calculations VIII[#]

The selectivity of the cryptand [TriPip222], a per‐aza analogue of cryptand [2.2.2], in which each of the linking arms contains a piperazine ring for the endohedral complexation of metal cations of the I, II, and III main groups and group 12 of the periodic table of elements, was predicted on the basis of DFT [B3LYP/LANL2DZp (LANL2DZp = LANL2DZ augmented with polarization functions on non‐hydrogen atoms)] calculated structures and complex‐formation energies. The cavity size of the studied cryptand is similar to that of [bpy.bpy.bpy], [2.bpy.bpy] and [2.phen.phen], such that the complexation of K⁺ > Na⁺ and of Sr²⁺ ≈ Ca²⁺ > Ba²⁺ are most favorable. The essential flexibility for achieving the selectivity of the cryptand is mainly associated with a twist of the CH₂–N_bridgehead ··· N_bridgehead–CH₂ angle and not with the piperazine moiety.     

Synthesis of N-(4-Salicylideneiminoaryl)monoaza Crown Ethers and Dioxygen Affinities of Their Cobalt(II) Complexes

IntroductionSchiffbasesandtheirmetalcomplexeshavebeenap pliedwidelyinthefieldofcatalyticchemistry ,liquidcrystalsandphotochromism .1 3ManySchiffbaseligandscontainingcrownetherpossessdifferentrecognitionsitesforbothalkaliandtransitionmetalguestcations,4 forexample ,theNa(I)orK(I) /Co(II)hetero nuclearcomplexesofcrownedSchiffbasecanbindoxygenmolecule (O2 )toformstablesoliddioxygenadducts .5 7Gebbinkandco workershavereportedaK(I) /Cu(II)sandwichcomplexwhichcanacceleratethefor mationofdioxyg…