Combination of orthogonal supramolecular interactions in polymeric architectures

Supramolecular polymers represent a highly interesting approach towards new "smart materials". A recent strategy includes the combination of different "orthogonal" non-covalent binding sites within one polymer system. Different functionalities can be introduced in a highly defined way by controlled self-assembly processes. This feature article presents highlights in the supramolecular polymer chemistry of multiple hydrogen-bonding, metal complexation (especially of bi- and terpyridines) and host-guest interactions as well as recent advances in combining these interactions in novel polymers.     

Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde in the presence of sulfur-containing pyridine ligands

Diastereomerically pure hydroxy and thiol derivatives of (5S,7S)-5,7-methane-6,6-dimethyl-2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline were prepared and assessed in the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde: enantioselectivities up to 62% were obtained.     

Use of noncovalent interactions to form novel liquid crystalline polymeric materials

A novel concept in polymeric liquid crystalline (LC) materials, via electrostatic grafting or complexation of functionalized mesogens and appropriate polymers, is described. It is applied to three specific systems characterized by side-chain LC architecture, two of which involve hydrogen-bonding interactions, the third ionic interactions. In these systems, complexation tends to create greater order in the mesophases present. In the hydrogen-bonded systems, the transition temperature from the isotropic state tends to decrease compared to that of the functionalized mesogen; in the ionically-bonded system, the reverse is true. At low concentrations, the mesogens act as plasticizers.     

Chiral ligands with pyridine donors in transition metal catalyzed enantioselective cyclopropanation and hydrosilylation reactions

Copper(I) and rhodium(I) complexes prepared in situ from [Cu(OTf)(C₆H₆)_0.5] and [Rh(cod)Cl]₂ with a range of chiral 2,2′-bipyridines, 5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthrolines, 1,10-phenanthrolines and 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridines were assessed as chiral catalysts for the enantioselective cyclopropanation of styrene with diazoacetates and for the hydrosilylation of acetophenone with diphenylsilane. Enantioselectivities up to 68% in the cyclopropanation and up to 32% in the hydrosilylation were obtained.     

Effects of covalent versus non-covalent interactions on the electrocatalytic behavior of tetracarboxyphenoxyphthalocyanine in the presence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Tetracarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine was covalently linked to multi-walled carbon nanotubes and the conjugate was used for modification of glassy carbon electrodes for the detection of hydrogen peroxide. The electrocatalytic behavior was examined by cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, and rotating disk electrode. The results show that covalent linking is attractive in terms of high detecting currents, low overpotential, and high catalytic rate constants. Very low detection limits were observed with CoTCPhPc-DAMN-MWCNT(linked)-GCE at 0.33 nM. The resulting catalytic rate constant was 1.1 × 10³ M^?1s^?1.     

Extraction of zinc and cadmium thiocyanate complexes in the presence of pyridine and some metal ion separations

Extraction of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) from ammonium thiocyanate solutions has been studied in benzene in the presence of pyridine. The effect of such variables as the pH of aqueous phase and concentration of metal, thiocyanate and pyridine on extraction has been investigated and the extracting species identified. Extraction behaviour of silver(I), manganese(II), cobalt(II), mercury(II) and thallium(III) has also been studied under identical conditions and some binary metal ion separations of analytical and radiochemical importance are reported.     

Metal coordination architectures of N-acyl-salicylhydrazides: The effect of metal ions and steric repulsion of ligands to their structures of polynuclear metal complexes

Three polynuclear transition metal complexes [Mn₈(DMF)₈(L1)₈] · 4DMF (1), [Mn₆(DMF)₆(L2)₆] · [Mn₆(DMF)₄(H₂O)₂(L2)₆] · 2DMF (2), [Cu₃(L3)₂(py)₂] (3) of the pentadentate ligands N-acyl-salicylhydrazides were synthesized and characterized, their crystal structures were investigated. The oxidation state and properties of the central metal ions are important in crystal structure formation, trivalent Mn(III) ion which easily form stable octahedral coordination metallamacrocycle complexes, metallacrowns 1 and 2 were obtained; while bivalent Cu(II) ion is easier to form square planar, trinuclear complexes 3 was obtained. The steric effect of the N-acyl side chains also plays an important role in the structures of these polynuclear complexes. The magnetic property of 1 was also investigated.     

The anhydride route to Group 15/16 ligands in oligomeric and polymeric environments: from metal complexes to supraionic chemistry

The aim of this paper is to introduce a synthetic concept suitable for the preparation of a broad variety of compounds. The so-called anhydride route (in this article the term anhydride is used for compounds derived from corresponding acids by formal loss of H2O, H2S and H2Se) has so far led to a range of unusual Group 15/16 ligands in oligomeric and polymeric environments. Commonly, reactions of neutral precursor molecules, for example, [{RP(S)(mu-S)}2] (R=4-anisyl) Lawesson's reagent or [{PhP(Se)(mu-Se)}2] Woollins's reagent and metal salts are performed to result in novel coordination compounds in which ligands and metal atoms form coordination oligomers and polymers. An attempt is made to relate the outcome of the investigations to the type of metal used. By relating the strength of ionic interactions, which correspond to metal-donor distances, to phenomena observed in the solid-state structures, an aspect of supraionic chemistry is described. Chemistry of and beyond novel Group 15/16 anions is further discussed using a novel approach in coordination chemistry where the chemical nature of ligands is unknown prior to the experiment despite the use of a range of similar starting materials.     

Directed secondary interactions in transition metal complexes of tripodal pyrrole imine and amide ligands

Tripodal pyrrole imine and amide ligands provide platforms for combined primary and secondary coordination sphere interactions in square planar Pd and Cu, and octahedral Ti complexes.     

Mononuclear, dinuclear, hexanuclear, and one-dimensional polymeric silver complexes having ligand-supported and unsupported argentophilic interactions stabilized by pincer-like 2,6-bis(5-pyrazolyl)pyridine ligands

The mononuclear complexes [Ag(H2L1)(Py)2](NO3) x H2O (1, H2L1 = 2,6-bis(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine) and [Ag(NO3)(L()] (2, L2 = 2,6-bis(5-methyl-1-isopropyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine), dinuclear complex [Ag2(H2L3)2(HL4)2] (3, H2L3 = 2,6-bis(5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine, HL4 = 6-(5-phenyl-1H-pyrazolyl-3-yl)picolinate), one-dimensional polymer {[Ag2(H2L1)2](NO3)2 x H2O}(n) (4), and hexanuclear clusters [Ag6(HL1)4](X)2 (X = NO3-, 5 ; BF4-, 6 ; ClO4-, 7) stabilized by pincer-like bispyrazolyl ligands have been prepared and characterized using (1)H NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, luminescence spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. In complex , there is a ligand unsupported Ag-Ag bond between the two silver atoms. Complex displays a one-dimensional polymer consisting of an infinite Ag-Ag chain and every two adjacent silver ions are bridged by an H2L1 ligand. Complexes and have the same Ag6 cores in which six silver atoms are held together by four HL1 and five Ag-Ag bonds, while complex was held together by six Ag-Ag bonds. The silver-silver distances in these complexes are found in the range of 2.874(1)-3.333(2) A for ligand supported, and 3.040(1) A for ligand unsupported Ag-Ag bonds, respectively. Complexes 3-7 are strongly luminescent due to either intraligand or metal-ligand charge transfer processes.     

NMR and theoretical study on the coordination interactions between peroxovanadium(V) complex and bisubstituted pyridine ligands

To understand the substitution effects of pyridine ligands on coordination equilibrium, the coordination interactions between a series of bisubstituted pyridine ligands and peroxovanadium(V) [OV(O₂)₂(D₂O)]^?/[OV(O₂)₂(HOD)]^? in solution have been investigated by multinuclear (¹H, ¹³C, and ⁵¹V) magnetic resonance and HSQC. A series of new six-coordinate peroxovanadate complexes [OV(O₂)₂L] ^{n ?} (L?=?2, 3, 4, n?=?1 or 3) have been observed, and the coordination ability of the bisubstituted pyridines to peroxovanadium(V) is 3,4-dimethylpyridine (2)?>?3,5-dimethylpyridine (3)?>?pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate (4)???2,3-dimethylpyridine (1). The coordination interactions among title system have been further studied by DFT (density functional theory) calculations, and the results indicate that solvent may play an important role in these coordination interactions.     

Metal ligand aromatic cation-pi interactions in metalloproteins: ligands coordinated to metal interact with aromatic residues

Cation-pi interactions between aromatic residues and cationic amino groups in side chains and have been recognized as noncovalent bonding interactions relevant for molecular recognition and for stabilization and definition of the native structure of proteins. We propose a novel type of cation-pi interaction in metalloproteins; namely interaction between ligands coordinated to a metal cation--which gain positive charge from the metal--and aromatic groups in amino acid side chains. Investigation of crystal structures of metalloproteins in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) has revealed that there exist quite a number of metalloproteins in which aromatic rings of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan are situated close to a metal center interacting with coordinated ligands. Among these ligands are amino acids such as asparagine, aspartate, glutamate, histidine, and threonine, but also water and substrates like ethanol. These interactions play a role in the stability and conformation of metalloproteins, and in some cases may also be directly involved in the mechanism of enzymatic reactions, which occur at the metal center. For the enzyme superoxide dismutase, we used quantum chemical computation to calculate that Trp163 has an interaction energy of 10.09 kcal mol(-1) with the ligands coordinated to iron.     

Preparation and structural control of metal coordination-assisted supramolecular architectures of porphyrins. Nanocubes to microrods

We have successfully prepared metal coordination-assisted porphyrin assemblies such as nanocubes, nanorods and microrods by controlling the synthetic conditions. The internal structures and lifetimes of the excited states are also quantitatively discussed.     

The kinetics of the crystallization of barium chromate in presence of polyphosphate and phosphonates

Summary The inhibiting effect of polyphosphate and phosphonates on the crystallization of barium chromate for both seeded and unseeded systems has been investigated using the changes in ionic conductivity of the lattice ions in supersaturated solutions containing stoichiometric concentrations of barium and chromate at 298 K. The inhibitors studied are sodium tripolyphosphate (STP), ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid (ENTMP), and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP). The effect of these inhibitors on the growth of crystals has been studied at several inhibitor concentrations. The influence of these additives on barium chromate crystallization could be interpreted in terms of aLangmuir type adsorption isotherm. The crystallization retarding effect due to inhibitors is in the orderHEDP>STP>ENTMP. The inhibitors studied can be used as effective compounds for scale formation control.Deceased     

New structural forms in molecular metal phosphonates: novel tri- and hexanuclear zinc(II) cages containing phosphonate and pyrazole ligands

The reaction of ZnCl(2) with tert-butylphosphonic acid and 3,5-dimethylpyrazole in the presence of triethylamine as a hydrogen chloride scavenger affords a trinuclear molecular zinc phosphonate [Zn(3)Cl(2)(3,5-Me(2)Pz)(4)(t-BuPO(3))(2)]. The structure of this compound contains a planar trizinc assembly containing two bicapping mu(3) [t-BuPO(3)](2-) ligands and terminal pyrazole and chloride ligands. In contrast an analogous reaction of ZnCl(2) with phenylphosphonic acid and 3,5-dimethylpyrazole affords a hexanuclear zinc phosphonate [Zn(6)Cl(4)(3,5-Me(2)PzH)(8)(PhPO(3))(4)]. The six zinc centers are arranged in a chairlike conformation. The four phosphonates in this complex also act as bridging tripodal mu(3) [RPO(3)](2-) ligands.     

From molecular chemistry to supramolecular chemistry to superdupermolecular chemistry. Controlling covalent bond formation through non-covalent and magnetic interactions

The reactions of carbon centered radical pairs often involve diffusion controlled combination and/or disproportionation reactions which are non-selective. A triplet geminate pair of radicals is produced by the photolysis of suitable ketones. The reactions of such geminate pairs can be controlled though the application of supramolecular concepts which emphasize non-covalent interaction to "steer" the geminate pair toward a selected pathway. In addition, "superdupermolecular" concepts, which emphasize the control of radical pair reactions through the orientation of electron spins, can be employed to further control the course of geminate pair reactions. Examples of control of a range of the selectivity of geminate radical combinations, which form strong covalent bonds, through supramolecular and superdupermolecular effects will be presented for the photolysis of ketones adsorbed in the supercages of zeolites.     

Anionic polymerization of styrene in the presence of pyridine

An interesting effect of pyridine on the anionic polymerization of styrene in THF is described. Pyridine forms a complex with living polystyrene and greatly slows the polymerization rate without changing the degree of polymerization. From kinetic and spectroscopic studies, it was clear that there exist two active species in this system and the complex between living polystyrene and pyridine was of the 1:1 type, which itself had a weak ability to grow. The formation constant of the complex K was found to be about 4 × 10⁵ l./mole. The effect of substituted pyridine was also studied and the nature of the complex was discussed.     

Preparation of polyaniline in the presence of polymeric sulfonic acids mixtures: the role of intermolecular interactions between polyacids

Polyaniline (PANI) was synthesized by chemical oxidation of aniline in the presence of mixtures of water-soluble poly(sulfonic acids) of different nature. Under these conditions, the use of polyacid templates leads to the formation of interpolymer complexes of PANI and polyacid mixtures. The obtained PANI complexes were characterized by UV, visible, near IR, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. It was shown that the rigidity of the polyacid backbone and the composition of a polyacid mixture affect the electronic structure of PANI complexes and the duration of the induction period of aniline oxidation. Domination of the more rigid-backbone template in the synthesis of PANI complexes with mixtures of the rigid- and flexible-backbone polyacids was observed. According to the viscometry and FTIR spectroscopic data, the reason of the domination is the existence of the intermolecular interaction between the polyacids in the mixture. In this case, duration of the induction period of aniline oxidation was between these values for pure polyacids.     

Study of the ropinirole hydrochloride interactions with human holo-transferrin in the presence of common metal ions

The binding of ropinirole hydrochloride (REQUIP) to human holo-transferrin (hTf) in the absence and presence of common ions has been investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy combined with fluorescence anisotropy, time-resolved fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) under simulative physiological conditions. The quenching of the fluorescence intensity and the red shift in the maximum wavelength revealed an increased polarity of the microenvironment of the tryptophan and tyrosine residues. The number of binding sites and the apparent binding constants of REQUIP with hTf in the presence of Co²⁺, Fe³⁺, Cr³⁺, Al³⁺, Ca²⁺, Pb²⁺, Co ₃ ^2? , Cu²⁺, Mg²⁺ and K⁺ ions were determined. Time-resolved fluorescence decay profile gives the lifetime components reduce from 4.20 to 3.57?ns. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence data illustrated that the fluorescence quenching of complexes are static mechanism. Gradual addition of hTf led to marked increase in fluorescence anisotropy. From the value of anisotropy, it is argued that the REQUIP is located in a restricted environment of hTf. The quantitative analysis of CD spectra indicated that, in the presence of Co²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions, the ??-helical structure content of hTf increased and for the other common ions, the ??-helical content decreased. In addition, thermodynamic analysis demonstrated that the van der Waals forces and hydrogen bond interactions stabilized the hTf?CREQUIP complex. These experimental results revealed that REQUIP could bind to hTf and those common ions, therefore could be a useful guideline for further therapeutic projects.