Novel crown ether and salen metal chelation driven molecular pincers

The synthesis of novel metal chelation driven molecular pincers based on crown ether and salen ligand substructures are described. Their functionality was monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy using pyrene groups as fluorescence probes. The pincer was shown to function reversibly with respect to metal chelation with Zn2+ and also to chelate ditopically with 100 mol % of Zn2+ and 100 mol % Li+ or 200 mol % of Li+ ion.     

Incorporation of a flexible, pyridine-functionalized Diaza-crown ether into discrete supramolecules via coordination-driven self-assembly

A flexible, pyridine-functionalized diaza-crown ether was self-assembled into discrete supramolecules of differing stoichiometries upon combination with various organoplatinum molecules. They are characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and (31)P[(1)H] and (1)H NMR. In one case, (1)H-(1)H NOE enhancements of a [1 + 1] assembled structure demonstrate the puckered shape of the macrocyclic ring. Despite its inherent flexibility, the dipyridyl-substituted 18-membered diaza-crown ligand prefers to self-assemble into closed systems when reacted with platinum-containing acceptors.     

Dissolving metal reduction by crown ether —hydrogenolysis of alkyl fluorides

A black-blue solution of potassium and dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 in toluene or diglyme has been proved to be effective in the reductive cleavage of the unactivated carbon—fluorine bond.     

Dissolving metal reduction with crown ether — reductive decyanation

Toluene radical anion generated from potassium metal/dicyclohexano-18-crown-6/toluene system has been proved to be highly effective for reductive decyanation reaction of primary, secondary and tertiary cyanides.     

稀土冠醚配合物的研究XV. 稀土硝酸盐与臂型冠醚配合物的合成 和性质研究

本工作以6-羟基-2,3,9,10-二苯并-1,4,8,11,14-五氧杂-环十六-2,9-二烯(1)及其衍生物(2,3和4)为配体,在乙腈中合成了十八种新的稀土硝酸盐配合物。其中羧酸冠醚4与稀土硝酸盐[Ln(NO~3)~3]分别形成2:1型(Ln=La,Ce,Pr,Nd)、4:3型(Ln=Sm)和3:4型(Ln=Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,Lu,Y)配合物;冠醚1与La(NO~3)~3形成1:1型配合物;冠醚2,3与La(NO~3)~3均形成2:1型配合物。对所得配合物进行了元素分析、紫外光谱、红外光谱、^1H核磁共振、X射线光电子能谱等性质研究。对臂型冠醚中边臂的配位作用进行了初步讨论。     

Transport of alkali metal cations across liquid membranes by crown ether carboxylic acids

Competitive alkali metal transport from an alkaline aqueous source phase through a chloroform phase to an acidic aqueous receiving phase facilitated by nine crown ethers with pendant carboxylic acid groups has been investigated. Transport selectivity is controlled by the size of the polyether cavity of the carrier. Increasing the lipophilicity of the carrier, while maintaining a constant polyether cavity size, enhances the total transport rate but does not affect the selectivity. There is poor agreement between the results of competitive transport and the behavior anticipated on the basis of single cation transport studies.     

Extraction of alkali metal picrates by crown ethers having uncharged coordinating flexible side-chains

Crown ethers were synthesized which have a flexible, neutral side-chain capable of providing the crown ether-bound metal with an additional binding site from the axial direction. Liquid—liquid extraction of alkali metal picrates with these crown ethers was studied; the extraction is compared with that of the normal crown ethers as well as those crown ethers with a proton-dissociable side-chain. The neutral side-chain may assist or suppress the ease of metal extraction depending on the site of the ligating atom on the chain. An anionic ligating side-chain interacts favorably with the lighter metals, resulting in a net decrease in the metal extraction selectivity.     

Binding of a hemoregulatory tetrapeptide by a bis-guanidinium crown ether

A synthetic receptor for the molecular recognition of a tetrapeptide in aqueous buffer was obtained by combining a luminescent crown ether with two pyrrole-guanidinium moieties. The compound interacts with ammonium carboxylates of complementary geometry and binds the hemoregulatory peptide Ac-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro with K=7×10³ M⁻¹ at physiological pH. Shorter fragments and other tetrapeptides show no or significant reduced affinity. The binding of the target peptide to the functionalized crown ether is signalled by an increase of its emission intensity.     

Dissolving metal reduction with crown ether reductive removal of isocyano groups

Toluene radical anion generated from K metal and toluene with the assistance of crown ether has been proven effective for reductive removal of aliphatic isocyano groups.     

Ion-extraction by a crown ether with a photoresponsive carboxylate cap.

A new photoresponsive crown ether (I) with an azobenzene-4-oxyacetate function was synthesized. The photo-isomerized cis-(1) extracted K⁺ ion more selectively than trans-(I) and the thermal cis-trans isomerization was suppressed by added metal ions.     

EXAFS investigations of strontium complexation by a polymer-supported crown ether

Extended X-ray absorption fine-structure (EXAFS) measurements have been used to probe the coordination environment of strontium ion sorbed from aqueous nitric acid solutions on an extraction chromatographic resin comprising a macrocyclic polyether dispersed on a polymeric support. The strontium EXAFS of the metal ions sorbed onto the resin are consistent with a 1:1:2 strontium:crown ether:nitrate stoichiometry in which the strontium is enveloped in the crown ether ring and both nitrate anions are coordinated to the strontium as bidentate ligands. This is the same structure and stoichiometry observed for complexes in liquid-liquid extraction when the macrocyclic polyether is dissolved in a diluent with low water miscibility like 1-octanol.     

High-definition self-assemblies driven by the hydrophobic effect: synthesis and properties of a supramolecular nanocapsule

High definition self-assemblies, those that possess order at the molecular level, are most commonly made from subunits possessing metals and metal coordination sites, or groups capable of partaking in hydrogen bonding. In other words, enthalpy is the driving force behind the free energy of assembly. The hydrophobic effect engenders the possibility of (nominally) relying not on enthalpy but entropy to drive assembly. Towards this idea, we describe how template molecules can trigger the dimerization of a cavitand in aqueous solution, and in doing so are encapsulated within the resulting capsule. Although not held together by (enthalpically) strong and directional non-covalent forces, these capsules possess considerable thermodynamic and kinetic stability. As a result, they display unusual and even unique properties. We discuss some of these, including the use of the capsule as a nanoscale reaction chamber and how they can bring about the separation of hydrocarbon gases.     

Multipodal coordination of a tetracarboxylic crown ether with NH4(+): a vibrational spectroscopy and computational study

The elucidation of the structural requirements for molecular recognition by the crown ether (18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid (18c6H(4)) and its cationic complexes constitutes a topic of current fundamental and practical interest in catalysis and analytical sciences. The flexibility of the central ether ring and its four carboxyl side arms poses important challenges to experimental and theoretical approaches. In this study, infrared action vibrational spectroscopy and quantum mechanical computations are employed to characterize the conformational structure of the isolated gas phase complex formed by the 18c6H(4) host with NH(4)(+) as guest. The results show that the most stable gas-phase structure is a barrel-like conformation sustained by tetrapodal H-bonding of the ammonia cation with two C=O side groups and with four oxygen atoms of the ether ring in a bifurcated arrangement. Interestingly, a similar structure had been proposed in previous crystallographic studies. The experiment also provides evidence for a significant contribution of a higher energy bowl-like conformer with features resembling those adopted by 18c6H(4) in the analogous complexes with secondary amines. Such a conformation displays H-bonding between confronted side carboxyl groups and tetrapodal binding of the NH(4)(+) with the ether ring and with one C=O group. Structures involving even more extensive intramolecular H-bonding in the 18c6H(4) substrate are found to lie higher in energy and are ruled out by the experiment.     

Crystal to crystal transformations and polymorphism in anionic hydrogen bonding networks stabilized by crown ether metal complexes

15-crown[5] or 18-crown[6] complexes of alkali, transition metal and ammonium cations together with polyprotic inorganic and organic anions have been used to construct crystalline molecular salts based on hydrogen bonded anionic networks. This new class of organic-inorganic complexes displays a variety of crystal-to-crystal transformations, mainly associated to the loss/uptake of water molecules and/or to the ionic reorganization accompanying phase transitions on varying the temperature. The dehydration and phase transition processes have been investigated by DSC, TGA and variable temperature X-ray powder diffraction. Most of the complexes described herein have been prepared by solid state mixing of the solid reactants.     

Synthesis of polysilanes by reductive coupling of dichlorosilanes mediated with alkali metal/crown ether supramolecular complexes in a homogeneous system

Structure and properties of poly(methylphenylsilane) synthesized by reductive coupling of silyl halides with alkali metal supramolecular complexes: (Mt⁺/18-crown-6, Mt⁻, where Mt = K, Na; 18-crown-6 = 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane) were investigated. The coupling process yields polymers exhibiting narrow molecular weight distribution and number-average molecular weights up to 8 500, cyclic oligomers being formed along with linear ones.     

Extraction of alkali metal picrates with poly- and bis(crown ether)s

Extraction of alkali metal picrates by new poly- and bis(crown ether)s containing benzo-15-crown-5 and benzo-18-crown-6 moieties was carried out with chloroform as water-immiscible solvent. The poly- and bis(crown ether)s were found to extract the picrates more effectively than the corresponding monocyclic crown ethers. In particular, poly- and bis(benzo-15-crown-5), and bis(benzo-18-crown-6) are remarkably effective extracting reagents for potassium and rubidium, and for caesium, respectively. Extraction equilibrium constants and the complexation constants in the chloroform phase were also evaluated and the contribution of the complexation constants to the extractability is discussed.