杯[4]吡咯-阴离子体系相互作用的理论研究——杯[4]吡咯-卤素阴离子体系的密度泛函研究

用密度泛函B3LYP/LANL2DZ方法对自由杯[4]吡咯的最低能量构象和卤素阴离子-杯[4]吡咯复合物进行了计算研究.结果表明,杯[4]吡咯与卤素离子能通过彼此间的相互作用形成复合物,并且这种相互作用在本质上应为分子间的氢键相互作用;杯[4]吡咯与卤素阴离子形成的复合物在构型变化、电荷转移、前线轨道及其作用方式、成键布居以及能量和热力学参数等方面均按元素周期律有规律地变化,杯[4]吡咯与卤素阴离子间的相互作用沿元素周期依次减少.     

单嘧磺隆晶体-活性构象转换的分子动力学模拟

应用分子动力学模拟方法对单嘧磺隆在水、正辛醇和正辛烷3种不同溶剂中的构象行为、单嘧磺隆与3种溶剂之间的相互作用能及氢键相互作用进行了计算研究. 计算结果表明, 在3种不同的溶剂中, 单嘧磺隆的优势构象不同; 其构象转换过程, 特别是转换成活性构象的过程主要发生在水溶液中; 与溶剂分子间的相互作用是分子构象行为的决定因素; 单嘧磺隆的脲桥部分可以和含氢键接受体的溶剂形成氢键, 分子间与分子内氢键的竞争可能是从晶体构象转换成活性构象的主要驱动力.     

β-卤素取代对杯[4]吡咯构象及主-客体相互作用的影响II. 密度泛函理论研究

应用密度泛函理论对杯[4]吡咯及卤素取代杯[4]吡咯模型分子的自由主体以及其卤素离子复合物体系进行计算研究. 结果表明, 杯[4]吡咯β位被卤素拉电子基团取代后, 主体分子的构象特征受吡咯单元的偶极影响; β-卤素取代导致了杯[4]吡咯对卤素离子的结合作用增强, 且当β位为氯取代时, 杯[4]吡咯对卤素离子的结合能力最强. 并从振动光谱、NBO电荷布居、相互作用的前线轨道、“活性”构象的偶极矩和Mulliken成键布居等方面阐述β-卤素取代对杯[4]吡咯与卤素离子之间的主-客体相互作用的影响.     

β-卤素取代对杯[4]吡咯构象及主-客体相互作用的影响(Ⅰ)——分子力学/分子动力学研究

通过分子力学/分子动力学模拟,获得4种游离杯[4]吡咯以及杯[4]吡咯-卤素阴离子主-客体复合物的稳定构象,用偶极子模型解释了β位卤素取代对游离杯[4]吡咯稳定构象、杯[4]吡咯-卤素阴离子复合物的结构及其结合能的影响,指出造成这些影响的主要因素是不同卤素取代导致杯[4]吡咯的吡咯环基团偶极大小不同.计算了不同杯[4]吡咯与卤素阴离子的结合能,当杯[4]吡咯β位上的H原子被卤素阴离子取代后,杯[4]吡咯对阴离子的识别能力加强.     

带状修饰的杯[4]吡咯对卤素阴离子识别的研究

应用分子力学／分子动力学模拟方法研究了4种带状修饰的杯[4]吡咯对卤素阴离子的识别作用.模拟结果表明, 加入带状修饰链和调节链长可以增强对某种特殊卤素阴离子的识别, 在这个过程中, 卤素阴离子与杯[4]吡咯NH上的氢形成的多氢键使主体分子与阴离子形成稳定复合物, 同时带状修饰链通过改变杯吡咯空腔大小影响主体分子与卤素阴离子的氢键相互作用, 从而调节了对不同阴离子的识别能力.     

β-三氰基乙烯取代杯[4]吡咯与阴离子相互作用的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP方法对β-三氰基乙烯取代杯[4]吡咯主体分子及其与阴离子(F-、Cl-、CH3COO-、H2PO4-)形成的复合物进行研究。结果表明,β-三氰基乙烯取代杯[4]吡咯可与阴离子以分子间氢键相互作用形成复合物,并且其与阴离子结合能力大小的顺序为F-> CH3COO-> H2PO4-> Cl-,与实验结果基本一致;通过与杯[4]吡咯对比可见,强吸电子取代基的引入增强了主体分子对阴离子的结合能力。本文还从几何构型、振动光谱、NBO分析及前线轨道等方面来阐述β-三氰基乙烯取代杯[4]吡咯与不同阴离子氢键相互作用的本质以及吸电子取代基的引入对杯[4]吡咯与F-和Cl-之间主-客体相互作用的影响。     

氮杂杯[2]-间/对-芳烃[2]三嗪与RDX氢键作用理论研究

利用MP2和mPWPW91方法,在6-311G**和6-311++G**基组水平上研究了RDX分别与硝基、氨基和迭氮基取代的氮杂杯[2]-间-芳烃[2]三嗪和氮杂杯[2]-对-芳烃[2]三嗪形成的分子间氢键相互作用,并借助自然键轨道(NBO)和分子中的原子(AIM)理论揭示了氢键的本质.结果表明,氮杂杯[2]-间-芳烃[2]三嗪复合物中氢键主要发生在RDX与三嗪环及其取代基之间;氮杂杯[2]-对-芳烃[2]三嗪复合物中氢键主要发生在RDX与杯芳烃环及其取代基之间.分子间相互作用能在-18.82~-40.62kJ/mol之间;经基组叠加误差(BSSE)校正后,相互作用能顺序为e>f≈b>a>c>d和e′>b′>f′>a′>d′>c′.两类复合物中,氨基取代的复合物分子间氢键强于硝基或叠氮基复合物分子间氢键,氨基氮杂杯[2]-对-芳烃[2]三嗪与RDX形成的氢键最强,有望作为降低火炸药感度、进行火炸药废水处理的候选物.为获得稳定性较强的RDX-氨基氮杂杯芳烃超分子炸药,应该选取介电常数较大的溶剂.     

α-单取代环十二酮构象转换的溶剂效应和温度效应

利用1H NMR技术研究了α-单取代环十二酮的α-边外取代[3333]-2-酮构象(A)和α-角顺取代[3333]-2-酮构象(B)相互转换的溶剂效应和温度效应.结果显示,一般情况下随着溶剂极性的增加,构象B的含量增加,这可以解释为构象B较构象A有较大的偶极矩.当分子中的取代基能与羰基形成分子内氢键时,情况则相反,随着溶剂极性的增加,构象B的含量降低,这可以解释为构象B的分子内氢键的减弱.结果还显示,温度的升高有利于两个构象的相互转换而达到新的平衡.     

杯[4]二吡咯与卤素阴离子相互作用的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP方法, 在6\|31G*/LANL2DZ水平上对杯[4]二吡咯主体分子及其与卤素阴离子形成的复合物进行研究.  结果表明, 杯[4]二吡咯可与卤素阴离子相互作用形成具有较高对称性的复合物, 其8个吡咯NH基团上的H原子均可以和卤素阴离子形成氢键; 杯[4]二吡咯与卤素阴离子结合能力大小的顺序为F- >Cl- >Br- > I-.  振动光谱、 电荷分布以及前线轨道计算结果表明, 杯[4]二吡咯与卤素阴离子相互作用的本质为氢键, 经BSSE校正的结合能与电荷转移程度、 N-H键键长和N-H伸缩振动频率变化呈线性关系.      

Exploring the dynamics of calix[4]pyrrole: effect of solvent and fluorine substitution

Molecular dynamics simulations show that calix[4]pyrrole (CP) and octafluorocalix[4]pyrrole (8F-CP) are extremely flexible molecules. CP mainly adopts the 1,3-alternate conformation in all the solvents, although the percentage of alternative conformations increases in polar solvents, especially those with good hydrogen-bonding acceptor properties. However, in the case of 8F-CP, the cone conformation is the most populated in some solvents. Transitions between conformers are common and fast, and both CP and 8F-CP can adopt the cone conformation needed for optimum interaction with anions more easily than would be predicted on the basis of previous gas-phase calculations. Furthermore, the present studies show that when a fluoride anion is specifically placed initially in close proximity to CP and 8F-CP in their respective 1,3-alternate conformations, an extremely fast change to the cone conformation is observed in both cases. The results suggest that preorganization does not represent a major impediment to anion-binding for either CP or 8F-CP, and that ion-induced conformational changes can follow different mechanisms depending on the solvent and the chemical substituents present on the calix[4]pyrrole beta-pyrrolic positions.     

Interface Host?Guest Interaction Between Calix[4]pyrrole and Neutral Derivatives of Phenol as the Base for Their Potentiometric Discrimination

Calix[4]pyrrole liquid membrane electrodes display a potentiometric response towards the neutral form of phenol derivatives. They do not respond towards the corresponding anionic forms. The mechanism of the generation of the potentiometric signal relies on: (1) The creation of supramolecular complex calix[4]pyrrole? nitrophenol at the organic/aqueous interface; (2) The increasing of the acidity of OH group from nitrophenol molecules due to formation of hydrogen bond between calix[4]pyrrole? nitrophenol at the interface; (3) The dissociation of the OH group from calix[4]pyrrole? nitrophenol complex and the ejection of H⁺ to the aqueous layer adjusted to the membrane organic phase boundary. The sensitivity and selectivity of the calix[4]pyrrole liquid membrane electrodes are governed by the lipophilicity and acidity of the phenolic guests. Also, the affinity to create a hydrogen bond between the host and the target molecule is a parameter which has a strong influence on the phenomena studied.     

Anion binding studies of fluorinated expanded calixpyrroles

The anion binding properties of fluorinated calix[n]pyrroles (n = 4-6) in aprotic solvents (acetonitrile and DMSO) and modified reaction conditions allowing for the synthesis and isolation of the hitherto missing dodecafluorocalix[6]pyrrole from the condensation of 3,4-difluoro-1H-pyrrole and acetone are described. In acetonitrile solution containing 2% water, the association constants for the 1:1 binding interaction between octafluorocalix[4]pyrrole and chloride anion obtained with isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and (1)H NMR titration methods were found to match reasonably well. As compared to its nonfluorinated congener, octafluorocalix[4]pyrrole was found to display enhanced binding affinities for several representative anions in pure acetonitrile as judged from ITC analyses. Similar analyses of the fluorinated calix[n]pyrroles revealed an increase in the relative affinity for bromide over chloride with increasing macrocycle size, as manifest in a decrease in the binding ratio K(a(Cl))/K(a(Br)). Anion binding studies in the solid state, involving single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of the chloride and acetate anion complexes of octafluorocalix[4]pyrrole and decafluorocalix[5]pyrrole, respectively, confirmed the expected hydrogen bond interactions between the pyrrolic NH protons and the bound anions.     

Ab initio and density functional studies of cooperative hydrogen bonding in calix[4]-and calix[6]arenes

The cone conformation of C ₄ symmetry is shown by the Hartree-Fock method (3-21G basis) to be the predominant conformer of calix[4]arene; the compressed cone of C ₂ symmetry is the major conformer of calix[6]arene. Using quantum chemical methods we calculated hydrogen bond cleavage energies for calix[4]-(ab initio and density functional methods) and calix[6]arene (ab initio), and also for the complex of calix[4]arene with carbon disulfide. These energies along with structural data point to the cooperative effect of hydrogen bonds. The results of these studies provided an explanation to the greater conformational lability of calix[6]arene compared with calix[4]arene molecules. It is also predicted that the nucleophilic substitution reaction involving calix[6]arene in the presence of weak bases and in aprotic solvents, as well as in the gas phase, will occur via diastereomeric transition states.     

Sulfur-containing hetero-calix[4]pyrroles as mercury(II) cation-selective receptors: thermodynamic aspects

Two sulfur-containing hybrid calix[4]pyrrole derivatives (III and IV) have been synthesized and fully characterized. Several analytical techniques (1H NMR, conductance measurements, UV-vis spectrophotometry, titration potentiometry, and titration calorimetry) have been used to assess the interaction between these hybrid calixpyrrole receptors and metal cations in acetonitrile and dimethylsulfoxide. The partition constants of calix[4]pyrrole, I, II, and IV in the acetonitrile-hexane solvent system and the solubilities of the ligands in various solvents at 298.15 K were determined. 1H NMR measurements reveal the sites of interaction of calixpyrrole ligands with metal cations in CD3CN. Conductance and UV-vis spectrophotometric measurements were performed to establish the composition of mercury(II) calixpyrrole complexes in acetonitrile at 298.15 K. Titration calorimetry was used to quantitatively assess Hg(II)-calixpyrrole interactions. Thus the thermodynamics of complexation of calixpyrrole ligands with the mercury(II) cation in acetonitrile at 298.15 K are reported. Potentiometric titrations were also used to establish the stepwise stability constants for the complexation of calix[3]thieno[1]pyrrole with the Hg(II) cation in acetonitrile at 298.15 K. The results show that replacement of one or more pyrrole units by thiophene rings in calix[4]pyrrole has tuned significantly the discrimination ability of these ligands between anions and enables the produced hybrid calixpyrroles to bind selectively with Hg(II) in acetonitrile. No interaction was observed between these ligands and other metal cations in acetonitrile.     

Adlayer structures of aza- and/or oxo-bridged calix[2]arene[2]triazines on Au(111) investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)

The adlayers formed by a series of aza- and/or oxo-bridged calix[2]arene[2]triazines on Au(111) surfaces were investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. 1,3-Alternate configurations of these molecules are preserved on gold surfaces as in their three-dimensional crystals. STM images show that the cavity sizes of these molecules are finely tuned by substituting the bridging nitrogen atom with oxygen atoms, which change the strengths and densities of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen bond interaction influences the molecular orientation and conformation in the adlayers, and it plays a key role in the formation of these two-dimensional supramolecular architectures. Coadsorption of calix[2]arene[2]triazine with 1,3,5-tris(5-carboxyamyloxy)benzene (TCAB) intervenes with the intermolecular hydrogen bond formations among the calix[2]arene[2]triazine molecules and consequently causes a conformational transition of the calixarene molecules from rhombic to square. These results demonstrate the role of hydrogen bonds in molecular assembly formations.