Synthesis and anion recognition properties of pyrrole-bearing acyclic receptors

A new series of acyclic anion receptors (1-4) based on methyl 5-(aminomethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate were designed and synthesized. The anion recognition properties of these receptors were examined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and rationalized by density functional theoretical calculation. Receptor 1 displays the highest affinity and selectivity for anionic guests mainly due to the intramolecular hydrogen bonds and rigid molecular geometry.     

Probing Supramolecular Interactions between a Crown Ether Appended Zinc Phthalocyanine and an Ammonium Group Appended to a C60 Derivative

Self‐assembly driven by crown ether complexation of zinc phthalocyanines equipped with one 18‐crown‐6 moiety and fullerenes bearing an ammonium head group afforded a novel donor–acceptor hybrid. In reference experiments, fullerenes containing a Boc‐protected amine functionality have been probed. The circumvention of zinc phthalocyanine aggregation is important for the self‐assembly, which required the addition of pyridine. From absorption and fluorescence titration assays, which provided sound and unambiguous evidence for mutual interactions between the electron donor and the electron acceptor within the hybrids, association constants in the order of 8.0×10⁵ m ^?1 have been derived. The aforementioned is based on 1:1 stoichiometries, which have been independently confirmed by Job's plot measurements. In the excited state, which has been examined by transient absorption experiments, intermolecular charge separation evolves from the photoexcited zinc phthalocyanine to the fullerene subunit and leads to short‐lived charge‐separated states. Interestingly, photoexcitation of zinc phthalocyanine dimers/aggregates can also be followed by an intermolecular charge separation between vicinal phthalocyanines. These multicomponent supramolecular ensembles have also been shown by in‐depth electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS) studies, giving rise to the formation and detection of a variety of non‐covalently linked species.     

A hybrid macrocycle containing benzene and pyridine subunits is a better anion receptor than both its homoaromatic congeners

The hybrid tetraamide receptor 3 containing both 2,5-diamidopyridine and 1,3-diamidobenzene anion binding units has been synthesized. NOESY spectroscopy revealed that the new receptor is well preorganized for anion complexation, presumably owing to the macrocyclic topology and the rigidity of the 2,5-diamidopyridine unit. Association constants of 3 with several anions are higher than those determined earlier for its homoaromatic congeners 1 and 2. X-ray crystallographic analysis of the chloride complex of hybrid macrocycle 3 enabled direct comparison of structural aspects of anion recognition by the 2,5-diamidopyridine and 1,3-diamidobenzene moieties.     

一种冠醚金属卟啉化合物的合成及其阴离子识别机制

本文合成了一种金属冠醚卟啉化合物并提出了一种基于该化合物的阴离子识别机制,为阴离子的可视化识别提供了一种简便的思路。     

Anion and cation binding by a new indole/pyridine/amine-based ion-pair receptor

A new ion-pair receptor bis(3-bromoindol-2-ylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (1) was synthesized and studied for its anion and cation binding behavior using ESI-MS and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Among halides, 1 exhibits the strongest binding with Cl⁻ to form a 1:1 adduct (K_a = 1042 ± 21 in CD₃CN). Among alkali metal ions, Li⁺ and Na⁺ showed the strongest binding in the formation of a 1·M⁺ complex. The simultaneous binding of Cl⁻ and Li⁺ to 1 was confirmed by ¹H NMR titration of a 1:1 mixture of 1 and Cl⁻ with LiPF₆ in 83:17 v/v mixture of CDCl₃ and DMSO-d₆. DFT-optimized structures of 1·Cl⁻, 1·Li⁺, and 1·Li⁺·Cl⁻ are consistent with the chemical shift changes observed in ¹H NMR studies.     

含吡啶鎓阳离子的阴离子受体的研究进展

本文综述了近年来含吡啶鎓阳离子受体在阴离子识别领域的研究进展。系统阐述了以吡啶鎓阳离子为主要识别位点的环状、非环状和互锁型阴离子受体的设计合成以及在阴离子识别领域的应用。     

Tunability of anion binding strength based on acyl-thiourea receptors containing isatin group

Some acyl-thiourea derivatives containing isatin group were synthesized and their interactions with anions were investigated using UV–vis spectroscopy and ¹H NMR titrations in DMSO and DMSO-d₆, respectively. These compounds have a same molecular framework, functionalising with different groups lead to different anion binding strength of these receptors. Receptor 1 showed a higher binding affinity for AcO⁻ than for F⁻, due to the cooperative multiple hydrogen bond interactions of AcO⁻ with the acyl-thiourea group and N–H group in the indole unit of receptor 1. Displacing the N–H proton in the indole unit with –CH₃ group, receptor 2 showed no obviously discriminative responses for F⁻, AcO⁻ and H₂PO₄⁻ due to lack of such additional binding. In the case of receptor 3, which was functionalised with strong electron-withdrawing group, it showed selectively chromogenic response for F⁻ based on double deprotonation of the receptor in DMSO, whereas AcO⁻ and H₂PO₄⁻ induced single deprotonation only.     

含氮鎓阴离子受体的研究进展

含氮鎓阴离子受体是目前阴离子识别领域研究的热点之一,此类受体具有主体结构修饰的灵活性和多样性,能更好的发挥氢键、疏水作用、静电作用、π-π作用、阴离子-π作用的协同效应等优点。本文详细评述了咪唑鎓和吡啶鎓两类含氮鎓受体的设计、结构及其阴离子识别作用的研究进展。     

Phosphinate selective hosts and importance of CH hydrogen bonding for affinity modulation toward anion guests

Even though phosphinate and its analogs are very important guests in nature, the artificial receptors which are capable of selective recognition of phosphinate are rare. Here, we report a series of acetate and phosphinate selective hosts (1, 2 and 3) which utilize amide NH and aliphatic CH groups as hydrogen bonding donors. In this series of receptors, even though the amide NH hydrogen bonding element was found to be the most significant, by varying the polarity of CH group, the magnitude of recognition could be modulated considerably. The affinities of host 3 against all the tested anion guests showed significantly higher affinities compared with those of hosts 1 and 2, and this could be attributed to the difference of CH group polarities among the receptors 1, 2 and 3. C_α-H hydrogen in host 3 is the most highly polarized by the charged pyridinium group. Therefore, it is the strongest host in this series of hosts. From the experiments shown here, we demonstrated the importance of CH hydrogen bonding element as a decisive modulating moiety for anionic recognition.     

Responsive Supramolecular Gels Constructed by Crown Ether Based Molecular Recognition

Responsive supramolecular gels were constructed from crown ether terminated four‐arm star poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL–DB24C8) and dibenzylammonium‐terminated two‐arm PCL–DBAS (see scheme), exploiting the formation of pseudorotaxane linkages between crown ether and ammonium moieties. The resultant supramolecular gels exhibit thermo‐ and pH‐induced reversible gel–sol transition.

     

含脲苯并咪唑类离子液体的合成及阴离子识别性能

设计并合成了含脲苯并咪唑离子液体受体分子1~3, 利用紫外-可见光谱、 荧光光谱和 ¹H NMR滴定研究了其对F^-, Cl^-, Br^-, I^-, CH₃COO^-, HSO₄^-, H₂PO₄^-等阴离子的识别性能. 紫外-可见光谱研究发现, 受体分子1~3可选择性地识别F^-, 并形成1: 1型主客体配合物; 荧光光谱研究发现, 受体分子1~3对碱性阴离子有较好的识别作用, 主客体结合常数的顺序为H₂PO₄^->CH₃COO^-≈ F^->HSO₄^- ≈ Cl^->Br^- ≈ I^-; ¹H NMR滴定研究发现, 该类受体分子以咪唑2位CH和脲基NH与阴离子通过氢键结合, 但高浓度的F^-会导致受体分子发生脱质子作用.     

Crown Ether Host-Guest Molecular Ferroelectrics

In recent years, molecular ferroelectrics have received great attention due to their low weight, mechanical flexibility, easy preparation and excellent ferroelectric properties. Among them, crown-ether-based molecular ferroelectrics, which are typically composed of the host crown ethers, the guest cations anchored in the crown ethers, and the counterions, are of great interest because of the host-guest structure. Such a structure allows the components to occur order-disorder transition easily, which is beneficial for inducing ferroelectric phase transition. Herein, we summarized the research progress of crown ether host-guest molecular ferroelectrics, focusing on their crystal structure, phase transition, ferroelectric-related properties. In view of the small spontaneous polarization and uniaxial nature, we outlook the chemical design strategies for obtaining high-performance crown-ether-based molecular ferroelectrics. This minireview will be of guiding significance for the future exploration of crown ether host-guest molecular ferroelectrics.     

基于冠醚和柱芳烃主客体识别的超分子聚合物材料

超分子聚合物材料是高分子科学、超分子化学和材料科学3个学科相结合的产物.通过精妙的设计,我们不仅可以赋予它传统高分子材料所拥有的光学、电学以及力学等性能,同时还可以使其具有超分子材料的动态可逆性和刺激响应性.已用于构筑超分子聚合物材料的主客体识别体系有很多,从识别体系中的主体来说,包括基于冠醚、环糊精、杯芳烃、葫芦脲、柱芳烃等大环的主客体体系.其中,冠醚作为第一代大环主体,它的模板合成直接开辟了超分子化学这一领域,而柱芳烃是最近发展起来的一类新的大环主体,它具有刚性的骨架,并且制备简单,容易功能化,同样也受到超分子化学家们的广泛关注.本文着重综述了我们课题组基于冠醚和柱芳烃主客体识别所构筑的超分子聚合物材料.在这些材料的制备中,我们利用了主客体识别的刺激响应性、可逆性和选择性,来实现对这类材料的组装结构以及功能的精确调控.     

Synthesis and anion recognition studies of new ureylbenzamide-based receptors

A new group of ureylbenzamide-based receptors (1–4) has been synthesized; its binding affinity and capacity to form supramolecular complexes in solution with different anions have been investigated. For designing these receptors, it was considered a combination of the positions of the urea and amide groups (ortho and meta), and the chromophore groups naphthyl and nitrophenyl, yielding four receptors. The position and chromophore structure affected the acidity of the urea and amide hydrogens in the order 4>3>2>1. All the spectroscopic studies showed a significant change of 1 and 2 compared with 3 and 4 in the presence of different TBAX salts in acetonitrile. The ¹H-NMR spectra show a preferential interaction of the anions with the urea group in receptors 1 and 2 due to the less steric hindrance, while there is a cooperative interaction of amide group in receptors 3 and 4 due to the closeness of both groups.     

双羟甲基冠醚的合成

以甘油单三苯甲基醚为原料,分别与乙二醇,二甘醇和三甘醇的双对甲苯磺酸酯经三步反应,合成得到双羟甲基－１２－冠－４,双羟甲基－１５－冠－５,双羟甲基－１８－冠－６,双羟甲基－２１－冠－７和双羟甲基－２４－冠－８等一系列新型醚化合物。     

Application of Crown Ether to Chemical Analysis. III. Extraction of Amines with Crown Ether

Abstract

The protonated amines were extracted with crown ether as the picrate into organic solvent. The overall extraction constants(Kex) for the 1 : 1 : 1 complexes, AHLP, of 18-crown-6 with protonated amines and picrate between 1,2-dichloroethane and water have been determined at 25°C. The extractability of complexes decreased in the sequence: primary amines > secondary amines, which indicated that the type of amine was a most important factor. The log Kex values were determined to be 6.6, 7.6, 7.9, 8.3, 9.6, 2.5 and 3.8 for tert-butylamine, ethylamine, n-butylamine, sec-butylamine, n-hexylamine, diethylamine and di-n-propylamine respectively.     

含双蒽基团酰胺受体分子的合成及阴离子识别研究

合成了一种新型的带有双蒽基团的酰胺阴离子受体B.用荧光光谱、紫外-可见吸收光谱以及核磁共振氢谱研究了B与Cl^-,Br^-,I^-及对硝基酚氧阴离子的相互作用.结果表明,B与Cl^-,Br^-,I^-等阴离子无识别作用,而与对硝基酚氧阴离子有较好的选择性识别能力,其络合比为1∶1.利用荧光发射强度和吸光度的变化分别计算出主体B与客体相互作用的络合常数KS分别为(1.24±0.07)×10⁵和(1.27±0.18)×10⁵,并对主体分子B与客体之间的相互作用进行了讨论.     

冠醚菁染料的研究*

本文就冠醚菁染料及其重要中间体的合戍方法、冠醚菁染料的络合性能、光热稳定性和光谱增感性能的研究进行了系统的介绍与评述,同时反映了国内外有关冠醚化合物在感光材料中的应月以及冠醚菁染料在其他领域中的最新研究成果,显示了它们潜在的应用前景。