Guest exchange in dimeric capsules of a tetraurea calix[4]arene in the solid state

A solid powder of hydrogen bonded dimers of a tetraurea calix[4]arene is able to exchange the encapsulated guest in contact with the vapor of a second guest. The molecules of a guest-free powder obtained from a polar solvent cannot rearrange in the solid phase to form new guest-filled capsules under these conditions.     

Solid-State Decarboxylation of Cyclophane Tetra(malonatemethylene) Derivative

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Heat-induced solid-state decarboxylation of tetra(malonatemethylene) based cyclophane leads to its tetra(2-carboxyethyl) derivative in quantitative yield....     

Electrochemical Properties of Multilayered Coatings Implementing Thiacalix[4]arenes with Oligolactic Fragments and DNA

Layer‐by‐layer assembling of polyelectrolyte complexes on glassy carbon electrode utilizing derivatives of p‐tert‐butylthiacalix[4]arene modified with oligolactic acid in cone, partial cone and 1,3‐alternate configurations has been performed and characterized by atomic force microscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Structure, surface morphology and permeability of the coatings depended on the number and nature of individual layers. Configuration of macrocyclic core influenced the charge distribution and flexibility of polyelectrolytes and the electrochemical properties of the coatings. Partial substitution of oligolactic derivatives with the DNA molecules allowed distinguishing native, thermally and oxidatively damaged DNA by ferricyanide ion signals. The relationships between the coating structure and the content can be further used for development of electrochemical sensors devoted to the detection of specific DNA interactions.     

Selective preparation of beta-cyclodextrin clathrates by solid-phase exchange of included tetrahydrofurane for volatile guests in absence of water

Solid-phase guest-exchange products, prepared from dehydrated clathrate of beta-cyclodextrin (bCD) with tetrahydrofurane (THF) by its saturation with vapor of second guest, were studied using thermal analysis by thermogravimetry combined with mass-spectrometric detection of evolved vapors. This guest-exchange procedure was found to be effective for inclusion of volatile guests, which otherwise require a difficult optimization of preparation conditions. Besides, a performed solid-phase exchange without liquid/solid-phase contact is a standard, technologically friendly procedure of clathrate preparation, which does not require further drying to provide an end product. An observed exchange of THF in the absence of water is rather selective, with some hydrophobic guests being unable to replace THF in its dried clathrate with bCD. This selectivity together with low toxicity of THF may be an advantage for practical applications of this guest-exchange method.     

Estimation of the Free Energy of the Supramolecular Effect on Host–Guest Complex Formation between Solid tert}-Butylcalix[4]arene and Vapors of Organic Compounds

The free energy of the supramolecular effect was estimated by the difference of the free energy of the solid host-guest complex formation between the vapor guest and the solid tert-butylcalix[4]arene ( 1) and the free energy of the guest solvation in toluene. These thermodynamic parameters were obtained from the vapor sorption isotherms of the guests with various molecular structure by solid 1 and limiting activity coefficients of the guests in toluene determined by headspace gas chromatographic analysis. The supramolecular effect was found to decrease slightly with the increase of the guest molecular size.     

Cooperative hydration effect on the binding of organic vapors by a cross-linked polymer and beta-cyclodextrin

A cooperative hydration effect being favorable for the binding of organic vapors by cross-linked poly(N-6-aminohexylacrylamide) and beta-cyclodextrin was observed in ternary systems in the absence of liquid phase. For these systems the vapor sorption isotherms were determined by the static method of headspace gas chromatographic analysis at 298 K. The obtained isotherms show an increase of binding affinity for vapor of hydrophobic sorbates above a threshold value of receptor hydration. Further hydration gives a saturation of this affinity for the studied hydrophilic polyacrylamide derivative, while the affinity of beta-cyclodextrin for the hydrophilic sorbate ethanol even decreases. A similar behavior of this polymer and beta-cyclodextrin at the change of their hydration helps to explain the observed cooperative hydration effect in terms of clathrate formation.     

Specific vapor sorption properties of phosphorus-containing dendrimers

Specific combination of guest sorption properties was observed for phosphorus-containing dendrimers, which distinguish them from ordinary polymers and clathrate-forming hosts. The sorption capacity for 30 volatile guests, binding reversibility, guest desorption kinetics and guest exchange, glass transition behavior and ability to be plasticized with guest were studied for phosphorus dendrimers of different generations (G(1)-G(4) and G(9)) using quartz crystal microbalance sensor, FTIR microspectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry combined with mass-spectrometry of evolved vapors. The dendrimers were found to have a different selectivity for different homological series of guests, high glass transition points without plasticization with guest even at high temperatures and saturation levels, moderate guest-binding irreversibility and ability both for effective guest exchange and independent guest sorption. These properties constitute an advantage of the studied dendrimers as receptor materials in various applications.     

Preparation of γ-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds Using Solid-Phase Guest Exchange Method

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - The solid-phase exchange of ethanol in γ-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds has afforded binding of volatile organic compounds not forming inclusion...     

Nonregular structure-property relationships for inclusion parameters of tert-butylcalix[5]arene

The effect of macrocycle size on the structure-property relationships was studied for inclusion compounds of tert-butylcalix[n]arenes (n=4,5) with volatile organic guests having various molecular size and group composition. Vapor-sorption isotherms, guest-inclusion stoichiometry and Gibbs energy, thermostability parameters and decomposition enthalpies were determined for host-guest compounds (clathrates) obtained using saturation of solid calixarene powder with guest vapor. The increase of the host macrocycle in the studied calixarene pair changes the observed structure-property relationship from the guest-binding selectivity mostly seen in inclusion Gibbs energy to the high sensitivity for guest structure in inclusion stoichiometry. The host with the larger macrocycle has more clathrates with stepwise formation and decomposition. Specific types of guest binding with solid hosts are discussed.     

Effect of the size of calixarene macrocycle on the thermodynamic parameters of formation of inclusion compounds in guest vapor—solid host systems

The influence of the calixarene macrocycle size on the thermodynamic parameters of inclusion formation in organic guest vapor—solid host systems was studied in the series of tert-butylcalix[4]arene (1), tert-butylcalix[6]arene (2), and tert-butylcalix[8]arene (3). For this purpose, sorption isotherms of a guest vapor by a solid host were determined using the static method of headspace GC analysis for the systems involving calixarenes 2 and 3 in addition to the earlier obtained data for calixarene 1. Besides, the stoichiometry and decomposition temperatures of saturated clathrates formed in these systems were determined using thermogravimetry. The compositions of some of these clathrates differ substantially from those of clathrates crystallized from a host solution in a liquid guest. For the most guests studied with the thermodynamic activity below 0.6, their uptake by calixarenes 1—3 changes in the series 2 < 1 < 3. As a whole, the trend for each particular parameter of clathrates of hosts 1—3 (stoichiometry, guest activity at 50% saturation of the host) with increasing the size of the calixarene macrocycle is specific for each guest studied. The results obtained are useful for the estimation of receptor properties of calixarenes in quartz microbalance sensors.