Experimental evidence of chiral crown ether complexation with aromatic amino acids |
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Authors: | Małgorzata Koźbiał Jarosław Poznański |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01‐224 Warsaw, Poland;2. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01‐224 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01‐224 Warsaw, Poland.=== |
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Abstract: | The complexation of L ‐ and D ‐enantiomers of phenylglycine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan with D ‐mannonaphto‐crown‐6‐ether in methanol solution was studied by NMR and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) at 298.15 K. The total heat effects attributed to the binding phenomena were measured in the range of 1.8 to 7.7 mJ, and the complexation was found stereo‐specific. The binding topologies were estimated basing on 1H 2D‐ROESY experiments. The analysis of Job plots obtained from 1H NMR‐monitored titrations proved the coexistence of 1:1 and 1:2 (crown ether:amino acids) complexes, which thermodynamic parameters, Ks, ΔG, ΔH°, and TΔS were determined with the aid of ITC. The 1:1 complexes were found enthalpically stabilized, generally by electrostatic interactions between the charged NH group of amino acid and crown ether macrocyclic moiety, while the binding of the second amino acid molecule was driven entropically due to solvatophobic effect. Strong enthalpy–entropy compensation points towards the uniform binding mode of all complexes studied. The mode of complex formation was found solvent dependent. For phenylalanine guest studied in various solvent systems, in contrast to the aqueous media, the noticeable chiral recognition is observed in methanol solution, and the complex stoichiometry (1:2 ether:Phe) differs from the 2:1 one, determined previously for the same host‐guest system in water (J. Thermal. Anal. Cal. 2006; 83: 575–578). Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | chiral crown ether amino acids complexation ITC NMR |
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