Subtle Modification of Imine-linked Helical Receptors to Significantly Alter their Binding Affinities and Selectivities for Chiral Guests |
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Authors: | Geunmoo Song Kyung Mog Kim Seungwon Lee Prof. Dr. Kyu-Sung Jeong |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722 Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Aromatic helical receptors P- 1 and P- 2 were slightly modified by aerobic oxidation to afford new receptors P- 7 and P- 8 with right-handed helical cavities. This subtle modification induced significant changes in the binding properties for chiral guests. Specifically, P- 1 was reported to bind d -tartaric acid (Ka=35500 M−1), used as a template, much strongly than l -tartaric acid (326 M−1). In contrast, its modified receptor P- 7 exhibited significantly reduced affinities for d -tartaric acid (3600 M−1) and l -tartaric acid (125 M−1). More dramatic changes in the affinities and selectivities were observed for P- 2 and P- 8 upon binding of polyol guests. P- 2 was determined to selectively bind d -sorbitol (52000 M−1) over analogous guests, but P- 8 showed no binding selectivity: d -sorbitol (1890 M−1), l -sorbitol (3330 M−1), d -arabitol (959 M−1), l -arabitol (4970 M−1) and xylitol (4960 M−1) in 5% (v/v) DMSO/CH2Cl2 at 25±1 °C. These results clearly demonstrate that even subtle post-modifications of synthetic receptors may significantly alter their binding affinities and selectivities, in particular for guests of long and flexible chains. |
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Keywords: | Helical receptors Post-modification Chiral guests Binding affinity Aromatic foldamers |
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