Anion Complexation and The Hofmeister Effect |
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| Authors: | Ryan S Carnegie Corinne L D Gibb Prof Bruce C Gibb |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 (USA) http://www.gibbgroup.org |
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| Abstract: | The 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis of the binding of the ClO4? anion to the hydrophobic, concave binding site of a deep‐cavity cavitand is presented. The strength of association between the host and the ClO4? anion is controlled by both the nature and concentration of co‐salts in a manner that follows the Hofmeister series. A model that partitions this trend into the competitive binding of the co‐salt anion to the hydrophobic pocket of the host and counterion binding to its external carboxylate groups successfully accounts for the observed changes in ClO4? affinity. |
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| Keywords: | anions Hofmeister effect host– guest systems hydrophobic effect |
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