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Formen JSSK, Wolf C. Optical Relay Sensing of Cryptochiral Alcohols Displaying α-, β-, γ- and δ-Stereocenters or Chirality by Virtue of Isotopic Substitution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202409790. [PMID: 38880778 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202409790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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A reaction-based optical relay sensing strategy that enables accurate determination of the concentration and enantiomeric ratio (er) of challenging chiral alcohols exhibiting stereocenters at the α-, β-, γ- or even δ-position or hard-to-detect cryptochirality arising from H/D substitution is described. This unmatched application scope is achieved with a conceptually new sensing approach by which the alcohol moiety is replaced with an optimized achiral sulfonamide chromophore to minimize the distance between the covalently attached chiroptical reporter unit and the stereogenic center in the substrate. The result is a remarkably strong, red-shifted CD induction that increases linearly with the sample er. The CD sensing part of the tandem assay is seamlessly coupled to a redox reaction with a quinone molecule to generate a characteristic UV response that is independent of the enantiopurity of the alcohol and thus allows determination of the total analyte concentration. The robustness and utility of the CD/UV relay are further verified by chromatography-free asymmetric reaction analysis with small aliquots of crude product mixtures, paving the way toward high-throughput chiral compound screening workflows which is a highly sought-after goal in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC-20057, USA
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Kumar Sharma A, Som S, Chopra D, Srivastava A. Modulating Helix-Preference of an Axially-Twisted Molecular Scaffold Through Diastereomeric Salt Formation with Tartaric Acid Stereoisomers. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401956. [PMID: 38880769 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Herein, we designed a chiral, axially-twisted molecular scaffold (ATMS) using pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (PDC) unit as pivot, chiral trans-cyclohexanediamine (CHDA) residues as linkers, and pyrene residues as fluorescent reporters. R,R-ATMS exclusively adopted M-helicity and produced differential response in UV-vis, fluorescence, and NMR upon addition of tartaric acid (TA) stereoisomers allowing naked-eye detection and enantiomeric content determination. Circular dichroism (CD) profile of R,R-ATMS underwent unique changes during titration with TA stereoisomers - while loss of CD signal at 345 nm was observed with equimolar D-TA and meso-TA, inversion was seen with equimolar L-TA. Temperature increase weakened these interactions to partially recover the original CD signature of R,R-ATMS. 2D NMR studies also indicated the significant structural changes in R,R-ATMS in the solution state upon addition of L-TA. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) studies on the crystals of the R,R-ATMS⊃D-TA salt revealed the interacting partners stacked in arrays and ATMS molecules stabilized by π-π stacking between its PDC and pyrene residues. Contrastingly, tightly-packed supramolecular cages comprised of four molecules each of R,R-ATMS and L-TA were seen in R,R-ATMS⊃L-TA salt, and the ATMS molecules contorted to achieve CH-π interactions between its pyrene residues. These results may have implications in modulating the helicity of topologically-similar larger biomolecules.
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- Akash Kumar Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), Bhopal Bypass Road, 462066, Bhauri, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), Bhopal Bypass Road, 462066, Bhauri, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), Bhopal Bypass Road, 462066, Bhauri, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), Bhopal Bypass Road, 462066, Bhauri, Bhopal, India
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Huang L, Hu C, Wang Y. Chirality Sensing of Chiral Carboxylic Acids by a Ureido-Linked Zinc Bisporphyrinate. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202400359. [PMID: 38744672 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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We designed and synthesized a ureido-linked zinc bisporphyrinate [Zn2(UBis)]. CD spectra show that this zinc bisporphyrinate has the ability to sense the chirality of chiral carboxylic acids without derivatization. Our studies suggest that the phenyl ring in the linker forms π-π interactions with porphyrin planes and that the carboxylic acid is coordinated to the zinc in the host-guest complex. DFT calculations show that the bisporphyrin adopts a "Z"-shaped configuration, and that the ureido group forms hydrogen bonds with carboxylic acids. The combination of π-π interactions, coordination interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions leads to the chirality sensing ability of [Zn2(UBis)].
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- Libing Huang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Nelson E, Bertke JA, Thanzeel FY, Wolf C. Organometallic Chirality Sensing via "Click"-Like η 6-Arene Coordination with an Achiral Cp*Ru(II) Piano Stool Complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404594. [PMID: 38634562 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Piano stool complexes have been studied over many years and found widespread applications in organic synthesis, catalysis, materials and drug development. We now report the first examples of quantitative chiroptical molecular recognition of chiral compounds through click-like η6-arene coordination with readily available half sandwich complexes. This conceptually new approach to chirality sensing is based on irreversible acetonitrile displacement of [Cp*Ru(CH3CN)3]PF6 by an aromatic target molecule, a process that is fast and complete within a few minutes at room temperature. The metal coordination coincides with characteristic circular dichroism inductions that can be easily correlated to the absolute configuration and enantiomeric ratio of the bound molecule. A relay assay that decouples the determination of the enantiomeric composition and of the total sample amount by a practical CD/UV measurement protocol was developed and successfully tested. The introduction of piano stool complexes to the chiroptical sensing realm is mechanistically unique and extends the scope of currently known methods with small-molecule probes that require the presence of amino, alcohol, carboxylate or other privileged functional groups for binding of the target compound. A broad application range including pharmaceutically relevant multifunctional molecules and the use in chromatography-free asymmetric reaction analysis are also demonstrated.
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- Eryn Nelson
- Chemistry Department, Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC-20057
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- Chemistry Department, Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC-20057
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- Chemistry Department, Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC-20057
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- Chemistry Department, Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC-20057
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Fu R, Li DY, Tian JH, Lin YL, Zhao QY, Li WL, Chen FY, Guo DS, Cai K. Enantiopure Corral[4]BINOLs as Ultrastrong Receptors for Recognition and Differential Sensing of Steroids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406233. [PMID: 38591161 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The precise recognition and sensing of steroids, a type of vital biomolecules, hold immense practical value across various domains. In this study, we introduced corral[4]BINOLs (C[4]BINOLs), a pair of enantiomeric conjugated deep-cavity hosts, as novel synthetic receptors for binding steroids. Due to the strong hydrophobic effect of their deep nonpolar, chiral cavities, the two enantiomers of C[4]BINOLs demonstrated exceptionally high recognition affinities (up to 1012 M-1) for 16 important steroidal compounds as well as good enantioselectiviy (up to 15.5) in aqueous solutions, establishing them as the most potent known steroid receptors. Harnessing their ultrahigh affinity, remarkable enantioselectivity, and fluorescence emission properties, the two C[4]BINOL enantiomers were employed to compose a fluorescent sensor array which achieved discrimination and sensing of 16 structurally similar steroids at low concentrations.
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- Rong Fu
- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Chen FY, Li CZ, Han H, Geng WC, Zhang SX, Jiang ZT, Zhao QY, Cai K, Guo DS. Expanding the Hydrophobic Cavity Surface of Azocalix[4]arene to Enable Biotin/Avidin Affinity with Controlled Release. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402139. [PMID: 38563765 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The development of artificial receptors that combine ultrahigh-affinity binding and controllable release for active guests holds significant importance in biomedical applications. On one hand, a complex with an exceedingly high binding affinity can resist unwanted dissociation induced by dilution effect and complex interferents within physiological environments. On the other hand, stimulus-responsive release of the guest is essential for precisely activating its function. In this context, we expanded hydrophobic cavity surface of a hypoxia-responsive azocalix[4]arene, affording Naph-SAC4A. This modification significantly enhanced its aqueous binding affinity to 1013 M-1, akin to the naturally occurring strongest recognition pair, biotin/(strept-)avidin. Consequently, Naph-SAC4A emerges as the first artificial receptor to simultaneously integrate ultrahigh recognition affinity and actively controllable release. The markedly enhanced affinity not only improved Naph-SAC4A's sensitivity in detecting rocuronium bromide in serum, but also refined the precision of hypoxia-responsive doxorubicin delivery at the cellular level, demonstrating its immense potential for diverse practical applications.
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- Fang-Yuan Chen
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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Formen JSSK, Howard JR, Anslyn EV, Wolf C. Circular Dichroism Sensing: Strategies and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400767. [PMID: 38421186 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The analysis of the absolute configuration, enantiomeric composition, and concentration of chiral compounds are frequently encountered tasks across the chemical and health sciences. Chiroptical sensing methods can streamline this work and allow high-throughput screening with remarkable reduction of operational time and cost. During the last few years, significant methodological advances with innovative chirality sensing systems, the use of computer-generated calibration curves, machine learning assistance, and chemometric data processing, to name a few, have emerged and are now matched with commercially available multi-well plate CD readers. These developments have reframed the chirality sensing space and provide new opportunities that are of interest to a large group of chemists. This review will discuss chirality sensing strategies and applications with representative small-molecule CD sensors. Emphasis will be given to important milestones and recent advances that accelerate chiral compound analysis by outperforming traditional methods, conquer new directions, and pioneering efforts that lie at the forefront of chiroptical high-throughput screening developments. The goal is to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of the current state and a perspective of future directions of this rapidly emerging field.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, USA
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- Chemistry Department, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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Yeung A, Zwijnenburg MA, Orton GRF, Robertson JH, Barendt TA. Investigating the diastereoselective synthesis of a macrocycle under Curtin-Hammett control. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5516-5524. [PMID: 38638241 PMCID: PMC11023033 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05715a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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This work sheds new light on the stereoselective synthesis of chiral macrocycles containing twisted aromatic units, valuable π-conjugated materials for recognition, sensing, and optoelectronics. For the first time, we use the Curtin-Hammett principle to investigate a chiral macrocyclisation reaction, revealing the potential for supramolecular π-π interactions to direct the outcome of a dynamic kinetic resolution, favouring the opposite macrocyclic product to that expected under reversible, thermodynamically controlled conditions. Specifically, a dynamic, racemic perylene diimide dye (1 : 1 P : M) is strapped with an enantiopure (S)-1,1'-bi-2-naphthol group (P-BINOL) to form two diastereomeric macrocyclic products, the homochiral macrocycle (PP) and the heterochiral species (PM). We find there is notable selectivity for the PM macrocycle (dr = 4 : 1), which is rationalised by kinetic templation from intramolecular aromatic non-covalent interactions between the P-BINOL π-donor and the M-PDI π-acceptor during the macrocyclisation reaction.
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- Angus Yeung
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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Yan C, Li Q, Wang K, Yang W, Han J, Li Y, Dong Y, Chu D, Cheng L, Cao L. "Gear-driven"-type chirality transfer of tetraphenylethene-based supramolecular organic frameworks for peptides in water. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3758-3766. [PMID: 38455015 PMCID: PMC10915834 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06349f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Chirality transfer for natural chiral biomolecules can reveal the indispensable role of chiral structures in life and can be used to develop the chirality-sensing biomolecular recognition. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of achiral supramolecular organic frameworks (SOF-1, SOF-2, and SOF-3), constructed from cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) and tetraphenylethene (TPE) derivatives (1, 2, and 3), respectively, as chirality-sensing platforms to explore their chirality transfer mechanism for peptides in water. Given the right-handed (P) and left-handed (M) rotational conformation of TPE units and the selective binding of CB[8] to aromatic amino acids, these achiral SOFs can be selectively triggered in water by peptides containing N-terminal tryptophan (W) and phenylalanine (F) residues into their P- or M-rotational conformation, exhibiting significantly different circular dichroism (CD) spectra. Although various peptides have the same l-type chiral configuration, they can induce positive CD signals of SOF-1 and negative CD signals of SOF-2 and SOF-3, respectively. Based on the structural analysis of the linkage units between CB[8] and TPE units in these SOFs, a "gear-driven"-type chirality transfer mechanism has been proposed to visually illustrate the multiple-step chirality transfer process from the recognition site in the CB[8]'s cavity to TPE units. Furthermore, by utilizing the characteristic CD signals generated through the "gear-driven"-type chirality transfer, these SOFs can serve as chiroptical sensor arrays to effectively recognize and distinguish various peptides based on their distinctive CD spectra.
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- Chaochao Yan
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710061 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China
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Wang ZQ, Wang X, Yang YW. Pillararene-Based Supramolecular Polymers for Adsorption and Separation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2301721. [PMID: 36938788 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Supramolecular polymers have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their perfect combination of supramolecular chemistry and traditional polymer chemistry. The design and synthesis of macrocycles have driven the rapid development of supramolecular chemistry and polymer science. Pillar[n]arenes, a new generation of macrocyclic compounds possessing unique pillar-shaped structures, nano-sized cavities, multi-functionalized groups, and excellent host-guest complexation abilities, are promising candidates to construct supramolecular polymer materials with enhanced properties and functionalities. This review summarizes recent progress in the design and synthesis of pillararene-based supramolecular polymers (PSPs) and illustrates their diverse applications as adsorption and separation materials. All performances are evaluated and analyzed in terms of efficiency, selectivity, and recyclability. Typically, PSPs can be categorized into three typical types according to their topologies, including linear, cross-linked, and hybrid structures. The advances made in the area of functional supramolecular polymeric adsorbents formed by new pillararene derivatives are also described in detail. Finally, the remaining challenges and future perspectives of PSPs for separation-based materials science are discussed. This review will inspire researchers in different fields and stimulate creative designs of supramolecular polymeric materials based on pillararenes and other macrocycles for effective adsorption and separation of a variety of targets.
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- Zhuo-Qin Wang
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Macro Architecture Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Macro Architecture Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Macro Architecture Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Liang K, Ristow F, Li K, Pittrich J, Fehn N, Dörringer L, Heiz U, Kienberger R, Pescitelli G, Iglev H, Kartouzian A. Negative Nonlinear CD-ee Dependence in Polycrystalline BINOL Thin Films. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27933-27938. [PMID: 38088870 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Generally, the relationship between the observed circular dichroism and the enantiomeric excess in chiral systems (CD-ee dependence) is linear. While positive nonlinear behavior has often been reported in the past, examples of negative nonlinear (NN) behavior in CD-ee dependence are rare and not well understood. Here, we present a strong NN CD-ee dependence within polycrystalline thin films of BINOL by using second-harmonic-generation circular dichroism (SHG-CD) and commercial CD spectroscopy studies. Theoretical calculations, microscopy, and FTIR studies are employed to further clarify the underlying cause of this observation. This behavior is attributed to the changing supramolecular chirality of the system. Systems exhibiting NN CD-ee dependence hold promise for highly accurate enantiomeric excess characterization, which is essential for the refinement of enantio-separating and -purifying processes in pharmaceuticals, asymmetric catalysis, and chiral sensing. Our findings suggest that a whole class of single-species systems, i.e., racemate crystals, might possess NN CD-ee dependence and thus provide us a vast playground to better understand and exploit this phenomenon.
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- Kevin Liang
- Catalysis Research Center and School of Natural Sciences, Chair of Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department E11 and School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Catalysis Research Center and School of Natural Sciences, Chair of Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department E11 and School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Catalysis Research Center and School of Natural Sciences, Chair of Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department E11 and School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Catalysis Research Center and School of Natural Sciences, Chair of Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department E11 and School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Physik-Department E11 and School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Catalysis Research Center and School of Natural Sciences, Chair of Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Kalarikkal MG, Drechsler C, Tusha G, Schäfer LV, Van Craen D. Chiroptical Recognition of Carboxylates with Charge-Neutral Double-Stranded Zinc(II) Helicates. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301613. [PMID: 37518186 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Chirality analysis of small molecules for the determination of their enantiopurity is nowadays ruled by streamlined chromatographic methods which utilize chiral stationary phases. Chiroptical probes which rely on host-guest interactions are so far overshadowed by the latter but have the benefit of depending only on common spectroscopic techniques such as CD spectroscopy to distinguish enantiomers and to quantify their ratio. Interest into this receptor-based approach is constantly rising because non-invasive high-throughput screenings with a minimal waste production can be performed. In this study we investigate the possibility to utilize metal-based containers in form of charge-neutral helicates able to recognize anions for this purpose. Key building block of the helicates are triazole units which show rotational freedom and give rise to either a meso-structure or a racemic mixture of the right- and left-handed complex. A chiroptical response of the probe is observed upon recognition of chiral mono- or dicarboxylates and chirality analysis of tartrate is conducted by CD spectroscopy.
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- Malavika G Kalarikkal
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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Xu H, Guo J, Zhao J, Gao Z, Song YY. Enantioselective Target Transport-Mediated Nanozyme Decomposition for the Identification of Reducing Enantiomers in Asymmetric Nanochannel Arrays. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14465-14474. [PMID: 37699410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Enantioselective identification of chiral molecules is regarded as one of the key issues in biological and medical sciences because of their configuration-dependent effects on biological systems. In this study, we developed an electrochemical platform based on a tandem recognition-reaction zone design in TiO2 nanochannels for the specific recognition of reducing enantiomers. In this system, MIL-125(Ti) Ti-metal-organic frameworks, in situ grown in TiO2 nanochannels, provided a homochiral recognition environment via postmodification with l-tartaric acid (l-TA); MnO2 nanosheets possessing both glucose oxidase (GOD)- and peroxidase (POD)-mimicking activities served as the target-reactive zone at the end of the nanochannels. The use of penicillamine (Pen) enantiomers as model-reducing targets facilitated the passage of d-Pen through the homochiral recognition zone, owing to its lower affinity with l-TA. The passed Pen molecules reached the responsive zone and induced a target concentration-dependent MnO2 disassembly. Such target recognition event impaired the cascade GOD- and POD-like activities of MnO2. Combining the enantioselectivity of the recognition nanochannels with the cascade enzyme-like activity of MnO2 toward glucose and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate), the quantitative identification of l- and d-Pen was achieved through the changes in transmembrane ionic current induced by the generated charged products. This recognition-reaction zone design paves an effective way for developing a promising electrochemical platform for the identification of reducing enantiomers with improved selectivity and sensitivity.
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- Huijie Xu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, People's Republic of China
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Li Y, Zhao H, Ren Y, Qiu M, Zhang H, Gao G, Zheng L, Stavropoulos P, Ai L. Synthesis of Enantiomers of Chiral Ester Derivatives Containing an Amide Group and Their Chiral Recognition by
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H NMR Spectroscopy. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- Yan‐Lin Li
- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Communications, School of Science Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing 100876 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri 65409 USA
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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Wang Y, Liu R, Zhang Z, Wei J, Yang Z. Large Optical Asymmetry in Silver Nanoparticle Assemblies Enabled by CH-π Interaction-Mediated Chirality Transfer. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4035-4044. [PMID: 36757911 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Transfer of asymmetry from the molecular system to the other distinct system requires appropriate chemical interactions. Here, we show how the CH-π interaction, one of the weakest hydrogen bonds, can be applied to transfer the asymmetry from π-conjugated chiral molecules to the assemblies of plasmonic Ag nanoparticles, where the aliphatic chains of chiral molecules and the polystyrene chains grafted on Ag nanoparticles are served as the hydrogen donor and acceptor, respectively. The optical asymmetry g-factor of the chiral assemblies of plasmonic nanoparticles is strongly dependent on the molecular weight of the polystyrene ligand, the core structure of the molecule, and the aliphatic chain length of the chiral molecule. Importantly, we explore a molecular mixing strategy to enhance the asymmetry g-factor of chiral molecular assemblies, which consequently promotes the g-factor of chiral plasmonics efficiently, reaching a high value of ∼0.05 under optimal conditions. Overall, we rationalize the chirality transfer from chiral molecules to inorganic nanoparticles, providing the guidance for structural design of chiral nanocomposites with a high g-factor.
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- Ye Wang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P.R. China
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- Hai-Long Qian
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Institute of Analytical Food Safety, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Institute of Analytical Food Safety, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Institute of Analytical Food Safety, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wang X, Pavlović RZ, Finnegan TJ, Karmakar P, Moore CE, Badjić JD. Rapid Access to Chiral and Tripodal Cavitands from β-Pinene. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202416. [PMID: 36168151 PMCID: PMC9797447 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We report Pd-catalyzed cyclotrimerization of (+)-α-bromoenone, obtained from monoterpene β-pinene, into an enantiopure cyclotrimer. This C3 symmetric compound has three bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane rings fused to its central benzene with each ring carrying a carbonyl group. The cyclotrimer undergoes diastereoselective threefold alkynylation with the lithium salts of five terminal alkynes (41-63 %, de=4-83 %). The addition enabled a rapid synthesis of a small library of novel chiral cavitands that, in shape, resemble a tripod stand. These molecular tripods include a tris-bicycloannelated benzene head attached to three alkyne legs twisted in one direction to form a nonpolar cavity with polar groups as feet. Tripods with methylpyridinium and methylisoquinolinium legs, respectively, form inclusion complexes with anti-inflammatory and chiral drugs (R)/(S)-ibuprofen and (R)/(S)-naproxen. The mode of binding shows drug molecules docked in the cavity of the host through ion-ion, cation-π, and C-H-π contacts that, in addition of desolvation, give rise to complexes having millimolar to micromolar stability in water. Our findings open the door to creating a myriad of enantiopure tripods with tunable functions that, in the future, might give novel chemosensors, catalysts or sequestering agents.
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- Xiuze Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA),Department of Chemistry, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140 (Thailand)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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Wang Y, Yao H, Yang L, Quan M, Jiang W. Synthesis, Configurational Analysis, Molecular Recognition and Chirality Sensing of Methylene‐Bridged Naphthotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211853. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yan‐Fang Wang
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Xueyuan Blvd 1088 Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Xueyuan Blvd 1088 Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Xueyuan Blvd 1088 Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Xueyuan Blvd 1088 Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Xueyuan Blvd 1088 Shenzhen 518055 China
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Wang YF, Yao H, Yang LP, Quan M, Jiang W. Synthesis, Configurational Analysis, Molecular Recognition and Chirality Sensing of Methylene‐Bridged Naphthotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202211853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yan Fang Wang
- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry Xueyuan Blvd 1088Nanshan District 518055 Shenzhen CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry Xueyuan Blvd 1088Nanshan District 518055 Shenzhen CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry Xueyuan Blvd 1088, Nanshan District 518055 Shenzhen CHINA
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