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Lu YL, Wang YP, Wu K, Pan M, Su CY. Activating Metal-Organic Cages by Incorporating Functional M(ImPhen) 3 Metalloligands: From Structural Design to Applications. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 39383307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2024]
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ConspectusThe emulation of ingenious biofunctions has been a research focus for several decades. Metal-organic cages (MOCs), as a type of discrete supramolecular assembly with well-defined shapes and cavities, have aroused great interest in chemists to imitate natural protein cages or enzymes. However, to genuinely achieve tailored functionalities or reactivities of enzymes, the design of cage structures combining both the confined microenvironment and the active site is a prerequisite. Therefore, the integration of functionalized motifs into MOCs is expected to provide a feasible approach to construct biofunctional confined nanospaces, which not only allows the modulation of cage properties for applications such as molecular recognition, transport, and catalysis but also creates unique microenvironments that promote enzymatic effects for special reactivities and selectivities, thereby providing a versatile platform to achieve exceptional biomimetic functions and beyond.In this Account, we specifically focus on our research toward engineering active confined-nanospaces in MOCs via incorporation of M(ImPhen)3 metalloligands, a typical tris-chelate coordination moiety comprising imidazophenanthroline ligands and variable metal ions, as the principle functional units for stepwise assembly of active-MOCs. Starting from their structure design and merits, we describe the versatility of M(ImPhen)3 centers for multifunctionalization of the confined cage-nanospaces. By integrating different metal ions like Ru, Os, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, the metal ion inherent properties, e.g., redox activity of Fe/Co-centers, chirality, and photoactivity of Ru-centers, and dynamics of Co/Zn-centers, could be integrated and tailored on the cages as isostructural nanosized containers or reactors. Changing the Pd or Pt cage vertices to organic clips could remarkably enhance acid-base stability and endow cages with flexibility and allostery. Utilization of ImPhen organic ligands containing imidazole groups introduces proton transfer capability, which can couple with the high-positive charges on the cage to create amphoteric microenvironments in the porous open-cage solution. Moreover, the nonplanar stereoconfiguration of M(ImPhen)3 confers multiple peripheral pockets on the cage, which render multisite, high-order, and dynamics guest binding for the benefit of applications such as drug delivery, molecular separation, and catalytic turnover.The construction of active-MOCs from tailorable M(ImPhen)3 metalloligands provides us with a new perspective on their structural design and functionalities. Merging the cage confinement with distinct physicochemical properties on a supramolecular level makes it practical to realize synergistic and cooperative effects for functionality enhancement beyond molecular components or the reactivity different from the bulky solution, which could largely expand the potential of MOCs as a multirole platform to wide application scenarios such as artificial photosynthesis, unconventional catalysis, and theranostic nanomedicine.
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- Yu-Lin Lu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Piskorz TK, Lee B, Zhan S, Duarte F. Metallicious: Automated Force-Field Parameterization of Covalently Bound Metals for Supramolecular Structures. J Chem Theory Comput 2024. [PMID: 39373209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
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Metal ions play a central, functional, and structural role in many molecular structures, from small catalysts to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and proteins. Computational studies of these systems typically employ classical or quantum mechanical approaches or a combination of both. Among classical models, only the covalent metal model reproduces both geometries and charge transfer effects but requires time-consuming parameterization, especially for supramolecular systems containing repetitive units. To streamline this process, we introduce metallicious, a Python tool designed for efficient force-field parameterization of supramolecular structures. Metallicious has been tested on diverse systems including supramolecular cages, knots, and MOFs. Our benchmarks demonstrate that parameters accurately reproduce the reference properties obtained from quantum calculations and crystal structures. Molecular dynamics simulations of the generated structures consistently yield stable simulations in explicit solvent, in contrast to similar simulations performed with nonbonded and cationic dummy models. Overall, metallicious facilitates the atomistic modeling of supramolecular systems, key for understanding their dynamic properties and host-guest interactions. The tool is freely available on GitHub (https://github.com/duartegroup/metallicious).
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- Tomasz K Piskorz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, U.K
- Department of Chemistry─Ångström, Ångströmlaboratoriet Box 523, Uppsala S-751 20, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, U.K
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Lu S, Zhang Z, Zhu Y, Tao Y, Lin Q, Zhang Q, Lv X, Hua L, Chen Z, Wang H, Zhuang GL, Zhang QC, Guo C, Li X, Yu X. Enhancing Effect of Fullerene Guest and Counterion on the Structural Stability and Electrical Conductivity of Octahedral Metallo-Supramolecular Cages. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202410710. [PMID: 38949854 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202410710] [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: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Metallo-supramolecular cages have garnered tremendous attention for their diverse yet molecular-level precision structures. However, the physical properties of these supramolecular ensembles, which are of potential significance in molecular electronics, remain largely unexplored. We herein constructed a series of octahedral metallo-cages and cage-fullerene complexes with notably enhanced structural stability. As such, we could systematically evaluate the electrical conductivity of these ensembles at both the single-molecule level and aggregated bulk state (as well-defined films). Our findings reveal that counteranions and fullerene guests play a pivotal role in determining the electrical conductivity of the aggregated state, while such effects are less significant for single-molecule conductance. Both the counteranions and fullerenes effectively tune the electronic structures and packing density of metallo-supramolecular assemblies, and facilitate efficient charge transfer between the cage hosts and fullerenes, resulting in a notable one order of magnitude increase in the electrical conductivity of the aggregated state.
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- Shuai Lu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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Ward MD. New insights into coordination-cage based catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:10464-10475. [PMID: 39224947 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc03678f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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This review article summarises work from the author's group on catalysis using coordination cages over the (approximate) period 2018-2024. Recent insights discussed include (i) the general mechanism of catalysis, which involves co-location of reaction partners using orthogonal interactions involving the cage cavity (neutral hydrophobic substrates) and the surface anion-based reaction partners; (ii) the role of the cage exterior surface in facilitating catalysis in some cases; (iii) quantitative analysis of anion-binding to the cage surface, as a complement to measurement of binding constants of neutral guests inside the cavity; (iv) a new type of redox-based catalysis using reactive oxygen species, which are generated by reaction of oxidants such as H2O2 and HSO5- with Co(II)/Co(III) redox couples in the cage superstructure. Collectively the results discussed provide signficant new possibilities for further exploration of catalysis using supramolecular assemblies.
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- Michael D Ward
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
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Sahoo PR, Spernyak JA, Turowski SG, Morrow JR. Self-Assembled Iron(III) Coordination Cage as an MRI-Active Carrier for a Gold(I) Drug. Bioconjug Chem 2024. [PMID: 39303010 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.4c00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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A T1 MRI probe based on a self-assembled coordination cage with four iron(III) centers acts as a host for the hydrolysis product of the gold(I) anticancer drug, Au(PEt3)Cl. 1H NMR characterization of the gold complex encapsulated within the diamagnetic Ga(III) analog of the coordination cage is consistent with loss of chloride to give aquated gold complex, most likely [Au(PEt3)(OH2)]+ within the cage. The gold complex undergoes pH-dependent speciation changes in the Ga(III) cage and is released at mildly acidic pH from both the Ga(III) and Fe(III) cages. NMR spectroscopy studies of the encapsulated gold complex in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA) show that the gold complex remains inside of the Ga(III) cage for several hours, resisting release and binding to cysteine residues of HSA. The Fe(III) cage with encapsulated gold complex shows enhanced contrast of the vasculature and uptake into CT26 tumors in BALB/c mice as shown by MRI. The gold complex is solubilized by the iron(III) cage for intravenous injection, whereas the free complex must be injected intraperitoneally. Gold complex accumulates in the tumor for both caged and free complex over 1-48 h as measured by ex-vivo analysis. Encapsulation in the Fe(III) cage modulates the biodistribution of the gold complex in mice in comparison to the free complex, consistent with the function of the cage as a carrier.
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- Priya Ranjan Sahoo
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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Liu J, Huang Y, Bai Q, Yang Q, Wu X, Zhang L, Wu T, Wang P, Wang J, Zhang Z. Self-assembly and dynamic exchange of cuboctahedral metal-organic cages. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:14701-14709. [PMID: 39158022 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01169d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, metal-organic cage structures have great potential for applications in various fields. However, current studies have mainly focused on highly symmetric structures assembled from single metal ions and organic ligands, limiting their diversity and complexity, and there are still relatively few studies on the dynamic formation process of metal-organic cages. Herein, we constructed a series of metal-organic cages with different sizes assembled from the highly-stable coordination of 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine-based tetratopic ligands and various metals ions such as Zn, Cu, Co and Fe. Furthermore, the intermolecular exchange process between the metal-organic cages was explored through the dynamic exchange of ligands, and the formation of a series of hybrid supramolecular nanocages together with their final tendency to form a predominant structure of M24L14L28 was observed. In addition, the binding of metal-organic cages with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) porphyrin-Zn was also investigated. This study not only expands the complexity and diversity of metal-organic cages, but also provides a new perspective for studying the dynamic behaviour of metal-organic cages.
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- Jialin Liu
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Ma C, Cao Q, Yu L, Ma Z, Gan Q. Chirality Interplay between the Interior and Exterior of Metal-Organic Cages. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202410731. [PMID: 38923638 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202410731] [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: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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A series of metal-organic cages featuring two stereogenic elements, in terms of the twisting of amide moieties within the ligand backbones and the rotation of diazaanthracene segments along the ligand ridges, were exploited. These two chiral components are correlative and serve as relays for transmitting chirality information between the internal and external cages. The chirality information induced by a chiral guest inside the cage cavity can pass through the cage framework and influence the orientation of the diazaanthracene segments on the periphery of the cage. In turn, the chirality of a stereogenic center within the diazaanthracene segments can transfer back into the cavity, enabling discrimination of enantiomeric guests.
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- Chunmiao Ma
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Kishida N, Sasafuchi H, Sawada T, Yoshizawa M. Helicity control of a polyaromatic coordination capsule through stereoselective CH-π interactions. Chem Sci 2024; 15:13234-13239. [PMID: 39183906 PMCID: PMC11339976 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02103g] [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: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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Although square-planar ML4 units are essential building blocks for coordination cages and capsules, the non-covalent control of the chirality and helicity of the resultant nanostructures is quite difficult. Here we report the helicity control of an M2L4 polyaromatic capsule, formed from metal ions with square-planar coordination geometry and bent bispyridine ligands, through stereoselective CH-π interactions with monosaccharide derivatives. Thanks to host-guest CH-π multi-interactions, one molecule of various permethylated monosaccharides is quantitatively bound by the capsule in water (K a up to >108 M-1). In the polyaromatic cavity, among them, the selective binding of a β-glucose derivative (>80 : 20 ratio) is demonstrated from a mixture of the α/β-glucoses, through the equatorial-selective recognition of the anomeric (C1) group. A similar stereoselective binding is accomplished from an α/β-galactose mixture. Interestingly, single equatorial/axial configurations on the bound monosaccharides can regulate the helical conformation of the capsule in water, confirmed by CD, NMR, and theoretical analyses. An intense capsule-based Cotton effect is exclusively observed upon encapsulation of the permethylated α-glucose (>20-fold enhancement as compared to the β-glucose derivative), via the induction of a single-handed host helicity to a large extent. Inverse capsule helicity is induced by the binding of a β-galactose derivative under the same conditions.
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- Natsuki Kishida
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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Sudittapong B, Taylor CGP, Williams J, Griffiths RJ, Hiscock JR, Ward MD. Coordination-cage binding and catalysed hydrolysis of organophosphorus chemical warfare agent simulants. RSC Adv 2024; 14:26032-26042. [PMID: 39161455 PMCID: PMC11331485 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra04705b] [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: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024] Open
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The use of organophosphorus chemical warfare agents still remains an ongoing global threat. Here we investigate the binding of small-molecule organic guests including phosphate esters, sulfonate esters, carbonate esters and a sulfite ester - some of which act as simulants for organophosphorus chemical warfare agents - in the cavity of a water-soluble coordination cage. For several of these guest species, binding constants in the range 102 to 103 M-1 were determined in water/DMSO (98 : 2 v/v) solution, through a combination of fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopy, and subsequent fitting of titration data to a 1 : 1 binding isotherm model. For three cage/guest complexes crystallographic structure determinations were possible: in two cases (with guests phenyl methanesulfonate and phenyl propyl carbonate) the guest lies inside the cavity, forming a range of CH⋯O hydrogen-bonding interactions with the cage interior surface involving CH groups on the cationic cage surface that act as H-bond donors and O atoms on the guests that act as H-bond acceptors. In a third case, with the guest 4-nitrophenyl-methanesulfonate, the guest lies in the spaces outside a cage cavity between cages and forms weak CH⋯O interactions with the cage exterior surface: the cavity is occupied by a network of H-bonded water molecules, though this guest does show cavity binding in solution. For the isomeric guests 4-nitrophenyl-methanesulfonate and 4-nitrophenyl methyl sulfite, hydrolysis in water/DMSO (98 : 2 v/v) could be monitored colorimetrically via appearance of the 4-nitrophenolate anion; both showed accelerated hydrolysis rates in the presence of the host cage with second-order rate constants for the catalysed reactions in the range 10-3 to 10-2 M-1 s-1 at pH 9. The typical rate dependence on external pH and the increased reaction rates when chloride ions are present (which can bind inside the cavity and displace other cavity-bound guests) imply that the catalysed reaction actually occurs at the external surface of the cage rather than inside the cavity.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NH UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7NH UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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Liu ZK, Ji XY, Yu M, Li YX, Hu JS, Zhao YM, Yao ZS, Tao J. Proton-Induced Reversible Spin-State Switching in Octanuclear Fe III Spin-Crossover Metal-Organic Cages. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22036-22046. [PMID: 39041064 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Responsive spin-crossover (SCO) metal-organic cages (MOCs) are emerging dynamic platforms with potential for advanced applications in magnetic sensing and molecular switching. Among these, FeIII-based MOCs are particularly noteworthy for their air stability, yet they remain largely unexplored. Herein, we report the synthesis of two novel FeIII MOCs using a bis-bidentate ligand approach, which exhibit SCO activity above room temperature. These represent the first SCO-active FeIII cages and feature an atypical {FeN6}-type coordination sphere, uncommon for FeIII SCO compounds. Our study reveals that these MOCs are sensitive to acid/base variations, enabling reversible magnetic switching in solution. The presence of multiple active proton sites within these SCO-MOCs facilitates multisite, multilevel proton-induced spin-state modulation. This behavior is observed at room temperature through 1H NMR spectroscopy, capturing the subtle proton-induced spin-state transitions triggered by pH changes. Further insights from extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and theoretical analyses indicate that these magnetic alterations primarily result from the protonation and deprotonation processes at the NH active sites on the ligands. These processes induce changes in the secondary coordination sphere, thereby modulating the magnetic properties of the cages. The capability of these FeIII MOCs to integrate magnetic responses with environmental stimuli underscores their potential as finely tunable magnetic sensors and highlights their versatility as molecular switches. This work paves the way for the development of SCO-active materials with tailored properties for applications in sensing and molecular switching.
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- Zhi-Kun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liangxiang Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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Sumida R, Catti L, Yoshizawa M. Bioinspired Binding and Conversion of Linear Monoterpenes by Polyaromatic Coordination Capsules. ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU 2024; 4:410-417. [PMID: 39132015 PMCID: PMC11311458 DOI: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.4c00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Linear monoterpenes, versatile reaction biosubstrates, are bound and subsequently converted to various cyclic monomers and oligomers with excellent selectivity and efficiency, only in natural enzymes. We herein report bioinspired functions of synthetic polyaromatic cavities toward linear monoterpenes in the solution and solid states. The cavities are provided by polyaromatic coordination capsules, formed by the assembly of Pt(II) ions and bent bispyridine ligands with two anthracene panels. By using the capsule cavities, the selective binding of citronellal from mixtures with other monoterpenes and its preferential vapor binding over its derivatives are demonstrated in water and in the solid state, respectively. The capsule furthermore extracts p-menthane-3,8-diol, with high product- and stereoselectivity, from a reaction mixture obtained by the acid-catalyzed cyclization of citronellal in water. Thanks to the inner and outer polyaromatic cavities, the catalytic cyclization-dimerization of vaporized citronellal efficiently proceeds in the acid-loaded capsule solid and product/stereoselectively affords p-menthane-3,8-diol citronellal acetal (∼330% yield based on the capsule) under ambient conditions. The solid capsule reactor can be reused at least 5 times with enhanced conversion. The present study opens up a new approach toward mimicking terpene biosynthesis via synthetic polyaromatic cavities.
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- Ryuki Sumida
- Laboratory for Chemistry
and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry
and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry
and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Reinhardt CR, Manetsch MT, Li WL, Román-Leshkov Y, Head-Gordon T, Kulik HJ. Computational Screening of Putative Catalyst Transition Metal Complexes as Guests in a Ga 4L 612- Nanocage. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14609-14622. [PMID: 39049593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Metal-organic cages form well-defined microenvironments that can enhance the catalytic proficiency of encapsulated transition metal complexes (TMCs). We introduce a screening protocol to efficiently identify TMCs that are promising candidates for encapsulation in the Ga4L612- nanocage. We obtain TMCs from the Cambridge Structural Database with geometric and electronic characteristics amenable to encapsulation and mine the text of associated manuscripts to curate TMCs with documented catalytic functionality. By docking candidate TMCs inside the nanocage cavity and carrying out electronic structure calculations, we identify a subset of successfully optimized candidates (TMC-34) and observe that encapsulated guests occupy an average of 60% of the cavity volume, in line with previous observations. Notably, some guests occupy as much as 72% of the cavity as a result of linker rotation. Encapsulation has a universal effect on the electrostatic potential (ESP), systematically decreasing the ESP at the metal center of each TMC in the TMC-34 data set, while minimally altering TMC metal partial charges. Collectively these observations support geometry-based screening of potential guests and suggest that encapsulation in Ga4L612- cages could electrostatically stabilize diverse cationic or electropositive intermediates. We highlight candidate guests with associated known reactivity and solubility most amenable for encapsulation in experimental follow-up studies.
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- Clorice R Reinhardt
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Feng Q, Ding R, Hou Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Liu H, Guo C, He G, Zheng B, Zhang Y, Zhang M. Highly Efficient Self-Assembly of Heterometallic [2]Catenanes and Cyclic Bis[2]catenanes via Orthogonal Metal-Coordination Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407923. [PMID: 38738617 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407923] [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: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Although catenated cages have been widely constructed due to their unique and elegant topological structures, cyclic catenanes formed by the connection of multiple catenane units have been rarely reported. Herein, based on the orthogonal metal-coordination-driven self-assembly, we prepare a series of heterometallic [2]catenanes and cyclic bis[2]catenanes, whose structures are clearly evidenced by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Owing to the multiple positively charged nature, as well as the potential synergistic effect of the Cu(I) and Pt(II) metal ions, the cyclic bis[2]catenanes display broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. This work not only provides an efficient strategy for the construction of heterometallic [2]catenanes and cyclic bis[2]catenanes but also explores their applications as superior antibacterial agents, which will promote the construction of advanced supramolecular structures for biomedical applications.
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- Qian Feng
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Zhao J, Lv R, Zhao F, Yang D. Post-Assembly Polymerization of Discrete Anion-Coordinated Triple Helicate. Chempluschem 2024; 89:e202400161. [PMID: 38593244 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400161] [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: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Hierarchical self-assembly has been recently employed in the construction of anion-coordination-driven gel materials. However, the post-assembly modification strategy, which may be a highly efficient strategy to realize the functionalization of discrete 'aniono' supramolecular architectures, has not been employed yet. Herein we report the first example of anion-coordination-driven gel material cross-linked by well-defined 'aniono' triple helicate through post-assembly polymerization. The obtained gel shows self-healing property and excellent compatibility with various surfaces, including glass, rubber, leaf, PP, and metal. The viscoelastic gel constructed through the post-assembly modification strategy enriches the method to construct the anion-coordination-driven smart materials.
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- Jie Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069
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Lu YL, Wu K, Huang YH, Li WC, Cao ZM, Yan XH, Zhang XD, Liu CH, Ruan J, Xu HS, Pan M, Su CY. Stereochemical Control of Redox Co II/Co III-Cages with Switchable Cotton Effects Based on Labile-Static States. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:20414-20424. [PMID: 38982611 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c06102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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The structural dynamics of artificial assemblies, in aspects such as molecular recognition and structural transformation, provide us with a blueprint to achieve bioinspired applications. Here, we describe the assembly of redox-switchable chiral metal-organic cages Λ8/Δ8-[Pd6(CoIIL3)8]28+ and Λ8/Δ8-[Pd6(CoIIIL3)8]36+. These isomeric cages demonstrate an on-off chirality logic gate controlled by their chemical and stereostructural dynamics tunable through redox transitions between the labile CoII-state and static CoIII-state with a distinct Cotton effect. The transition between different states is enabled by a reversible redox process and chiral recognition originating in the tris-chelate Co-centers. All cages in two states are thoroughly characterized by NMR, ESI-MS, CV, CD, and X-ray crystallographic analysis, which clarify their redox-switching behaviors upon chemical reduction/oxidation. The stereochemical lability of the CoII-center endows the Λ8/Δ8-CoII-cages with efficient chiral-induction by enantiomeric guests, leading to enantiomeric isomerization to switch between Λ8/Δ8-CoII-cages, which can be stabilized by oxidation to their chemically inert forms of Λ8/Δ8-CoIII-cages. Kinetic studies reveal that the isomerization rate of the Δ8-CoIII-cage is at least an order of magnitude slower than that of the Δ8-CoII-cage even at an elevated temperature, while its activation energy is 16 kcal mol-1 higher than that of the CoII-cage.
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- Yu-Lin Lu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Guo S, Zhan WW, Yang FL, Zhou J, Duan YH, Zhang D, Yang Y. Enantiopure trigonal bipyramidal coordination cages templated by in situ self-organized D 2h-symmetric anions. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5628. [PMID: 38965215 PMCID: PMC11224320 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49964-w] [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: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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The control of a molecule's geometry, chirality, and physical properties has long been a challenging pursuit. Our study introduces a dependable method for assembling D3-symmetric trigonal bipyramidal coordination cages. Specifically, D2h-symmetric anions, like oxalate and chloranilic anions, self-organize around a metal ion to form chiral-at-metal anionic complexes, which template the formation of D3-symmetric trigonal bipyramidal coordination cages. The chirality of the trigonal bipyramid is determined by the point chirality of chiral amines used in forming the ligands. Additionally, these cages exhibit chiral selectivity for the included chiral-at-metal anionic template. Our method is broadly applicable to various ligand systems, enabling the construction of larger cages when larger D2h-symmetric anions, like chloranilic anions, are employed. Furthermore, we successfully produce enantiopure trigonal bipyramidal cages with anthracene-containing backbones using this approach, which would be otherwise infeasible. These cages exhibit circularly polarized luminescence, which is modulable through the reversible photo-oxygenation of the anthracenes.
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- Shan Guo
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China.
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Li R, Yang T, Peng X, Feng Q, Hou Y, Zhu J, Chu D, Duan X, Zhang Y, Zhang M. Enhancing the Photosensitivity of Hypocrellin A by Perylene Diimide Metallacage-Based Host-Guest Complexation for Photodynamic Therapy. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:226. [PMID: 38916749 PMCID: PMC11199435 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01438-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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The development of supramolecular hosts which can efficiently encapsulate photosensitizers to improve the photodynamic efficacy holds great promise for cancer therapy. Here, we report two perylene diimide-based metallacages that can form stable host-guest complexes with planar conjugated molecules including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and photosensitizers (hypocrellin A). Such host-guest complexation not only prevents the aggregation of photosensitizers in aqueous environments, but also offers fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the metallacage to the photosensitizers to further improve the singlet oxygen generation (ΦΔ = 0.66). The complexes are further assembled with amphiphilic polymers, forming nanoparticles with improved stability for anticancer study. Both in vitro and in vivo studies indicate that the nanoparticles display excellent anticancer activities upon light irradiation, showing great potential for cancer photodynamic therapy. This study provides a straightforward and effective approach for enhancing the photosensitivity of conventional photosensitizers via host-guest complexation-based FRET, which will open a new avenue for host-guest chemistry-based supramolecular theranostics.
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- Rongrong Li
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China.
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Gao C, Li S, Zhao C, Sun Q, Sun X, Ge L, Wang L, Xi Z, Han J, Guo R. Self-Assembled Metal-Coordination Nanohelices as Efficient and Robust Chiral Supramolecular Catalysts for Enantioselective Reactions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310234. [PMID: 38155520 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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The development of chiral nanostructures-based supramolecular catalysts with satisfied enantioselectivity remains a significantly more challenging task. Herein, the synthesis and self-assembly of various amino acid amphiphiles as chiral supramolecular catalysts after metal ion coordination is reported and systematically investigate their enantioselectivity in asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions. In particular, the self-assembly of l/d-phenylglycine-based amphiphiles (l/d-PhgC16) and Cu(II) into chiral supramolecular catalysts in the methanol/water solution mixture is described, which features the interesting M/P nanohelices (diameter ≈8 nm) and mostly well-aligned M/P nanoribbons (NRs). The M/P supramolecular catalysts show both high but inverse enantioselectivity (>90% ee) in Diels-Alder reactions, while their monomeric counterparts display nearly racemic products. Analysis of the catalytic results suggests the outstanding enantioselectivities are closely related to the specific stereochemical microenvironment provided by the arrangement of the amphiphiles in the supramolecular assembly. Based on the experimental evidence of chirality transfer from supramolecular nanohelices to coordinated Cu(II) and substrate aza-chalcone and the molecular dynamics simulations, the enantioselective catalytic mechanisms are proposed. Moreover, the relationships between molecular structures of amino acid amphiphiles (the hydrophilic head group and hydrophobic alkyl chain length) in supramolecular catalysts and enantioselectivity in Diels-Alder reactions are elaborated.
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- Cong Gao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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Mobian P, Pham DJ, Chaumont A, Barloy L, Khalil G, Kyritsakas N. Circular Heterochiral Titanium-Based Self-Assembled Architectures. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14067-14078. [PMID: 38728688 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Circular trinuclear helicates have been synthesized from a bis-biphenol strand (LH4), titanium isopropoxide, and various diimine ligands. These self-assembled architectures constructed around three TiO4N2 nodes have a heterochiral structure (C1 symmetry) when 2,2'-bipyridine (A), 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (B), 4,4'-bromo-2,2'-bipyridine (C), or 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyrimidine (D) is employed. Within these complexes, one nitrogen ligand is endo-positioned inside the metallo-macrocycle, whereas the other two diimine ligands point outside the helicate framework. This investigation highlights that the nitrogen ligand which does not participate in the helicate framework of the complex controls the overall symmetry of the helicate since the 2,2'-bipyrimidine chelate (F) ends in the formation of a homochiral aggregate (C3 symmetry). The lack of symmetry found in the solid state for the trinuclear species ([Ti3L3(B)3], [Ti3L3(C)3], and [Ti3L3(D)3]) is observed for these complexes in solution (dichloromethane or chloroform). Remarkably, the 2,2'-bipyrazine ligand (ligand E) ends in the formation of a hexameric aggregate formulated as [Ti6L6(E)6], whereas the use of 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyrimidine (ligand D) permits to generate the dinuclear complexes ([Ti2L(D)2(OiPr)4] and [Ti2L2(D)2]) in addition to the trimeric structure [Ti3L3(D)3]. The behavior of [Ti3L3(A)3] in solution, on the other hand, is unique since an equilibrium between the homochiral and the heterochiral form is reached within 17 days after the complex has been dissolved in dichloromethane (C3-[Ti3L3(A)3]/C1-[Ti3L3(A)3] ratio = 0.3). In chloroform, the heterochiral form of [Ti3L3(A)3] is stable for the same period of time, evidencing the dependence of this stereochemical transformation toward the solvent medium. The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters linked to this stereochemical equilibrium have been obtained and point to the fact that the transformation is intramolecular and not induced by the presence of external ligands. The thermodynamic constant of the C1-[Ti3L3(A)3]/C3-[Ti3L3(A)3] equilibrium is found to be K = 0.34 ± 10%. Further evidence to rationalize this solvent-induced symmetry switch is obtained via a DFT calculation and classical molecular dynamics. In particular, this computational investigation elucidates the reason why the stereochemical transformation of a heterochiral architecture into a homochiral structure is possible only for a trinuclear assembly containing ligand A.
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- Pierre Mobian
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CMC UMR 7140 (team SFAM), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CMC UMR 7140 (team SFAM), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CMC UMR 7140 (team MSM), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CMC UMR 7140 (team SFAM), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CMC UMR 7140 (team SFAM), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CMC UMR 7140 (team LTM), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Liu CL, Moussawi MA, Kalandia G, Salazar Marcano DE, Shepard WE, Parac-Vogt TN. Cavity-Directed Synthesis of Labile Polyoxometalates for Catalysis in Confined Spaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401940. [PMID: 38408301 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401940] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The artificial microenvironments inside coordination cages have gained significant attention for performing enzyme-like catalytic reactions by facilitating the formation of labile and complex molecules through a "ship-in-a-bottle" approach. Despite many fascinating examples, this approach remains scarcely explored in the context of synthesizing metallic clusters such as polyoxometalates (POMs). The development of innovative approaches to control and influence the speciation of POMs in aqueous solutions would greatly advance their applicability and could ultimately lead to the formation of elusive clusters that cannot be synthesized by using traditional methods. In this study, we employ host-guest stabilization within a coordination cage to enable a novel cavity-directed synthesis of labile POMs in aqueous solutions under mild conditions. The elusive Lindqvist [M6O19]2- (M=Mo or W) POMs were successfully synthesized at room temperature via the condensation of molybdate or tungstate building blocks within the confined cavity of a robust and water-soluble Pt6L4(NO3)12 coordination cage. Importantly, the encapsulation of these POMs enhances their stability in water, rendering them efficient catalysts for environmentally friendly and selective sulfoxidation reactions using H2O2 as a green oxidant in a pure aqueous medium. The approach developed in this paper offers a means to synthesize and stabilize the otherwise unstable metal-oxo clusters in water, which can broaden the scope of their applications.
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- Cui-Lian Liu
- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Départementale 128, 91190, Saint-Aubin, France
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Zhang LW, Wang XD, Ao YF, Wang DX, Wang QQ. Chiral Bis-phosphate Macrocycles for Catalytic, Efficient, and Enantioselective Electrophilic Fluorination. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400498. [PMID: 38380876 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400498] [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: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Incorporation of privileged catalytic scaffolds into a macrocyclic skeleton represents an attractive strategy to furnish supramolecular catalysis systems with enzyme-mimetic cavity and multi-site cooperation. Herein we reported the synthesis, structure, binding properties and catalytic application of a series of chiral bis-phosphate macrocycles toward the challenging asymmetric electrophilic fluorination. With a large, integrated chiral cavity and two cooperative phosphate sites, these macrocycles exhibited good inclusion toward 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) dicationic ammoniums through complementary ion-pair and C-H⋅⋅⋅O interactions, as confirmed by crystallographic and solution binding studies. In fluorocyclization of tryptamines with Selectfluor reagent which has a similar DABCO-based dicationic structure, only 2 mol% macrocycle catalyst afforded the desired pyrroloindoline products in moderate yields and up to 91 % ee. For comparison, the acyclic mono-phosphate analogue gave obviously lower reactivity and enantioselectivity (<20 % ee), suggesting a remarkable macrocyclic effect. The high catalytic efficiency and superior stereocontrol were ascribed to the tight ion-pair binding and cavity-directed noncovalent interaction cooperation.
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- Lie-Wei Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Luo D, Zhu XW, Zhou XP, Li D. Covalent Post-Synthetic Modification of Metal-Organic Cages: Concepts and Recent Progress. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400020. [PMID: 38293757 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400020] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Metal-organic cages (MOCs) are supramolecular coordination complexes that have internal cavities for hosting guest molecules and exhibiting various properties. However, the functions of MOCs are limited by the choice of the building blocks. Post-synthetic modification (PSM) is a technique that can introduce new functional groups and replace existing ones on the MOCs without changing their geometry. Among many PSM methods, covalent PSM is a promising approach to modify MOCs with tailored structures and functions. Covalent PSM can be applied to either the internal cavity or the external surface of the MOCs, depending on the functionality expected to be customized. However, there are still some challenges and limitations in the field of covalent PSM of MOCs, such as the balance between the stability of MOCs and the harshness of organic reactions involved in covalent PSMs. This concept article introduces the organic reaction types involved in covalent PSM of MOCs, their new applications after modification, and summarizes and provides an outlook of this research field.
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- Dong Luo
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
- Guangdong Rare Earth Photofunctional Materials Engineering Technology Research Center, School of Chemistry and Environment, Jiaying University, Meizhou, 514015, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, P.R. China
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van Hilst QVC, Pearcy AC, Preston D, Wright LJ, Hartinger CG, Brooks HJL, Crowley JD. A dynamic covalent approach to [Pt nL 2n] 2n+ cages. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4302-4305. [PMID: 38530770 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00323c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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A dynamic covalent approach was exploited to generate a family of homometallic [PtnL2n]2n+ cage (predominantly [Pt2L4]4+ systems) architectures. The family of platinum(II) architectures were characterized using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and the molecular structures of two cages were determined by X-ray crystallography.
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- Quinn V C van Hilst
- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- The MacDiarmid Institute, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- The MacDiarmid Institute, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- The MacDiarmid Institute, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Séjourné S, Labrunie A, Dalinot C, Canevet D, Guechaichia R, Bou Zeid J, Benchohra A, Cauchy T, Brosseau A, Allain M, Chamignon C, Viger-Gravel J, Pintacuda G, Carré V, Aubriet F, Vanthuyne N, Sallé M, Goeb S. Chiral Truxene-Based Self-Assembled Cages: Triple Interlocking and Supramolecular Chirogenesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400961. [PMID: 38284742 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400961] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Incorporating chiral elements in host-guest systems currently attracts much attention because of the major impact such structures may have in a wide range of applications, from pharmaceuticals to materials science and beyond. Moreover, the development of multi-responsive and -functional systems is highly desirable since they offer numerous benefits. In this context, we describe herein the construction of a metal-driven self-assembled cage that associates a chiral truxene-based ligand and a bis-ruthenium complex. The maximum separation between both facing chiral units in the assembly is fixed by the intermetallic distance within the lateral bis-ruthenium complex (8.4 Å). The resulting chiral cavity was shown to encapsulate polyaromatic guest molecules, but also to afford a chiral triply interlocked [2]catenane structure. The formation of the latter occurs at high concentration, while its disassembly could be achieved by the addition of a planar achiral molecule. Interestingly the planar achiral molecule exhibits induced circular dichroism signature when trapped within the chiral cavity, thus demonstrating the ability of the cage to induce supramolecular chirogenesis.
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- Simon Séjourné
- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-ANJOU, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-ANJOU, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-ANJOU, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-ANJOU, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Centre de RMN à Très Hauts Champs, Université de Lyon (UMR 5082 CNRS/Ecole Normale Supérieure/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de RMN à Très Hauts Champs, Université de Lyon (UMR 5082 CNRS/Ecole Normale Supérieure/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de RMN à Très Hauts Champs, Université de Lyon (UMR 5082 CNRS/Ecole Normale Supérieure/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LCP-A2MC, F-57000, Metz, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, FSCM, Chiropole, F-13397, Marseille, France
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-ANJOU, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-ANJOU, F-49000, Angers, France
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Hennebelle M, Cirillo Y, Manick AD, Nuel D, Martinez A, Chatelet B. Synthesis, Resolution, and Absolute Configuration of a Phosphine-Based Hemicryptophane Cage with an Endo Phosphorus Lone Pair and Formation of the Corresponding Gold Complex. J Org Chem 2024; 89:4741-4748. [PMID: 38525898 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The synthesis, characterization, and chiroptical properties of a new class of hemicryptophanes combining a phosphine moiety and a cyclotriveratrylene unit are reported. The synthesis was short and efficient. The racemic mixture of the cage was resolved by chiral high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), giving access to enantiopure molecular cages, whose absolute configurations could be assigned by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy. These new phosphines were then reacted with gold in order to make the corresponding enantiopure gold complexes. The X-ray structure reveals an endohedral functionalization of the cage with the gold metal entrapped in the heart of the cavity, leading to a Vbur of 58%. Moreover, the chirality of the cyclotriveratrylene unit was found to control the chiral arrangement of the aryl group linked to the phosphorus atom, located at the opposite side of the cavity.
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- Marc Hennebelle
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, Marseille 13397, France
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Gao K, Cheng Y, Zhang Z, Huo X, Guo C, Fu W, Xu J, Hou GL, Shang X, Zhang M. Guest-Regulated Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species from Porphyrin-Based Multicomponent Metallacages for Selective Photocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319488. [PMID: 38305830 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319488] [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: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The development of novel materials for highly efficient and selective photocatalysis is crucial for their practical applications. Herein, we employ the host-guest chemistry of porphyrin-based metallacages to regulate the generation of reactive oxygen species and further use them for the selective photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols. Upon irradiation, the sole metallacage (6) can generate singlet oxygen (1O2) effectively via excited energy transfer, while its complex with C70 (6⊃C70) opens a pathway for electron transfer to promote the formation of superoxide anion (O2⋅-), producing both 1O2 and O2⋅-. The addition of 4,4'-bipyridine (BPY) to complex 6⊃C70 forms a more stable complex (6⊃BPY) via the coordination of the Zn-porphyrin faces of 6 and BPY, which drives fullerenes out of the cavities and restores the ability of 1O2 generation. Therefore, benzyl alcohols are oxidized into benzyl aldehydes upon irradiation in the presence of 6 or 6⊃BPY, while they are oxidized into benzoic acids when 6⊃C70 is employed as the photosensitizing agent. This study demonstrates a highly efficient strategy that utilizes the host-guest chemistry of metallacages to regulate the generation of reactive oxygen species for selective photooxidation reactions, which could promote the utilization of metallacages and their related host-guest complexes for photocatalytic applications.
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- Ke Gao
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of, Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of, Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P. R. China
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Linnebank PR, Kluwer AM, Reek JNH. Substrate scope driven optimization of an encapsulated hydroformylation catalyst. Catal Sci Technol 2024; 14:1837-1847. [PMID: 38571547 PMCID: PMC10987017 DOI: 10.1039/d4cy00051j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Caged complexes can provide impressive selective catalysts. Due to the complex shapes of such caged catalysts, however, the level of selectivity control of a single substrate cannot be extrapolated to other substrates. Herein, the substrate scope using 41 terminal alkene substrates is investigated in the hydroformylation reaction with an encapsulated rhodium catalyst [Rh(H)(CO)3(P(mPy3(ZnTPP)3))] (CAT1). For all substrates, the amount of branched products formed was higher with CAT1 than with the unencapsulated reference catalyst [Rh(H)(CO)2(P(mPy3))2] (CAT2) (linear/branched ratio between 2.14 and 0.12 for CAT1 and linear/branched ratio between 6.22 and 0.59 for CAT2). Interestingly, the level of cage induced selectivity depends strongly on the substrate structure that is converted. Analysis of the substrate scope combined with DFT calculations suggests that noncovalent interactions between the substrate moieties and cage walls play a key role in controlling the regioselectivity. Consequently, these supramolecular interactions were further optimized by replacing the ZnTPP building block with a zinc porphyrin analog that contained OiPr substituents on the meta position of the aryl rings. The resulting caged catalyst, CAT4, converted substrates with even higher branched selectivity.
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- Pim R Linnebank
- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
- InCatT B.V Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Wu K, Benchimol E, Baksi A, Clever GH. Non-statistical assembly of multicomponent [Pd 2ABCD] cages. Nat Chem 2024; 16:584-591. [PMID: 38243023 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01415-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Self-assembled hosts, inspired by biological receptors and catalysts, show application potential in sustainable synthesis, energy conversion and medicine. Implementing multiple functionalities in the form of distinguishable building blocks, however, is difficult without risking narcissistic self-sorting or a statistical mess. Here we report a systematic series of integratively self-assembled heteroleptic cages in which two square-planar PdII cations are bridged by four different bis-pyridyl ligands, A, B, C and D, via synergistic effects to exclusively form a single isomer-the lantern-shaped cage [Pd2ABCD]. This self-sorting goal-forming just one out of 55 possible structures-is reached under full thermodynamic control and can be realized progressively (by combining progenitors, such as [Pd2A2C2] with [Pd2B2D2]), directly from ligands and PdII cations or by mixing all four corresponding homoleptic cages. The rational design of complex multicomponent assemblies that enables the modular incorporation of diverse chemical moieties will advance their applicability in functional nanosystems.
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- Kai Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
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Prajapati D, Bhandari P, Zangrando E, Mukherjee PS. A water-soluble Pd 4 molecular tweezer for selective encapsulation of isomeric quinones and their recyclable extraction. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3616-3624. [PMID: 38455025 PMCID: PMC10915840 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05093a] [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: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Quinones (QN) are one of the main components of diesel exhaust particulates that have significant detrimental effects on human health. Their extraction and purification have been challenging tasks because these atmospheric particulates exist as complex matrices consisting of inorganic and organic compounds. In this report, we introduce a new water soluble Pd4L2 molecular architecture (MT) with an unusual tweezer-shaped structure obtained by self-assembly of a newly designed phenothiazine-based tetra-imidazole donor (L) with the acceptor cis-[(tmeda)Pd(NO3)2] (M) [ tmeda = N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine]. The molecular tweezer encapsulates some quinones existing in diesel exhaust particulates (DEPs) leading to the formation of host-guest complexes in 1 : 1 molar ratio. Moreover, MT binds phenanthrenequinone (PQ) more strongly than its isomer anthraquinone (AQ), an aspect that enables extraction of PQ with a purity of 91% from an equimolar mixture of the two isomers. Therefore, MT represents an excellent example of supramolecular receptor capable of selective aqueous extraction of PQ from PQ/AQ with many cycles of reusability.
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- Dharmraj Prajapati
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-560012 India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-560012 India
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Sciences, University of Trieste Trieste 34127 Italy
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-560012 India
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Zhao H, Huang L, Liu W, Dong Q, Bai Q, Yuan J, Jiang Z, Chen M, Liu D, Wang J, Li Y, Wang P. Segmented Template-Directed Self-Assembly of Giant Truncated Triangular Supramolecules. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:4152-4159. [PMID: 38372260 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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The template-directed strategy has been extensively employed for the construction of supramolecular architectures. However, with the increase in the size and complexity of these structures, the synthesis difficulty of the templates escalates exponentially, thereby impeding the widespread application of this strategy. In this study, two truncated triangles T1 and T2 were successfully self-assembled through a novel segmented template strategy by segmenting the core triangular template into portions. Two metallo-organic ligands L2 and L3 were designed and synthesized by dividing the central stable triangle into three separate parts and incorporating them into the precursor ligands, which served as templates to guide the self-assembly process with ligands L1 and L4, respectively. The assembled structures were unambiguously characterized by multidimensional and multinuclear NMR (1H, COSY, NOESY), multidimensional mass spectrometry analysis (ESI-MS and TWIM-MS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Moreover, we observed the formation of fiberlike nanotubes from single-molecule triangles by hierarchical self-assembly.
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- He Zhao
- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University Xinxiang, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Cornu I, Syntrivanis LD, Tiefenbacher K. Biomimetic tail-to-head terpene cyclizations using the resorcin[4]arene capsule catalyst. Nat Protoc 2024; 19:313-339. [PMID: 38040980 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00919-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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The tail-to-head terpene (THT) cyclization is a biochemical process that gives rise to many terpene natural product skeletons encountered in nature. Historically, it has been difficult to achieve THT synthetically without using an enzyme. In this protocol, a hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule acts as an artificial enzyme mimic to carry out biomimetic THT cyclizations and related carbocationic rearrangements. The precursor molecule bears a leaving group (usually an alcohol or acetate group) and undergoes the THT reaction in the presence of the capsule catalyst and HCl as a cocatalyst. Careful control of several parameters (including water content, amount of HCl cocatalyst, temperature and solvent) is crucial to successfully carrying out the reaction. To facilitate the application of this unique capsule-catalysis methodology, we therefore developed a very detailed procedure that includes the preparation and analysis of all reaction components. In this protocol, we describe how to prepare two different terpenes: isolongifolene and presilphiperfolan-1β-ol. The two procedures differ in the water content required for efficient product formation, and thus exemplify the two common use cases of this methodology. The influence of other crucial reaction parameters and means of precisely controlling them are described. A commercially available substrate, nerol, can be used as simple test substrate to validate the reaction setup. Each synthetic procedure requires 5-7 d, including 1-5 h of hands-on time. The protocol applies to the synthesis of many complex terpene natural products that would otherwise be difficult to access in synthetically useful yields.
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- Ivan Cornu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
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Dutton KG, Jones TJ, Emge TJ, Lipke MC. Cage Match: Comparing the Anion Binding Ability of Isostructural Versus Isofunctional Pairs of Metal-Organic Nanocages. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303013. [PMID: 37907394 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303013] [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: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Affinities of six anions (mesylate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, p-toluenecarboxylate, p-toluenesulfonate, and perfluorooctanoate) for three related Pt2+ -linked porphyrin nanocages were measured to probe the influence of different noncovalent recognition motifs (e. g., hydrogen bonding, electrostatics, π bonding) on anion binding. Two new hosts of M6 L3 12+ (1b) and M4 L2 8+ (2) composition (M=(en)Pt2+ , L=(3-py)4 porphyrin) were prepared in a one-pot synthesis and allowed comparison of hosts that differ in structure while maintaining similar N-H hydrogen-bond donor ability. Comparisons of isostructural hosts that differ in hydrogen-bonding ability were made between 1b and a related M6 L3 12+ nanoprism (1a, M=(tmeda)Pt2+ ) that lacks N-H groups. Considerable variation in association constants (K1 =1.6×103 M-1 to 1.3×108 M-1 ) and binding mode (exo vs. endo) were found for different host-guest combinations. Strongest binding was seen between p-toluenecarboxylate and 1b, but surprisingly, association of this guest with 1a was only slightly weaker despite the absence of NH⋅⋅⋅O interactions. The high affinity between p-toluenecarboxylate and 1a could be turned off by protonation, and this behavior was used to toggle between the binding of this guest and the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanoate, which otherwise has a lower affinity for the host.
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- Kaitlyn G Dutton
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 123 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 123 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 123 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 123 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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Huang YH, Lu YL, Zhang XD, Liu CH, Ruan J, Qin YH, Cao ZM, Jiang J, Xu HS, Su CY. Dynamic Stereochemistry of M 8 Pd 6 Supramolecular Cages Based on Metal-Center Lability for Differential Chiral Induction, Resolution, and Recognition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315053. [PMID: 37883532 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315053] [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: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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A series of isostructural supramolecular cages with a rhombic dodecahedron shape have been assembled with distinct metal-coordination lability (M8 Pd6 -MOC-16, M=Ru2+ , Fe2+ , Ni2+ , Zn2+ ). The chirality transfer between metal centers generally imposes homochirality on individual cages to enable solvent-dependent spontaneous resolution of Δ8 /Λ8 -M8 Pd6 enantiomers; however, their distinguishable stereochemical dynamics manifests differential chiral phenomena governed by the cage stability following the order Ru8 Pd6 >Ni8 Pd6 >Fe8 Pd6 >Zn8 Pd6 . The highly labile Zn centers endow the Zn8 Pd6 cage with conformational flexibility and deformation, enabling intrigue chiral-Δ8 /Λ8 -Zn8 Pd6 to meso-Δ4 Λ4 -Zn8 Pd6 transition induced by anions. The cage stabilization effect differs from inert Ru2+ , metastable Fe2+ /Ni2+ , and labile Zn2+ , resulting in different chiral-guest induction. Strikingly, solvent-mediated host-guest interactions have been revealed for Δ8 /Λ8 -(Ru/Ni/Fe)8 Pd6 cages to discriminate the chiral recognition of the guests with opposite chirality. These results demonstrate a versatile procedure to control the stereochemistry of metal-organic cages based on the dynamic metal centers, thus providing guidance to maneuver cage chirality at a supramolecular level by virtue of the solvent, anion, and guest to benefit practical applications.
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- Yin-Hui Huang
- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, LIFM, IGCME, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Moree LK, Faulkner LAV, Crowley JD. Heterometallic cages: synthesis and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:25-46. [PMID: 38037385 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00690e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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High symmetry metallosupramolecular architectures (MSAs) have been exploited for a range of applications including molecular recognition, catalysis and drug delivery. Recently there have been increasing efforts to enhance those applications by generating reduced symmetry MSAs. While there are several emerging methods for generating lower symmetry MSAs, this tutorial review examines the general methods used for synthesizing heterometallic MSAs with a particular focus on heterometallic cages. Additionally, the intrinsic properties of the cages and their potential emerging applications as host-guest systems and reaction catalysts are described.
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- Lana K Moree
- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Molinska P, Tarzia A, Male L, Jelfs KE, Lewis JEM. Diastereoselective Self-Assembly of Low-Symmetry Pd n L 2n Nanocages through Coordination-Sphere Engineering. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202315451. [PMID: 37888946 PMCID: PMC10952360 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315451] [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: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Metal-organic cages (MOCs) are popular host architectures assembled from ligands and metal ions/nodes. Assembling structurally complex, low-symmetry MOCs with anisotropic cavities can be limited by the formation of statistical isomer libraries. We set out to investigate the use of primary coordination-sphere engineering (CSE) to bias isomer selectivity within homo- and heteroleptic Pdn L2n cages. Unexpected differences in selectivities between alternative donor groups led us to recognise the significant impact of the second coordination sphere on isomer stabilities. From this, molecular-level insight into the origins of selectivity between cis and trans diastereoisomers was gained, highlighting the importance of both host-guest and host-solvent interactions, in addition to ligand design. This detailed understanding allows precision engineering of low-symmetry MOC assemblies without wholesale redesign of the ligand framework, and fundamentally provides a theoretical scaffold for the development of stimuli-responsive, shape-shifting MOCs.
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- Paulina Molinska
- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- Department of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoCorso Duca degli Abruzzi 2410129TorinoItaly
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- Department of ChemistryImperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub White City CampusWood LaneLondonW12 0BZUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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Hashimoto Y, Katagiri Y, Tanaka Y, Yoshizawa M. Solution-state mechanochromic luminescence of Pt(ii)-complexes displayed within micellar aromatic capsules. Chem Sci 2023; 14:14211-14216. [PMID: 38098700 PMCID: PMC10717548 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04613c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) is an intrinsic phenomenon in the solid state and thus has been hardly observed in solution so far. Here we report that arylethynyl Pt(ii)-complexes with an NCN-pincer ligand are efficiently encapsulated by micellar aromatic capsules in water, through a simple grinding protocol with bent amphiphiles. When a bent pentamethylbenzene-based amphiphile is employed as an optimized capsule component, the resultant host-guest composite, with an average diameter of ∼4 nm, is obtained in water at room temperature. Notably, the nanocomposite displays strong red emission (Φ = 33%, λmax = 700 nm) derived from MCL via intermolecular Pt(ii)⋯Pt(ii) interactions even under aerobic aqueous conditions, in sharp contrast to the free Pt(ii)-complex with weak green emission (Φ = 4%, λmax = 500 nm) in CH2Cl2. Moreover, enhancement of the solution-state MCL (up to Φ = 48%) can be achieved by coencapsulation of the Pt(ii)-complexes with carbazole derivatives by the capsule in water. This study provides the first example of "solution-state" mechanochromic luminescence, capable of facilely tuning its intensity and wavelength, among the intensive studies of various solid-state MCL reported previously.
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- Yoshihisa Hashimoto
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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Liu Y, Liu FZ, Li S, Liu H, Yan K. Biasing the Formation of Solution-Unstable Intermediates in Coordination Self-Assembly by Mechanochemistry. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302563. [PMID: 37670119 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Due to the reversible nature of coordination bonds and solvation effect, coordination self-assembly pathways are often difficult to elucidate experimentally in solution, as intermediates and products are in constant equilibration. The present study shows that some of these transient and high-energy self-assembly intermediates can be accessed by means of ball-milling approaches. Among them, highly aqueous-unstable Pd3 L11 and Pd6 L14 open-cage intermediates of the framed Fujita Pd6 L14 cage and Pd2 L22 , Pd3 L21 and Pd4 L22 intermediates of Mukherjee Pd6 L24 capsule are successfully trapped in solid-state, where Pd=tmedaPd2+ , L1=2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine and L2=1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene). Their structures are assigned by a combination of solution-based characterization tools such as standard NMR spectroscopy, DOSY NMR, ESI-MS and X-ray diffraction. Collectively, these results highlight the opportunity of using mechanochemistry to access unique chemical space with vastly different reactivity compared to conventional solution-based supramolecular self-assembly reactions.
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- Yan Liu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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Chakraborty D, Ali S, Choudhury P, Hickey N, Mukherjee PS. Cavity-Shape-Dependent Divergent Chemical Reaction inside Aqueous Pd 6L 4 Cages. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 38019887 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Chemical reactions inside the confined pockets of enzyme-mimicking hosts, such as cages and macrocycles, have been an emerging field of interest over the past decade. Although many such reactions are known, the use of such cages toward the divergent synthesis of nonisomeric products has not been well explored. Divergent synthesis is a technique of forming two or more distinct products from the same reagents by changing the catalyst or reaction conditions. Changing the shape of the cage can also change the nature and magnitude of the host-guest interactions. Thus, is it possible for such changes to cause differences in the reaction pathways leading to formation of nonisomeric products? Herein, we report a divergent chemical transformation of anthrone [anthracen-9(10H)-one] inside different water-soluble M6L4 cages. When anthrone was encapsulated inside a newly synthesized M6L4 octahedral cage 1, it dimerized to form dianthrone [9,9'-bianthracen-10,10'(9H,9'H)-dione]. In contrast, when the same chemical reaction was performed inside a M6L4 double-square shaped cage 2, it was oxidized to form anthraquinone [anthracene-9,10-dione]. Similar results were obtained with a different set of isomeric aqueous Pd6 cages 3a (octahedral cage) and 3b (double-square cage), indicating the dependence of the shape of cavity on the divergent synthesis. The present report demonstrates a unique example of different outcomes/results of a reaction depending on the shape of the molecular container, which was driven by the host-guest interactions and the preorganization of the substrates.
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- Debsena Chakraborty
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34127, Italy
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Xia KT, Rajan A, Surendranath Y, Bergman RG, Raymond KN, Toste FD. Tunable Electrochemical Entropy through Solvent Ordering by a Supramolecular Host. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:25463-25470. [PMID: 37956314 PMCID: PMC10683002 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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An aqueous electrochemically controlled host-guest encapsulation system demonstrates a large and synthetically tunable redox entropy change. Electrochemical entropy is the basis for thermally regenerative electrochemical cycles (TRECs), which utilize reversible electrochemical processes with large molar entropy changes for thermogalvanic waste-heat harvesting and electrochemical cooling, among other potential applications. A supramolecular host-guest system demonstrates a molar entropy change of 4 times that of the state-of-the-art aqueous TREC electrolyte potassium ferricyanide. Upon encapsulation of a guest, water molecules that structurally resemble amorphous ice are displaced from the host cavity, leveraging a change in the degrees of freedom and ordering of the solvent rather than the solvation of the redox-active species to increase entropy. The synthetic tunability of the host allows rational optimization of the system's ΔS, showing a range of -51 to -101 cal mol-1 K-1 (-2.2 to -4.4 mV K-1) depending on ligand and metal vertex modifications, demonstrating the potential for rational design of high-entropy electrolytes and a new strategy to overcome theoretical limits on ion solvation reorganization entropy.
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- Kay T. Xia
- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Palo
Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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da Camara B, Woods CZ, Sharma K, Wu HT, Farooqi NS, Chen C, Julian RR, Vander Griend DA, Hooley RJ. Catalytic Inhibition of Base-Mediated Reactivity by a Self-Assembled Metal-Ligand Host. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302499. [PMID: 37584901 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302499] [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: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Spacious M4 L6 tetrahedra can act as catalytic inhibitors for base-mediated reactions. Upon adding only 5 % of a self-assembled Fe4 L6 cage complex, the conversion of the conjugate addition between ethylcyanoacetate and β-nitrostyrene catalyzed by proton sponge can be reduced from 83 % after 75 mins at ambient temperature to <1 % under identical conditions. The mechanism of the catalytic inhibition is unusual: the octacationic Fe4 L6 cage increases the acidity of exogenous water in the acetonitrile reaction solvent by favorably binding the conjugate acid of the basic catalyst. The inhibition only occurs for Fe4 L6 hosts with spacious internal cavities: minimal inhibition is seen with smaller tetrahedra or Fe2 L3 helicates. The surprising tendency of the cationic cage to preferentially bind protonated, cationic ammonium guests is quantified via the comprehensive modeling of spectrophotometric titration datasets.
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- Bryce da Camara
- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Juber S, Schäfer LV. Dynamics of organophosphate guest encapsulation in heteroleptic coordination cages. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:29496-29505. [PMID: 37888835 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04342h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Heteroleptic coordination cages allow the design of different host structures that can bind guest molecules within their cavities. In a previous work, the energetics of organophosphate encapsulation in palladium(II)-based heteroleptic coordination cages that differ in terms of their ability to form hydrogen bonds have been investigated [Platzek et al., Endohedrally Functionalized Heteroleptic Coordination Cages for Phosphate Ester Binding, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2022093]. The present work focuses on the dynamics of this system. Dynamic information is obtained through the application of a Markov state model (MSM) to unbiased multi-microsecond atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of guest binding and release. The MSM reveals that both the bound state and the binding/unbinding pathways are highly dynamic, with different types of interactions mediating the binding of the diphenylphosphate guest. Thus, the simulations highlight the dynamic nature of the nanoconfinement in the host-guest systems, with possible implications for the use of such coordination cages as catalysts.
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- Selina Juber
- Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
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- Theoretical Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Xu M, Jing X, Sun B, He C, Reek JNH, Duan C. Urea-Functionalized Fe 4 L 6 Cages for Supramolecular Gold Catalyst Encapsulation to Control Substrate Activation Modes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310420. [PMID: 37661189 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310420] [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: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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The excellent catalytic performances of enzymes in terms of activity and selectivity are an inspiration for synthetic chemists and this has resulted in the development of synthetic containers for supramolecular catalysis. In such containers the local environment and pre-organization of catalysts and substrates leads to control of the activity and selectivity of the catalyst. Herein we report a supramolecular strategy to encapsulate single catalysts in a urea-functionalized Fe4 L6 cage, which can co-encapsulate a functionalized urea substrate through hydrogen bonding. Distinguished selectivity is obtained, imposed by the cage as site isolation only allows catalysis through π activation of the substrate and as a result the selectivity is independent of catalyst concentration. The encapsulated catalyst is more active than the free analogue, an effect that can be ascribed to transitionstate stabilization rather than substrate pre-organization, as revealed by the MM kinetic data. The simple strategy reported here is expected to be of general use in many reactions, for which the catalyst can be functionalized with a sulfonate group required for encapsulation.
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- Meiling Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Xu M, Sun B, Poole DA, Bobylev EO, Jing X, Wu J, He C, Duan C, Reek JNH. Broadening the catalytic region from the cavity to windows by M 6L 12 nanospheres in cyclizations. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11699-11707. [PMID: 37920339 PMCID: PMC10619639 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02998k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Supramolecular cages have received tremendous attention as they can contain catalysts that exhibit confinement effects in the cavity, leading to excellent performances. Herein, we report an example wherein the catalytic region is extended from the cage cavity to the windows, and investigate its confinement effect by utilizing the Pd6LAu12 cage that contains rigidly fixed and isolated gold complexes at the windows. Pd6LAu12 exhibit three features of particular interest while assessing their properties in gold-catalyzed cyclization reactions. First, the catalysts experience a cage effect as they display higher reactivity and selectivity compared to the monomeric analogue, as a result of substrate pre-organization at the windows. Second, the metal complexes are physically separated by the cage structure, preventing the formation of less active dinuclear gold complexes making it more stable under hydrous conditions. Third, the cage windows present the characteristics of enzymatic catalysis via Michaelis-Menten-type mechanism analysis. This contribution presents an alternative way to engineer supramolecular catalysts through extending the catalytic region.
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- Meiling Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 Amsterdam 1098 XH The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 Amsterdam 1098 XH The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 Amsterdam 1098 XH The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 Amsterdam 1098 XH The Netherlands
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Peng Y, Su Z, Jin M, Zhu L, Guan ZJ, Fang Y. Recent advances in porous molecular cages for photocatalytic organic conversions. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15216-15232. [PMID: 37492891 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01679j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Photocatalytic organic conversion is considered an efficient, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving strategy for organic synthesis. In recent decades, the molecular cage has emerged as a creative functional material with broad applications in host-guest recognition, drug delivery, catalysis, intelligent materials and other fields. Based on the unique properties of porous molecular cage materials, they provide an ideal platform for leveraging pre-structuring in catalytic reactions and show great potential in various photocatalytic organic reactions. As a result, they have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional molecules or inorganic photocatalysts in redox processes. In this Review, the synthesis strategies based on coordination cages and organic cages, as well as their recent progress in photocatalytic organic conversion, are comprehensively summarized. Finally, we deliver the persistent challenges associated with porous molecular cage compounds that need to be overcome for further development in this field.
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- Yaoyao Peng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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Burguera S, Bauzá A, Frontera A. Tuning the Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity of Group 10 Elements through Substituent Effects: A DFT Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15597. [PMID: 37958580 PMCID: PMC10648789 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115597] [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: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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In this study, a series of electron donor (-NH2, -NMe2 and -tBu) and electron-withdrawing substituents (-F, -CN and -NO2) were used to tune the nucleophilicity or electrophilicity of a series of square planar Ni2+, Pd2+ and Pt2+ malonate coordination complexes towards a pentafluoroiodobenzene and a pyridine molecule. In addition, Bader's theory of atoms in molecules (AIM), noncovalent interaction plot (NCIplot), molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) surface and natural bond orbital (NBO) analyses at the PBE0-D3/def2-TZVP level of theory were carried out to characterize and discriminate the role of the metal atom in the noncovalent complexes studied herein. We hope that the results reported herein may serve to expand the current knowledge regarding these metals in the fields of crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. de Valldemossa Km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Baleares, Spain; (S.B.); (A.B.)
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Salazar A, Moreno-Simoni M, Kumar S, Labella J, Torres T, de la Torre G. Supramolecular Subphthalocyanine Cage as Catalytic Container for the Functionalization of Fullerenes in Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202311255. [PMID: 37695637 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311255] [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: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Herein we report the first example of a supramolecular cage that works as a catalytic molecular reactor to perform transformations over fullerenes in aqueous medium. Taking advantage of the ability of metallo-organic Pd(II)-subphthalocyanine (SubPc) capsules to form stable host:guest complexes with C60 , we have prepared a water-soluble cage that provides a hydrophobic environment for conducting cycloadditions over encapsulated C60 , namely, Diels-Alder reactions with anthracene. Indeed, the presence of catalytic amounts of SubPc cage dissolved in water promotes co-encapsulation of insoluble C60 and anthracene substrates, allowing the reaction to occur inside the cavity under mild conditions. The lower stability of the host:guest complex with the resulting C60 cycloadduct facilitates its displacement by pristine C60 , which grants catalytic turnover. Moreover, bis-addition compounds are regioselectively formed inside the cage when using excess anthracene.
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- Ainhoa Salazar
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA), Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Duan XF, Zhou LP, Li HR, Hu SJ, Zheng W, Xu X, Zhang R, Chen X, Guo XQ, Sun QF. Excited-Multimer Mediated Supramolecular Upconversion on Multicomponent Lanthanide-Organic Assemblies. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23121-23130. [PMID: 37844009 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Upconversion (UC) is a fascinating anti-Stokes-like optical process with promising applications in diverse fields. However, known UC mechanisms are mainly based on direct energy transfer between metal ions, which constrains the designability and tunability of the structures and properties. Here, we synthesize two types of Ln8L12-type (Ln for lanthanide ion; L for organic ligand L1 or L2R/S) lanthanide-organic complexes with assembly induced excited-multimer states. The Yb8(L2R/S)12 assembly exhibits upconverted multimer green fluorescence under 980 nm excitation through a cooperative sensitization process. Furthermore, upconverted red emission from Eu3+ on the heterometallic (Yb/Eu)8L12 assemblies is also realized via excited-multimer mediated energy relay. Our findings demonstrate a new strategy for designing UC materials, which is crucial for exploiting photofunctions of multicomponent lanthanide-organic complexes.
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- Xiao-Fang Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Zheng J, Yang Y, Ronson TK, Wood DM, Nitschke JR. Redox Triggers Guest Release and Uptake Across a Series of Azopyridine-Based Metal-Organic Capsules. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302580. [PMID: 37462086 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Precise control over guest release and recapture using external stimuli is a valuable goal, potentially enabling new modes of chemical purification. Including redox moieties within the ligand cores of molecular capsules to trigger the release and uptake of guests has proved effective, but this technique is limited to certain capsules and guests. Herein, the construction of a series of novel metal-organic capsules from ditopic, tritopic, and tetratopic ligands is demonstrated, all of which contain redox-active azo groups coordinated to FeII centers. Compared to their iminopyridine-based analogs, this new class of azopyridine-based capsules possesses larger cavities, capable of encapsulating more voluminous guests. Upon reduction of the capsules, their guests are released and may then be re-encapsulated when the capsules are regenerated by oxidation. Since the redox centers are on the ligand arms, they are modular and can be attached to a variety of ligand cores to afford varying and predictable architectures. This method thus shows promise as a generalized approach for designing redox-controlled guest release and uptake systems.
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- Jieyu Zheng
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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Li D, Yang L, Fang W, Fu X, Li H, Li J, Li X, He C. An artificial light-harvesting system constructed from a water-soluble metal-organic barrel for photocatalytic aerobic reactions in aqueous media. Chem Sci 2023; 14:9943-9950. [PMID: 37736644 PMCID: PMC10510649 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02943c] [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: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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An artificial light-harvesting system constructed from a water-soluble host-guest complex can be regarded as a high-level conceptual model of its biological counterpart and can convert solar energy into chemical energy in an aqueous environment. Herein, a water-soluble metal-organic barrel Ga-tpe with twelve sulfonic acid units was obtained by subcomponent self-assembly between Ga3+ ions and tetra-topic ligands with tetraphenylethylene (TPE) cores. By taking advantage of host-guest interactions, cationic dye rhodamine B (RB) was constrained in the pocket of Ga-tpe to promote the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) process for efficient photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of sulfides and cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction in aqueous media.
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- Danyang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Forensic Science Evidence, School of Forensic Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003 P. R. China
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- Institute for Molecular Design and Synthesis, School of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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Jeong WJ, Lee J, Eom H, Song WJ. A Specific Guide for Metalloenzyme Designers: Introduction and Evolution of Metal-Coordination Spheres Embedded in Protein Environments. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:2416-2425. [PMID: 37643364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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- Woo Jae Jeong
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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