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Razi SS, Marin-Luna M, Alajarin M, Martinez-Cuezva A, Berna J. Conjugated bis(enaminones) as effective templates for rotaxane assembly and their post-synthetic modifications. Commun Chem 2024; 7:170. [PMID: 39098851 PMCID: PMC11298525 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01258-4] [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: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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The development of efficient methods for the synthesis of mechanically interlocked compounds is currently considered a major challenge in supramolecular chemistry. Twofold vinylogous fumaramides, a class of conjugated bis(enaminones), successfully achieve the assembly of hydrogen-bonded amide-based rotaxanes, with a templating ability comparable to that of their parent fumaramide-based systems, showcasing full conversions and impressive yields up to 92%. Computational calculations offer a compelling explanation for the remarkable efficiency of these bis(enaminones) in driving the synthesis of unprecedented rotaxanes. The reactivity of these interlocked species was thoroughly investigated, revealing that a one-step double stopper-exchange process can be successfully performed while preserving the mechanical bond. This approach facilitates the formation of controllable rotaxanes, including a three-station molecular shuttle, whose assembly via a clipping methodology is highly unselective. The internal translational motion of this latter species has been successfully controlled in a reversible way by means of a cycloaddition/retrocycloaddition sequence.
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- Syed S Razi
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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Borsley S, Leigh DA, Roberts BMW. Molecular Ratchets and Kinetic Asymmetry: Giving Chemistry Direction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400495. [PMID: 38568047 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400495] [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: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Over the last two decades ratchet mechanisms have transformed the understanding and design of stochastic molecular systems-biological, chemical and physical-in a move away from the mechanical macroscopic analogies that dominated thinking regarding molecular dynamics in the 1990s and early 2000s (e.g. pistons, springs, etc), to the more scale-relevant concepts that underpin out-of-equilibrium research in the molecular sciences today. Ratcheting has established molecular nanotechnology as a research frontier for energy transduction and metabolism, and has enabled the reverse engineering of biomolecular machinery, delivering insights into how molecules 'walk' and track-based synthesisers operate, how the acceleration of chemical reactions enables energy to be transduced by catalysts (both motor proteins and synthetic catalysts), and how dynamic systems can be driven away from equilibrium through catalysis. The recognition of molecular ratchet mechanisms in biology, and their invention in synthetic systems, is proving significant in areas as diverse as supramolecular chemistry, systems chemistry, dynamic covalent chemistry, DNA nanotechnology, polymer and materials science, molecular biology, heterogeneous catalysis, endergonic synthesis, the origin of life, and many other branches of chemical science. Put simply, ratchet mechanisms give chemistry direction. Kinetic asymmetry, the key feature of ratcheting, is the dynamic counterpart of structural asymmetry (i.e. chirality). Given the ubiquity of ratchet mechanisms in endergonic chemical processes in biology, and their significance for behaviour and function from systems to synthesis, it is surely just as fundamentally important. This Review charts the recognition, invention and development of molecular ratchets, focussing particularly on the role for which they were originally envisaged in chemistry, as design elements for molecular machinery. Different kinetically asymmetric systems are compared, and the consequences of their dynamic behaviour discussed. These archetypal examples demonstrate how chemical systems can be driven inexorably away from equilibrium, rather than relax towards it.
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- Stefan Borsley
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Zwick P, Troncossi A, Borsley S, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Leigh DA. Stepwise Operation of a Molecular Rotary Motor Driven by an Appel Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:4467-4472. [PMID: 38319727 PMCID: PMC10885133 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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To date, only a small number of chemistries and chemical fueling strategies have been successfully used to operate artificial molecular motors. Here, we report the 360° directionally biased rotation of phenyl groups about a C-C bond, driven by a stepwise Appel reaction sequence. The motor molecule consists of a biaryl-embedded phosphine oxide and phenol, in which full rotation around the biaryl bond is blocked by the P-O oxygen atom on the rotor being too bulky to pass the oxygen atom on the stator. Treatment with SOCl2 forms a cyclic oxyphosphonium salt (removing the oxygen atom of the phosphine oxide), temporarily linking the rotor with the stator. Conformational exchange via ring flipping then allows the rotor and stator to twist back and forth past the previous limit of rotation. Subsequently, the ring opening of the tethered intermediate with a chiral alcohol occurs preferentially through a nucleophilic attack on one face. Thus, the original phosphine oxide is reformed with net directional rotation about the biaryl bond over the course of the two-step reaction sequence. Each repetition of SOCl2-chiral alcohol additions generates another directionally biased rotation. Using the same reaction sequence on a derivative of the motor molecule that forms atropisomers rather than fully rotating 360° results in enantioenrichment, suggesting that, on average, the motor molecule rotates in the "wrong" direction once every three fueling cycles. The interconversion of phosphine oxides and cyclic oxyphosphonium groups to form temporary tethers that enable a rotational barrier to be overcome directionally adds to the strategies available for generating chemically fueled kinetic asymmetry in molecular systems.
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- Patrick Zwick
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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Wilmore JT, Cheong Tse Y, Docker A, Whitehead C, Williams CK, Beer PD. Dynamic Metalloporphyrin-Based [2]Rotaxane Molecular Shuttles Stimulated by Neutral Lewis Base and Anion Coordination. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300608. [PMID: 36929530 PMCID: PMC10947143 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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A series of dynamic metalloporphyrin [2]rotaxane molecular shuttles comprising of bis-functionalised Zn(II) porphyrin axle and pyridyl functionalised macrocycle components are prepared in high yield via active metal template synthetic methodology. Extensive variable temperature 1 H NMR and quantitative UV-Vis spectroscopic titration studies demonstrate dynamic macrocycle translocation is governed by an inter-component co-ordination interaction between the macrocycle pyridyl and axle Zn(II) metalloporphyrin, which serves to bias a 'resting state' co-conformation. The dynamic shuttling behaviour of the interlocked structures is dramatically inhibited by the addition of a neutral Lewis base such as pyridine, but can also be tuned via post-synthetic rotaxane demetallation of the porphyrin axle core to give free-base, or upon subsequent metallation, Ni(II) [2]rotaxane analogues. Importantly, the Lewis acidic Zn(II) porphyrin axle component is also capable of coordinating anions which induces mechanical bond shuttling behaviour resulting in a novel optical sensing response.
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- Jamie T. Wilmore
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford Chemistry Research LaboratoryMansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford Chemistry Research LaboratoryMansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford Chemistry Research LaboratoryMansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford Chemistry Research LaboratoryMansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford Chemistry Research LaboratoryMansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford Chemistry Research LaboratoryMansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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Silicon-containing 2-phenyldiazene-1-carboxamide derivatives. Russ Chem Bull 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-022-3707-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Joy F, Nizam A, Nair Y, Pillai R, Devasia J, Nagella P. Templating motifs of molecular axles in hydrogen bonding [2]rotaxanes: Synthesis and applications. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Borsley S, Leigh DA, Roberts BMW, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ. Tuning the Force, Speed, and Efficiency of an Autonomous Chemically Fueled Information Ratchet. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:17241-17248. [PMID: 36074864 PMCID: PMC9501901 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
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Autonomous chemically fueled molecular machines that
function through
information ratchet mechanisms underpin the nonequilibrium processes
that sustain life. These biomolecular motors have evolved to be well-suited
to the tasks they perform. Synthetic systems that function through
similar mechanisms have recently been developed, and their minimalist
structures enable the influence of structural changes on machine performance
to be assessed. Here, we probe the effect of changes in the fuel and
barrier-forming species on the nonequilibrium operation of a carbodiimide-fueled
rotaxane-based information ratchet. We examine the machine’s
ability to catalyze the fuel-to-waste reaction and harness energy
from it to drive directional displacement of the macrocycle. These
characteristics are intrinsically linked to the speed, force, power,
and efficiency of the ratchet output. We find that, just as for biomolecular
motors and macroscopic machinery, optimization of one feature (such
as speed) can compromise other features (such as the force that can
be generated by the ratchet). Balancing speed, power, efficiency,
and directionality will likely prove important when developing artificial
molecular motors for particular applications.
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- Stefan Borsley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.,School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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Binks L, Tian C, Fielden SDP, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Leigh DA. Transamidation-Driven Molecular Pumps. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:15838-15844. [PMID: 35979923 PMCID: PMC9446885 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We report a new class of synthetic molecular pumps that use a stepwise information ratchet mechanism to achieve the kinetic gating required to sequester their macrocyclic substrates from bulk solution. Threading occurs as a result of active template reactions between the pump terminus amine and an acyl electrophile, whereby the bond-forming reaction is accelerated through the cavity of a crown ether. Carboxylation of the resulting amide results in displacement of the ring to the collection region of the thread. Conversion of the carbamate to a phenolic ester provides an intermediate rotaxane suitable for further pumping cycles. In this way rings can be ratcheted onto a thread from one or both ends of appropriately designed molecular pumps. Each pumping cycle results in one additional ring being added to the thread per terminus acyl group. The absence of pseudorotaxane states ensures that no dethreading of intermediates occurs during the pump operation. This facilitates the loading of different macrocycles in any chosen sequence, illustrated by the pump-mediated synthesis of a [4]rotaxane containing three different macrocycles as a single sequence isomer. A [5]rotaxane synthesized using a dual-opening transamidation pump was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, revealing a series of stabilizing CH···O interactions between the crown ethers and the polyethylene glycol catchment region of the thread.
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- Lorna Binks
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Borsley S, Leigh DA, Roberts BMW. Chemical fuels for molecular machinery. Nat Chem 2022; 14:728-738. [PMID: 35778564 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-00970-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chemical reaction networks that transform out-of-equilibrium 'fuel' to 'waste' are the engines that power the biomolecular machinery of the cell. Inspired by such systems, autonomous artificial molecular machinery is being developed that functions by catalysing the decomposition of chemical fuels, exploiting kinetic asymmetry to harness energy released from the fuel-to-waste reaction to drive non-equilibrium structures and dynamics. Different aspects of chemical fuels profoundly influence their ability to power molecular machines. Here we consider the structure and properties of the fuels that biology has evolved and compare their features with those of the rudimentary synthetic chemical fuels that have so far been used to drive autonomous non-equilibrium molecular-level dynamics. We identify desirable, but context-specific, traits for chemical fuels together with challenges and opportunities for the design and invention of new chemical fuels to power synthetic molecular machinery and other dissipative nanoscale processes.
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- Stefan Borsley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Saura-Sanmartin A, Pastor A, Martinez-Cuezva A, Cutillas-Font G, Alajarin M, Berna J. Mechanically interlocked molecules in metal-organic frameworks. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:4949-4976. [PMID: 35612363 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00167e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have great potential in the development of molecular machinery due to their intercomponent dynamics. The incorporation of these molecules in a condensed phase makes it possible to take advantage of the control of the motion of the components at the macroscopic level. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are postulated as ideal supports for intertwined molecules. This review covers the chemistry of the mechanical bond incorporated into metal-organic frameworks from the seminal studies to the latest published advances. We first describe some fundamental concepts of MIMs and MOFs. Next, we summarize the advances in the incorporation of rotaxanes and catenanes inside MOF matrices. Finally, we conclude by showing the study of the rotaxane dynamics in MOFs and the operation of some stimuli-responsive MIMs within MOFs. In addition to emphasising some selected examples, we offer a critical opinion on the state of the art of this research field, remarking the key points on which the future of these systems should be focused.
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- Adrian Saura-Sanmartin
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Murcia, Spain.
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Tang Y, Luo Y, Xiang J, He Y, Fan Q. Rhodium‐Catalyzed ON‐OFF Switchable Hydrogenation Using a Molecular Shuttle Based on a [2]Rotaxane with a Phosphine Ligand. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200638. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yu‐Ping Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Tang Y, Luo Y, Xiang J, He Y, Fan Q. Rhodium‐Catalyzed ON‐OFF Switchable Hydrogenation Using a Molecular Shuttle Based on a [2]Rotaxane with a Phosphine Ligand. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu‐Ping Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. 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 (CAS) Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Heard AW, Suárez JM, Goldup SM. Controlling catalyst activity, chemoselectivity and stereoselectivity with the mechanical bond. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:182-196. [PMID: 37117433 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00348-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mechanically interlocked molecules, such as rotaxanes and catenanes, are receiving increased attention as scaffolds for the development of new catalysts, driven by both their increasing accessibility and high-profile examples of the mechanical bond delivering desirable behaviours and properties. In this Review, we survey recent advances in the catalytic applications of mechanically interlocked molecules organized by the effect of the mechanical bond on key catalytic properties, namely, activity, chemoselectivity and stereoselectivity, and focus on how the mechanically bonded structure leads to the observed behaviour. Our aim is to inspire future investigations of mechanically interlocked catalysts, including those outside of the supramolecular community.
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Lazareva NF, Lazarev IM. N,N′-Bis(silylmethyl)azodicarboxamides. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363221120082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Perez JDM, Alajarin M, Martinez-Cuezva A, Berna J. Modulating the Catalytic Activity by the Mechanical Bond: Organocatalysis with Polyamide [2]Rotaxanes bearing a Secondary Amino Function at the Thread. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00481j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The modulation of the catalytic activity of degenerate succinamide-based [2]rotaxanes by changes at their macrocyclic component is disclosed herein. These systems, bearing an acyclic secondary amine function at the thread...
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Fasihi-Ramandi M, Mahmoodi NO, Ghavidast A, Shirini F, Taherpour Nahzomi H. Synthesis and exploring the excited-state PES of photochromic hydrogen bond-assembled [2]rotaxane based on 1,3-Diazabicyclo-[3.1.0]hex-3-enes. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-021-04425-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Borsley S, Leigh DA, Roberts BMW. A Doubly Kinetically-Gated Information Ratchet Autonomously Driven by Carbodiimide Hydration. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:4414-4420. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Stefan Borsley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Sluysmans D, Lussis P, Fustin CA, Bertocco A, Leigh DA, Duwez AS. Real-Time Fluctuations in Single-Molecule Rotaxane Experiments Reveal an Intermediate Weak Binding State during Shuttling. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2348-2352. [PMID: 33417442 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We report on the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to identify and characterize an intermediate state in macrocycle shuttling in a hydrogen bonded amide-based molecular shuttle. The [2]rotaxane consists of a benzylic amide macrocycle mechanically locked onto a thread that bears both fumaramide and succinic amide-ester sites, each of which can bind to the macrocycle through up to four intercomponent hydrogen bonds. Using AFM-based single-molecule force spectroscopy, we mechanically triggered the translocation of the ring between the two principal binding sites ("stations") on the axle. Equilibrium fluctuations reveal another interacting site involving the two oxygen atoms in the middle of the thread. We characterized the ring occupancy distribution over time, which confirms the intermediate in both shuttling directions. The study provides evidence of weak hydrogen bonds that are difficult to detect using other methods and shows how the composition of the thread can significantly influence the shuttling dynamics by slowing down the ring motion between the principal binding sites. More generally, the study illustrates the utility that single-molecule experiments, such as force spectroscopy, can offer for elucidating the structure and dynamics of synthetic molecular machines.
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- Damien Sluysmans
- UR MolSys, University of Liege, Sart-Tilman, B6a, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- UR MolSys, University of Liege, Sart-Tilman, B6a, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Bio and Soft Matter Division (BSMA), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1 and Croix du Sud 1, Louvain-la-Neuve B-1348, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- UR MolSys, University of Liege, Sart-Tilman, B6a, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have gained attention in the field of catalysis due to their unique molecular properties. Central to MIMs, rotaxanes are highly promising and attractive supramolecular catalysts due to their unique three-dimensional structures and the flexibility of their subcomponents. This Minireview discusses the use of rotaxanes in organocatalysis and transition-metal catalysis.
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- Carel Kwamen
- Faculty of ChemistryOrganic Chemistry and Center for NanointegrationDuisburg- Essen (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-EssenUniversitätsstrasse 745141EssenGermany
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- Faculty of ChemistryOrganic Chemistry and Center for NanointegrationDuisburg- Essen (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-EssenUniversitätsstrasse 745141EssenGermany
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Perez JDM, Puigcerver J, Orlando T, Pastor A, Martins MAP, Alajarin M, Martinez-Cuezva A, Berna J. Mechanical bonding activation in rotaxane-based organocatalysts. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00789k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Interlocked organocatalysts show enhanced catalytic performance when compared with their non-interlocked threads.The ring cooperatively activates the substrates, facilitating the formation and stabilization of catalytically active intermediates.
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- Jesus de Maria Perez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”
- Universidad de Murcia
- Murcia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”
- Universidad de Murcia
- Murcia
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE)
- Departamento de Química
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
- 97105-900 Santa Maria-RS
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”
- Universidad de Murcia
- Murcia
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE)
- Departamento de Química
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
- 97105-900 Santa Maria-RS
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”
- Universidad de Murcia
- Murcia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”
- Universidad de Murcia
- Murcia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”
- Universidad de Murcia
- Murcia
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Martinez-Cuezva A, Pastor A, Marin-Luna M, Diaz-Marin C, Bautista D, Alajarin M, Berna J. Cyclization of interlocked fumaramides into β-lactams: experimental and computational mechanistic assessment of the key intercomponent proton transfer and the stereocontrolling active pocket. Chem Sci 2020; 12:747-756. [PMID: 34163808 PMCID: PMC8178992 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05757f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A detailed mechanistic study of the diastereoselective CsOH-promoted cyclization of interlocked fumaramides to give β-lactams is described. The mechanistic analysis comprises the experimental evaluation of the structure-reactivity relationship for a wide range of fumaramides [2]rotaxanes (Hammet-plots), KIE studies with deuterium-labelled interlocked fumaramides and computational analysis of two alternative mechanistic pathways for the cyclization process. The obtained results confirm that: (a) the rate-determining step is the deprotonation of the N-benzyl group of the thread by the amidate group of the macrocycle generated by the external base, (b) the polyamide macrocycle plays an important role not only as activating element but also as the stereodifferenciating factor responsible for the observed diastereoselection and (c) the higher flexibility of the adamantyl core speeds up the cyclization process in diadamantyl-derived rotaxanes. A mechanistic study of the diastereoselective cyclization of interlocked fumaramides to give β-lactams unveils the key factors for successfully taming the process.![]()
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- Alberto Martinez-Cuezva
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum" 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum" 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum" 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum" 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum" 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum" 30100 Murcia Spain
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Zhu L, Li J, Yang J, Au-Yeung HY. Cross dehydrogenative C-O coupling catalysed by a catenane-coordinated copper(i). Chem Sci 2020; 11:13008-13014. [PMID: 34094485 PMCID: PMC8163234 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05133k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Catalytic activity of copper(i) complexes supported by phenanthroline-containing catenane ligands towards a new C(sp3)–O dehydrogenative cross-coupling of phenols and bromodicarbonyls is reported. As the phenanthrolines are interlocked by the strong and flexible mechanical bond in the catenane, the active catalyst with an open copper coordination site can be revealed only transiently and the stable, coordinatively saturated Cu(i) pre-catalyst is quickly regenerated after substrate transformation. Compared with a control Cu(i) complex supported by non-interlocked phenanthrolines, the catenane-supported Cu(i) is highly efficient with a broad substrate scope, and can be applied in gram-scale transformations without a significant loss of the catalytic activity. This work demonstrates the advantages of the catenane ligands that provide a dynamic and responsive copper coordination sphere, highlighting the potential of the mechanical bond as a design element in transition metal catalyst development. The use of a catenane-supported copper(i) complex for the cross dehydrogenative C–O coupling of phenols and bromodicarbonyls is described.![]()
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- Lihui Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong P. R. China .,State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong P. R. China
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Formation of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives by oxidation of 4-phenyl-1-pivaloylsemicarbazide. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-020-02768-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Conti I, Buma WJ, Garavelli M, Amirjalayer S. Photoinduced Forward and Backward Pedalo-Type Motion of a Molecular Switch. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4741-4746. [PMID: 32412764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photoresponsive molecular switches enable spatial and temporal control of molecular processes and are therefore crucial for the development of smart functional materials. Because the light-induced dynamics of these switching units are at the core of the resulting functionality, a detailed insight into their structural time evolution is fundamental for molecular embedding. Here, we performed a hybrid quantum mechanics (CASPT2 and TDDFT)/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) study to elucidate the photodynamics of an azodicarboxamide-based molecular switch, which is a promising candidate for implementation in highly dense environments such as polymers. In particular, we report a detailed picture of the molecular motion at the atomic level based on a relevant number of excited-state trajectories. We show that the azodicarboxamide-based molecular switch undergoes both a forward and backward pedalo-type motion upon excitation. Trans-cis photoisomerization on the other hand, which is well-known to occur for other azo-based chromophores, is shown to be a negligible pathway. By validating the volume-conserving pedalo-type motion, we provide a rational basis for the design of novel types of photoresponsive functional materials in which the active component must operate in a confined space.
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- Irene Conti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7c, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str.10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str.10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Martinez-Cuezva A, Saura-Sanmartin A, Alajarin M, Berna J. Mechanically Interlocked Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Alberto Martinez-Cuezva
- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Quı́mica, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Calles M, Puigcerver J, Alonso DA, Alajarin M, Martinez-Cuezva A, Berna J. Enhancing the selectivity of prolinamide organocatalysts using the mechanical bond in [2]rotaxanes. Chem Sci 2020; 11:3629-3635. [PMID: 34094051 PMCID: PMC8152698 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00444h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The synthesis of a pair of switchable interlocked prolinamides and their use as organocatalysts in three different enamine-activated processes are reported. A diacylaminopyridine moiety was incorporated into the thread for directing [2]rotaxane formation further allowing the association of complementary small molecules. The rotaxane-based systems were tested as organocatalysts in asymmetric enamine-mediated processes, revealing a significantly improved catalytic ability if compared with the non-interlocked thread. The presence of an electron-withdrawing nitro group at the macrocycle helps to achieve high conversions and enantioselectivities. These systems are able to interact with N-hexylthymine as a cofactor to form supramolecular catalysts displaying a divergent catalytic behaviour. The presence or absence of the cofactor controls the chemoselectivity in competitive reactions.
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- María Calles
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia E-30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia E-30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante E-03080 Alicante Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia E-30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia E-30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia E-30100 Murcia Spain
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David AHG, Casares R, Cuerva JM, Campaña AG, Blanco V. A [2]Rotaxane-Based Circularly Polarized Luminescence Switch. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:18064-18074. [PMID: 31638802 PMCID: PMC6975276 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A rotaxane-based molecular shuttle
has been synthesized in which
the switching of the position of a fluorescent macrocycle on the thread
turns “on” or “off” the circularly polarized
luminescence (CPL) of the system while maintaining similar fluorescence
profiles and quantum yields in both states. The chiroptical activity
relies on the chiral information transfer from an ammonium salt incorporating d- or l-phenylalanine residues as chiral stereogenic
covalent units to an otherwise achiral crown ether macrocycle bearing
a luminescent 2,2′-bipyrene unit when they interact through
hydrogen bonding. Each enantiomeric thread induces CPL responses of
opposite signs on the macrocycle. Upon addition of base, the switching
of the position of the macrocycle to a triazolium group disables the
chiral information transfer to the macrocycle, switching “off”
the CPL response. The in situ switching upon several acid/base cycles
is also demonstrated.
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- Arthur H G David
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ) , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , Avda. Fuente Nueva S/N , Granada 18071 , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ) , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , Avda. Fuente Nueva S/N , Granada 18071 , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ) , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , Avda. Fuente Nueva S/N , Granada 18071 , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ) , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , Avda. Fuente Nueva S/N , Granada 18071 , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ) , Universidad de Granada (UGR) , Avda. Fuente Nueva S/N , Granada 18071 , Spain
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Biagini C, Fielden SDP, Leigh DA, Schaufelberger F, Di Stefano S, Thomas D. Dissipative Catalysis with a Molecular Machine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9876-9880. [PMID: 31111628 PMCID: PMC6900173 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report on catalysis by a fuel-induced transient state of a synthetic molecular machine. A [2]rotaxane molecular shuttle containing secondary ammonium/amine and thiourea stations is converted between catalytically inactive and active states by pulses of a chemical fuel (trichloroacetic acid), which is itself decomposed by the machine and/or the presence of additional base. The ON-state of the rotaxane catalyzes the reduction of a nitrostyrene by transfer hydrogenation. By varying the amount of fuel added, the lifetime of the rotaxane ON-state can be regulated and temporal control of catalysis achieved. The system can be pulsed with chemical fuel several times in succession, with each pulse activating catalysis for a time period determined by the amount of fuel added. Dissipative catalysis by synthetic molecular machines has implications for the future design of networks that feature communication and signaling between the components.
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- Chiara Biagini
- School of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadM13 9PLManchesterUK
- Edificio Cannizzaro (VEC)Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”Piazzale Aldo Moro 500185RomaItaly
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadM13 9PLManchesterUK
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- Edificio Cannizzaro (VEC)Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”Piazzale Aldo Moro 500185RomaItaly
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of ManchesterOxford RoadM13 9PLManchesterUK
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Biagini C, Fielden SDP, Leigh DA, Schaufelberger F, Di Stefano S, Thomas D. Dissipative Catalysis with a Molecular Machine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Chiara Biagini
- School of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester Oxford Road M13 9PL Manchester UK
- Edificio Cannizzaro (VEC)Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 00185 Roma Italy
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester Oxford Road M13 9PL Manchester UK
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- Edificio Cannizzaro (VEC)Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 00185 Roma Italy
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Manchester Oxford Road M13 9PL Manchester UK
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Martinez-Cuezva A, Marin-Luna M, Alonso DA, Ros-Ñiguez D, Alajarin M, Berna J. Interlocking the Catalyst: Thread versus Rotaxane-Mediated Enantiodivergent Michael Addition of Ketones to β-Nitrostyrene. Org Lett 2019; 21:5192-5196. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Alberto Martinez-Cuezva
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, E-36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento Química Orgánica e Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento Química Orgánica e Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Orlando T, Salbego PRS, Farias FFS, Weimer GH, Copetti JPP, Bonacorso HG, Zanatta N, Hoerner M, Berná J, Martins MAP. Crystallization Mechanisms Applied to Understand the Crystal Formation of Rotaxanes. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Tainára Orlando
- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Núcleo de Investigação de Triazenos e Complexos (NITRICO); Departmento de Química; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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- Departmento de Química Orgánica; Faculdad de Química; Universidad de Murcia; 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Núcleo de Química de Heterociclos (NUQUIMHE); Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); 97105-900 Santa Maria RS Brazil
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Li DH, Smith BD. Molecular recognition using tetralactam macrocycles with parallel aromatic sidewalls. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1086-1095. [PMID: 31164945 PMCID: PMC6541352 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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This review summarizes the supramolecular properties of tetralactam macrocycles that have parallel aromatic sidewalls and four NH residues directed into the macrocyclic cavity. These macrocycles are versatile hosts for a large number of different guest structures in water and organic solvents, and they are well-suited for a range of supramolecular applications. The macrocyclic cavity contains a mixture of polar functional groups and non-polar surfaces which is reminiscent of the amphiphilic binding pockets within many proteins. In water, the aromatic surfaces in the tetralactam cavity drive high affinity due the hydrophobic effect and the NH groups provide secondary interactions that induce binding selectivity. In organic solvents, the supramolecular factors are reversed; the polar NH groups drive high affinity and the aromatic surfaces provide the secondary interactions. In addition to an amphiphilic cavity, macrocyclic tetralactams exhibit conformational flexibility, and the combination of properties enables them to be effective hosts for a wide range of guest molecules including organic biscarbonyl derivatives, near-infrared dyes, acenes, precious metal halide complexes, trimethylammonium ion-pairs, and saccharides.
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- Dong-Hao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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[2]Rotaxanes Bearing a Tetralactam Macrocycle: The Role of a Trifurcated Hydrogen Bond in the Crystalline State. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Amirjalayer S, Buma WJ. Light on the Structural Evolution of Photoresponsive Molecular Switches in Electronically Excited States. Chemistry 2019; 25:6252-6258. [PMID: 30576061 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Stimuli-responsive materials are attracting extensive interest as they offer the opportunity to transform external inputs such as light into a functionality by control at the molecular level. As a result, a large number of molecular building units have been developed that enable switching between two or more states. Since the trajectory describing the transition between the various states defines the efficiency of the usually immobilized unit and the resulting functionality, it does not suffice to merely consider the initial and final states of the switching process. A key challenge is in fact to decipher at the atomic scale the actual motion that takes place after photoexcitation. Understanding and being able to manipulate this trajectory is crucial for an efficient implementation of photoactive molecular switches into functional materials, as well as to rationally develop novel tailor-made materials. In this Concept article, we highlight the potential to characterize in detail photoinitiated switching mechanisms by combining quantum chemical calculations with advanced laser spectroscopic techniques that probe the vibrational manifold of electronically excited states and its evolution.
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- Saeed Amirjalayer
- Physikalisches Institut and Center for Multiscale Theory &, Computation (CMTC), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Willhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149, Münster, Germany.,Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstrasse 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Banerjee M, Ghosh M, Pradhan S, Sanmartín Matalobos J, Rej A, Hira SK, Das D. Azouracil and Its Cu(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization to an Anticancer Active Triazole Derivative: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Reductive Cleavage, DNA Interaction, and Molecular Docking Studies. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:1184-1196. [PMID: 35021367 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl uracil-based azo derivative (p-carboxy phenylazouracil, L11) undergoes Cu(II)-catalyzed cyclization to a triazole derivative, namely, 1,3-dimethyl-8-(p-carboxy phenyl) azapurine (L11P). Interestingly, the azo functionality of L11 undergoes both symmetrical and asymmetrical reductive cleavage at two different reaction conditions. The chloride salts of Mn(II), Ni(II), and Pd(II) catalyze reductive cleavage of an azo moiety in an asymmetric manner, producing a new uracil hydrazine derivative (A3). On the other hand, hydrazine catalyzes symmetrical reductive cleavage of the azo moiety of L11, resulting in 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyl uracil (A2) along with the starting p-aminobenzoic acid (A1). Time-dependent density functional theoretical (TD-DFT) studies provide optimized geometries of L11, L11P, and A3 along with their orbital energies. The L11 and L11P bind firmly to genomic DNA of E. coli with a site size n ∼ 9 and n ∼ 8. The L11P shows anticancer activity on selected murine lymphoma cancer cell lines (DL, YAC1, and 2PK3). In addition, its antiproliferative activity is measured with several cancer cell lines and found hemocompatible toward blood cells. Corresponding molecular docking studies of L11P with caspase-3 (cysteine-aspartic proteases) unlock their mode of interaction.
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- Mahuya Banerjee
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Avda. Das Ciencias s/n, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
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- Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
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Evans NH. Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Application of Hydrogen Bond Templated Rotaxanes and Catenanes. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Okuma Y, Tsukamoto T, Inagaki T, Miyagawa S, Kimura M, Naito M, Takaya H, Kawasaki T, Tokunaga Y. Rotational isomerism of the amide units in rotaxanes based on a cyclic tetraamide and secondary ammonium ions. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00096h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We describe the synthesis of [2]rotaxanes consisting of a macrocyclic tetraamide and mono- and bis-ammonium ions and their conformational isomerism.
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- Yukari Okuma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- International Research Center for Elements Science
- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Uji 611-0011
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Tokyo University of Science
- Tokyo 162-8601
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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Nonadiabatic dynamics simulation of photoisomerization mechanism of photoswitch azodicarboxamide: Hydrogen bonding effects. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Martinez‐Cuezva A, Bautista D, Alajarin M, Berna J. Enantioselective Formation of 2‐Azetidinones by Ring‐Assisted Cyclization of Interlocked
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‐(α‐Methyl)benzyl Fumaramides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:6563-6567. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaFacultad de QuímicaUniversidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaFacultad de QuímicaUniversidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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Enantioselective Formation of 2‐Azetidinones by Ring‐Assisted Cyclization of Interlocked
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‐(α‐Methyl)benzyl Fumaramides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201803187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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van Dijk L, Tilby MJ, Szpera R, Smith OA, Bunce HAP, Fletcher SP. Molecular machines for catalysis. Nat Rev Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-018-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Amirjalayer S, Martinez‐Cuezva A, Berna J, Woutersen S, Buma WJ. Photoinduced Pedalo-Type Motion in an Azodicarboxamide-Based Molecular Switch. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1792-1796. [PMID: 29139183 PMCID: PMC5814897 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Well-defined structural changes of molecular units that can be triggered by light are crucial for the development of photoactive functional materials. Herein, we report on a novel switch that has azodicarboxamide as its photo-triggerable element. Time-resolved UV-pump/IR probe spectroscopy in combination with quantum-chemical calculations shows that the azodicarboxamide functionality, in contrast to other azo-based chromophores, does not undergo trans-cis photoisomerization. Instead, a photoinduced pedalo-type motion occurs, which because of its volume-conserving properties enables the design of functional molecular systems with controllable motion in a confined space.
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- Saeed Amirjalayer
- Physikalisches Institut and Center for Multiscale Theory and ComputationWestfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterWillhelm-Klemm-Strasse 1048149MünsterGermany
- Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech)Heisenbergstrasse 1148149MünsterGermany
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaFacultad de QuímicaUniversidad de Murcia30100MurciaSpain
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Barendt TA, Rašović I, Lebedeva MA, Farrow GA, Auty A, Chekulaev D, Sazanovich IV, Weinstein JA, Porfyrakis K, Beer PD. Anion-Mediated Photophysical Behavior in a C60 Fullerene [3]Rotaxane Shuttle. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:1924-1936. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Timothy A. Barendt
- Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Laser for Science Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Bleve V, Franchi P, Gualandi L, Romano F, Mezzina E, Lucarini M. Synthesis and characterization of a doubly spin-labelled electrochemically driven molecular shuttle. Org Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00187a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The EPR properties of novel nitroxide-spin-labelled rotaxanes containing a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) unit and a cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) ring are described.
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- Valentina Bleve
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” – Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” – Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” – Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” – Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” – Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” – Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna
- Bologna
- Italy
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Amirjalayer S, Martinez-Cuezva A, Berna J, Woutersen S, Buma WJ. Photoinduced Pedalo-Type Motion in an Azodicarboxamide-Based Molecular Switch. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201709666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Saeed Amirjalayer
- Physikalisches Institut and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Willhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10 48149 Münster Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech); Heisenbergstrasse 11 48149 Münster Germany
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica; Facultad de Química; Universidad de Murcia; 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica; Facultad de Química; Universidad de Murcia; 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Yang S, Luan Z, Gao C, Yu J, Qu D. Triggering a [2]rotaxane molecular shuttle through hydrogen sulfide. Sci China Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-017-9104-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Lee YJ, Liu KS, Lai CC, Liu YH, Peng SM, Cheng RP, Chiu SH. Na+
Ions Induce the Pirouetting Motion and Catalytic Activity of [2]Rotaxanes. Chemistry 2017; 23:9756-9760. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Yong-Jay Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices; National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4; Roosevelt Road Taipei Taiwan 10617 R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices; National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4; Roosevelt Road Taipei Taiwan 10617 R.O.C
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University and Department of Medical Genetics; China Medical University Hospital; Taichung Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices; National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4; Roosevelt Road Taipei Taiwan 10617 R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices; National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4; Roosevelt Road Taipei Taiwan 10617 R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices; National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4; Roosevelt Road Taipei Taiwan 10617 R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices; National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4; Roosevelt Road Taipei Taiwan 10617 R.O.C
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Eichstaedt K, Jaramillo-Garcia J, Leigh DA, Marcos V, Pisano S, Singleton TA. Switching between Anion-Binding Catalysis and Aminocatalysis with a Rotaxane Dual-Function Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Katarzyna Eichstaedt
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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Saura-Sanmartin A, Martinez-Espin JS, Martinez-Cuezva A, Alajarin M, Berna J. Effects on Rotational Dynamics of Azo and Hydrazodicarboxamide-Based Rotaxanes. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22071078. [PMID: 28657603 PMCID: PMC6152038 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22071078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The synthesis of novel hydrogen-bonded [2]rotaxanes having two pyridine rings in the macrocycle and azo- and hydrazodicarboxamide-based templates decorated with four cyclohexyl groups is described. The different affinity of the binding sites for the benzylic amide macrocycle and the formation of programmed non-covalent interactions between the interlocked components have an important effect on the dynamic behavior of these compounds. Having this in mind, the chemical interconversion between the azo and hydrazo forms of the [2]rotaxane was investigated to provide a chemically-driven interlocked system enable to switch its circumrotation rate as a function of the oxidation level of the binding site. Different structural modifications were carried out to further functionalize the nitrogen of the pyridine rings, including oxidation, alkylation or protonation reactions, affording interlocked azo-derivatives whose rotation dynamics were also analyzed.
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- Adrian Saura-Sanmartin
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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Barendt TA, Ferreira L, Marques I, Félix V, Beer PD. Anion- and Solvent-Induced Rotary Dynamics and Sensing in a Perylene Diimide [3]Catenane. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:9026-9037. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Timothy A. Barendt
- Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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