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Yang J, Mao LL, Xiao H, Zhang G, Zhang S, Kang L, Lin Z, Tung CH, Wu LZ, Cong H. A Conjugated Phenylene Nanocage with a Guest-Adaptive Deformable Cavity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403062. [PMID: 38421901 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403062] [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: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
The highly strained, phenylene-derived organic cages are typically regarded as very rigid entities, yet their deformation potential and supramolecular properties remain underexplored. Herein, we report a pliable conjugated phenylene nanocage by synergistically merging rigid and flexible building blocks. The anisotropic cage molecule contains branched phenylene chains capped by a calix[6]arene moiety, the delicate conformational changes of which endow the cage with a remarkably deformable cavity. When complexing with fullerene guests, the cage showcases excellent guest-adaptivity, with its cavity volume capable of swelling by as much as 85 %.
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- Jingxuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Functional Crystals Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Functional Crystals Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Stracke K, Evans JD. The use of collective variables and enhanced sampling in the simulations of existing and emerging microporous materials. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 38647659 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01024h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Microporous materials, including zeolites, metal-organic frameworks, and cage compounds, offer diverse functionalities due to their unique dynamics and guest confinement properties. These materials play a significant role in separation, catalysis, and sensing, but their complexity hinders exploration using traditional atomistic simulations. This review explores collective variables (CVs) paired with enhanced sampling as a powerful approach to enable efficient investigation of key features in microporous materials. We highlight successful applications of CVs in studying adsorption, diffusion, phase transitions, and mechanical properties, demonstrating their crucial role in guiding material design and optimisation. The future of CVs lies in integration with techniques like machine learning, allowing for enhanced efficiency and accuracy. By tailoring CVs to specific materials and developing multi-scale approaches we can further unlock the intricacies of these fascinating materials. Simulations are a cornerstone in unravelling the complexities of microporous materials and are crucial for our future understanding.
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- Konstantin Stracke
- School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Science, The University of Adelaide, 5005 Australia.
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- School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Science, The University of Adelaide, 5005 Australia.
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Iannace V, Sabrià C, Xu Y, Delius MV, Imaz I, Maspoch D, Feixas F, Ribas X. Regioswitchable Bingel Bis-Functionalization of Fullerene C 70 via Supramolecular Masks. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5186-5194. [PMID: 38311922 PMCID: PMC10910506 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
Isomer-pure functionalized fullerenes are required to boost the development of fullerene chemistry in any field, but their multiple functionalization renders a mixture of regioisomers that are very difficult to purify by chromatography. For the specific case of C70, its nonspherical geometry makes its regioselective functionalization more challenging than that of spherical C60. In this work, the supramolecular mask approach is applied for the first time to C70, which is encapsulated in two different nanocapsules to achieve the Bingel bis-cyclopropanation at α-bonds of opposite poles. Based on the tetragonal prismatic geometry imposed by the smaller supramolecular mask tested, the obtained major bis-adduct is completely reversed (major 5 o'clock) compared to bare C70 functionalization (major 2 o'clock). Moreover, by further restricting the accessibility of C70 using a three-shell Matryoshka mask and dibenzyl-bromomalonate, a single regiospecific 2 o'clock bis-isomer is obtained, owing to the perfect complementarity of the mask and the addend steric properties. The outcome of the reactions is fully explained at the molecular level by means of a thorough molecular dynamics (MD) study of the accessibility of the α-bonds to produce the different bis-adducts.
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- Valentina Iannace
- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona,
Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona,
Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Catalan
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig de Lluís Companys
23, 08010 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona,
Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona,
Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Chang X, Xu Y, von Delius M. Recent advances in supramolecular fullerene chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:47-83. [PMID: 37853792 PMCID: PMC10759306 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00937d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
Abstract
Fullerene chemistry has come a long way since 1990, when the first bulk production of C60 was reported. In the past decade, progress in supramolecular chemistry has opened some remarkable and previously unexpected opportunities regarding the selective (multiple) functionalization of fullerenes and their (self)assembly into larger structures and frameworks. The purpose of this review article is to provide a comprehensive overview of these recent developments. We describe how macrocycles and cages that bind strongly to C60 can be used to block undesired addition patterns and thus allow the selective preparation of single-isomer addition products. We also discuss how the emergence of highly shape-persistent macrocycles has opened opportunities for the study of photoactive fullerene dyads and triads as well as the preparation of mechanically interlocked compounds. The preparation of two- or three-dimensional fullerene materials is another research area that has seen remarkable progress over the past few years. Due to the rapidly decreasing price of C60 and C70, we believe that these achievements will translate into all fields where fullerenes have traditionally (third-generation solar cells) and more recently been applied (catalysis, spintronics).
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- Xingmao Chang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm 89081, Germany.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm 89081, Germany.
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Piskorz TK, Martí-Centelles V, Spicer RL, Duarte F, Lusby PJ. Picking the lock of coordination cage catalysis. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11300-11331. [PMID: 37886081 PMCID: PMC10599471 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02586a] [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: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The design principles of metallo-organic assembly reactions have facilitated access to hundreds of coordination cages of varying size and shape. Many of these assemblies possess a well-defined cavity capable of hosting a guest, pictorially mimicking the action of a substrate binding to the active site of an enzyme. While there are now a growing collection of coordination cages that show highly proficient catalysis, exhibiting both excellent activity and efficient turnover, this number is still small compared to the vast library of metal-organic structures that are known. In this review, we will attempt to unpick and discuss the key features that make an effective coordination cage catalyst, linking structure to activity (and selectivity) using lessons learnt from both experimental and computational analysis of the most notable exemplars. We will also provide an outlook for this area, reasoning why coordination cages have the potential to become the gold-standard in (synthetic) non-covalent catalysis.
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- Tomasz K Piskorz
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University Lancaster LA14YB UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Scotland EH9 3FJ UK
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Steudel FM, Ubasart E, Leanza L, Pujals M, Parella T, Pavan GM, Ribas X, von Delius M. Synthesis of C 60 /[10]CPP-Catenanes by Regioselective, Nanocapsule-Templated Bingel Bis-Addition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309393. [PMID: 37607866 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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The addition of two unsymmetric malonate esters to the Buckminster fullerene C60 can lead to 22 spectroscopically distinguishable isomeric products and therefore represents a formidable synthesis challenge. In this work, we achieve 87 % selectivity for the formation of a single (in,out-trans-3) isomer by combining three approaches: (i) we use a starting material, in which the two malonates are covalently connected (tether approach); (ii) we form the strong supramolecular complex of C60 with the shape-persistent [10]CPP macrocycle (template approach) and (iii) we embed this complex further within a self-assembled nanocapsule (shadow mask approach). Variation of the spacer chain shed light on the limitations of the approach and the ring dynamics in the unusual [2]catenanes were studied in silico with atomistic resolution. This work significantly widens the scope of mechanically interlocked architectures comprising cycloparaphenylenes (CPP).
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- Fabian M Steudel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona, C/M. Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona, C/M. Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Servei de Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
- Department of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Polo Universitario Lugano, Campus Est, Via la Santa 1, 6962, Lugano-Viganello, Switzerland
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona, C/M. Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Ikemoto K, Takahashi K, Ozawa T, Isobe H. Akaike's Information Criterion for Stoichiometry Inference of Supramolecular Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202219059. [PMID: 36764927 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Abstract
"How do we decide the stoichiometry of host-guest complexes?" This question has long been answered by the Job plot since its first report in 1928. However, as the Job plot was claimed to be misleading in 2016, the question became an open question again and called for renewed investigations. An information-theoretic approach, called Akaike's information criterion, is introduced in this study to select the best model of host-guest complexes, which can rank the models with weight of evidence. A few test cases with unique cylindrical hosts were examined to demonstrate the applicability of the information-theoretic method. Consequently, reasonable views over the thermodynamic behaviors of dumbbell-and-cylinder complexes were obtained. Akaike's information criterion can be a useful and superior alternative to statistical null hypothesis testing, which was proposed as a remedy in place of the Job plot.
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- Koki Ikemoto
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Bera S, Das S, Melle-Franco M, Mateo-Alonso A. An Organic Molecular Nanobarrel that Hosts and Solubilizes C 60. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216540. [PMID: 36469042 PMCID: PMC10107786 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Organic cages have gained increasing attention in recent years as molecular hosts and porous materials. Among these, barrel-shaped cages or molecular nanobarrels are promising systems to encapsulate large hosts as they possess windows of the same size as their internal cavity. However, these systems have received little attention and remain practically unexplored despite their potential. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a new trigonal prismatic organic nanobarrel with two large triangular windows with a diameter of 12.7 Å optimal for the encapsulation of C60 . Remarkably, this organic nanobarrel shows a high affinity for C60 in solvents in which C60 is virtually insoluble, providing stable solutions of C60 .
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- Saibal Bera
- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.,Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain
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Norjmaa G, Himo F, Maréchal J, Ujaque G. Catalysis by [Ga 4 L 6 ] 12- Metallocage on the Nazarov Cyclization: The Basicity of Complexed Alcohol is Key. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201792. [PMID: 35859038 PMCID: PMC9804567 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The Nazarov cyclization is investigated in solution and within K12 [Ga4 L6 ] supramolecular organometallic cage by means of computational methods. The reaction needs acidic condition in solution but works at neutral pH in the presence of the metallocage. The reaction steps for the process are analogous in both media: (a) protonation of the alcohol group, (b) water loss and (c) cyclization. The relative Gibbs energies of all the steps are affected by changing the environment from solvent to the metallocage. The first step in the mechanism, the alcohol protonation, turns out to be the most critical one for the acceleration of the reaction inside the metallocage. In order to calculate the relative stability of protonated alcohol inside the cavity, we propose a computational scheme for the calculation of basicity for species inside cavities and can be of general use. These results are in excellent agreement with the experiments, identifying key steps of catalysis and providing an in-depth understanding of the impact of the metallocage on all the reaction steps.
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- Gantulga Norjmaa
- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona08193Cerdanyola del VallesBarcelona, CataloniaSpain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryArrhenius LaboratoryStockholm University10691StockholmSweden
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona08193Cerdanyola del VallesBarcelona, CataloniaSpain
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona08193Cerdanyola del VallesBarcelona, CataloniaSpain
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Ubasart E, Mustieles Marin I, Asensio JM, Mencia G, López-Vinasco ÁM, García-Simón C, Del Rosal I, Poteau R, Chaudret B, Ribas X. Supramolecular nanocapsules as two-fold stabilizers of outer-cavity sub-nanometric Ru NPs and inner-cavity ultra-small Ru clusters. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:607-615. [PMID: 35389405 DOI: 10.1039/d1nh00677k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The synthesis of metallic nanoparticles (MNP) with high surface area and controlled shape is of paramount importance to increase their catalytic performance. The detailed growing process of NP is mostly unknown and understanding the specific steps would pave the way for a rational synthesis of the desired MNP. Here we take advantage of the stabilization properties exerted by the tetragonal prismatic supramolecular nanocapsule 8·(BArF)8 to develop a synthetic methodology for sub-nanometric RuNP (0.6-0.7 nm). The catalytic properties of these sub-nanometric nanoparticles were tested on the hydrogenation of styrene, obtaining excellent selectivity for the hydrogenation of the alkene moiety. In addition, the encapsulation of [Ru5] clusters inside the nanocapsule is strikingly observed in most of the experimental conditions, as ascertained by HR-MS. Moreover, a thorough DFT study enlightens the nature of the [Ru5] clusters as tb-Ru5H2(η6-PhH)2(η6-pyz)3 (2) trapped by two arene moieties of the clip, or as tb-Ru5H2(η1-pyz)6(η6-pyz)3 (3) trapped between the two Zn-porphyrin units of the nanocapsule. Both options fulfill the Wade-Mingos counting rules, i.e. 72 CVEs for the closotb. The trapped [Ru5] metallic clusters are proposed to be the first-grown seeds of subsequent formation of the subnanometric RuNP. Moreover, the double role of the nanocapsule in stabilising ∼0.7 nm NPs and also in hosting ultra-small Ru clusters, is unprecedented and may pave the way towards the synthesis of ultra-small metallic clusters for catalytic purposes.
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- Ernest Ubasart
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets (LPCNO), INSA-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 135 Ave. de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Piskorz TK, Martí-Centelles V, Young TA, Lusby PJ, Duarte F. Computational Modeling of Supramolecular Metallo-organic Cages-Challenges and Opportunities. ACS Catal 2022; 12:5806-5826. [PMID: 35633896 PMCID: PMC9127791 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
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Self-assembled
metallo-organic
cages have emerged as promising
biomimetic platforms that can encapsulate whole substrates akin to
an enzyme active site. Extensive experimental work has enabled access
to a variety of structures, with a few notable examples showing catalytic
behavior. However, computational investigations of metallo-organic
cages are scarce, not least due to the challenges associated with
their modeling and the lack of accurate and efficient protocols to
evaluate these systems. In this review, we discuss key molecular principles
governing the design of functional metallo-organic cages, from the
assembly of building blocks through binding and catalysis. For each
of these processes, computational protocols will be reviewed, considering
their inherent strengths and weaknesses. We will demonstrate that
while each approach may have its own specific pitfalls, they can be
a powerful tool for rationalizing experimental observables and to
guide synthetic efforts. To illustrate this point, we present several
examples where modeling has helped to elucidate fundamental principles
behind molecular recognition and reactivity. We highlight the importance
of combining computational and experimental efforts to speed up supramolecular
catalyst design while reducing time and resources.
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- Tomasz K. Piskorz
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Sainaba AB, Venkateswarulu M, Bhandari P, Arachchige KSA, Clegg JK, Mukherjee PS. An Adaptable Water-Soluble Molecular Boat for Selective Separation of Phenanthrene from Isomeric Anthracene. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:7504-7513. [PMID: 35436087 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Anthracene crude oil is a common source of phenanthrene for its industrial use. The isolation of phenanthrene from this source is a challenging task due to very similar physical properties to its isomer anthracene. We report here a water-soluble Pd(II) molecular boat (MB1) with unusual structural topology that was obtained by assembling a flexible tetrapyridyl donor (L) with a cis-Pd(II) acceptor. The flexible backbone of the boat enabled it to breathe in the presence of a guest optimizing the fit within the cavity. The boat binds phenanthrene more strongly than anthracene, which enabled separation of phenanthrene with an >98% purity from an equimolar mixture of the two isomers using MB1 as an extracting agent. MB1 represents a unique example of a coordination receptor suitable for selective aqueous extraction of phenanthrene from anthracene with reusability of several cycles.
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- Arppitha Baby Sainaba
- 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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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Tarzia A, Jelfs KE. Unlocking the computational design of metal-organic cages. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3717-3730. [PMID: 35229861 PMCID: PMC8932387 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00532h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Metal-organic cages are macrocyclic structures that can possess an intrinsic void that can hold molecules for encapsulation, adsorption, sensing, and catalysis applications. As metal-organic cages may be comprised from nearly any combination of organic and metal-containing components, cages can form with diverse shapes and sizes, allowing for tuning toward targeted properties. Therefore, their near-infinite design space is almost impossible to explore through experimentation alone and computational design can play a crucial role in exploring new systems. Although high-throughput computational design and screening workflows have long been known as powerful tools in drug and materials discovery, their application in exploring metal-organic cages is more recent. We show examples of structure prediction and host-guest/catalytic property evaluation of metal-organic cages. These examples are facilitated by advances in methods that handle metal-containing systems with improved accuracy and are the beginning of the development of automated cage design workflows. We finally outline a scope for how high-throughput computational methods can assist and drive experimental decisions as the field pushes toward functional and complex metal-organic cages. In particular, we highlight the importance of considering realistic, flexible systems.
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- Andrew Tarzia
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
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Hu SJ, Guo XQ, Zhou LP, Yan DN, Cheng PM, Cai LX, Li XZ, Sun QF. Guest-Driven Self-Assembly and Chiral Induction of Photofunctional Lanthanide Tetrahedral Cages. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4244-4253. [PMID: 35195993 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Chiral luminescent lanthanide-organic cages have many potential applications in enantioselective recognition, sensing, and asymmetric catalysis. However, due to the paucity of structures and their limited cavities, host-guest chemistry with lanthanide-organic cages has remained elusive so far. Herein, we report a guest-driven self-assembly and chiral induction approach for the construction of otherwise inaccessible Ln4L4-type (Ln = lanthanide ions, i.e., EuIII, TbIII; L = ligand) tetrahedral hosts. Single crystal analyses on a series of host-guest complexes reveal remarkable guest-adaptive cavity breathing on the tetrahedral cages, reflecting the advantage of the variation tolerance on coordination geometry of the f-elements. Meanwhile, noncovalent confinement of pyrene within the lanthanide cage not only leads to diminishment of its excimer emission but also facilitates guest to host energy transfer, opening up a new sensitization window for the lanthanide luminescence on the cage. Moreover, stereoselective self-assembly of either Λ4- or Δ4- type Eu4L4 cages has been realized via chiral induction with R/S-BINOL or R/S-SPOL templates, as confirmed by NMR, circular dichroism (CD), and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with high dissymmetry factors (glum) up to ±0.125.
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- Shao-Jun Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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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Chen B, Holstein JJ, Platzek A, Schneider L, Wu K, Clever GH. Cooperativity of steric bulk and H-bonding in coordination sphere engineering: heteroleptic Pd II cages and bowls by design. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1829-1834. [PMID: 35282629 PMCID: PMC8826863 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06931d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Recently developed self-assembly strategies allow to rationally reduce the symmetry of metallosupramolecular architectures. In addition, the combination of multiple ligand types without creating compound mixtures has become possible. Among several approaches to realize non-statistical heteroleptic assembly, Coordination Sphere Engineering (CSE) makes use of secondary repulsive or attractive interactions in direct vicinity of the metal nodes. Previously, we used steric congestion to turn dinuclear [Pd2L4] cages with fourfold symmetry into [Pd2L3X2] (X = solvent, halide) bowl structures. Here, we introduce a new subtype of this strategy based on balancing hydrogen bonding and repulsive interactions between ligands carrying quinoline (LQu) and 1,8-naphthyridine (LNa) donors to generate trans-[Pd2L2] and [Pd2L3L′] cages, assisted by templation of encapsulated fullerenes. Combined with steric congestion caused by acridine (LAc) donors, we further report the first example of a heteroleptic [Pd2L2L′X2] bowl. Formation, structure and fullerene binding ability of these metallo-supramolecular hosts were studied by NMR, mass spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Coordination Sphere Engineering (CSE) allows non-statistical assembly of heteroleptic supramolecular architectures by fine adjustment of steric and electronic features around square-planar Pd(ii) cations with naphthyridine donors.![]()
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- Bin Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany .,State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany .,Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
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Leith GA, Shustova NB. Graphitic supramolecular architectures based on corannulene, fullerene, and beyond. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10125-10138. [PMID: 34523630 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02896k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In this Feature Article, we survey the advances made in the field of fulleretic materials over the last five years. Merging the intriguing characteristics of fulleretic molecules with hierarchical materials can lead to enhanced properties of the latter for applications in optoelectronic, biomaterial, and heterogeneous catalysis sectors. As there has been significant growth in the development of fullerene- and corannulene-containing materials, this article will focus on studies performed during the last five years exclusively, and highlight the recent trends in designing fulleretic compounds and understanding their properties, that has enriched the repertoire of carbon-rich functional materials.
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- Gabrielle A Leith
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA.
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Norjmaa G, Vidossich P, Maréchal JD, Ujaque G. Modeling Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Guest Encapsulation into the [M 4L 6] 12- Supramolecular Organometallic Cage. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 61:4370-4381. [PMID: 34505774 PMCID: PMC8479806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The encapsulation
of molecular guests into supramolecular hosts
is a complex molecular recognition process in which the guest displaces
the solvent from the host cavity, while the host deforms to let the
guest in. An atomistic description of the association would provide
valuable insights on the physicochemical properties that guide it.
This understanding may be used to design novel host assemblies with
improved properties (i.e., affinities) toward a given class of guests.
Molecular simulations may be conveniently used to model the association
processes. It is thus of interest to establish efficient protocols
to trace the encapsulation process and to predict the associated magnitudes
ΔGbind and ΔGbind⧧. Here, we report the calculation of the Gibbs energy barrier and
Gibbs binding energy by means of explicit solvent molecular simulations
for the [Ga4L6]12– metallocage
encapsulating a series of cationic molecules. The ΔGbind⧧ for encapsulation was estimated by means of umbrella sampling simulations.
The steps involved were identified, including ion-pair formation and
naphthalene rotation (from L ligands of the metallocage) during the
guest’s entrance. The ΔGbind values were computed using the attach–pull–release
method. The results reveal the sensitivity of the estimates on the
force field parameters, in particular on atomic charges, showing that
higher accuracy is obtained when charges are derived from implicit
solvent quantum chemical calculations. Correlation analysis identified
some indicators for the binding affinity trends. All computed magnitudes
are in very good agreement with experimental observations. This work
provides, on one side, a benchmarked way to computationally model
a highly charged metallocage encapsulation process. This includes
a nonstandard parameterization and charge derivation procedure. On
the other hand, it gives specific mechanistic information on the binding
processes of [Ga4L6]12– at
the molecular level where key motions are depicted. Taken together,
the study provides an interesting option for the future design of
metal–organic cages.
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- Gantulga Norjmaa
- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Valles, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Discovery, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Valles, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Valles, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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Asad K, Stergiou A, Kourtellaris A, Tagmatarchis N, Chronakis N. First Synthesis of the Inherently Chiral Trans-4' Bisadduct of C 59 N Azafullerene by Using Cyclo-[2]-dodecylmalonate as a Tether. Chemistry 2021; 27:13879-13886. [PMID: 34291513 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The multiaddition chemistry of azafullerene C59 N has been scarcely explored, and the isolation of pure bisadducts is in its infancy. Encouraged by the recent regioselective synthesis of the inherently chiral equatorialface bisadduct of C59 N, we focused on the isolation of the first trans-4 bisadduct in a simple two-step approach. The first regioselective synthesis of the trans-4 bisadduct of C59 N by using cyclo-[2]-dodecylmalonate as a tether is now reported. The newly synthesized bisadduct has C1 symmetry, as evidenced by 13 C NMR, while X-ray crystallography validated the trans-4' addition pattern. Furthermore, the inherently chiral trans-4' C59 N bisadduct was enantiomerically resolved, and the mirror-image relation of the two enantiomers was probed by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Finally, UV-Vis and redox assays suggested that the addition pattern has a reflection in the light-harvesting and redox properties of the bisadduct.
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- Karam Asad
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, University str. 1, Building No. 13, 2109, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, University str. 1, Building No. 13, 2109, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, University str. 1, Building No. 13, 2109, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Martín Díaz AE, Lewis JEM. Structural Flexibility in Metal-Organic Cages. Front Chem 2021; 9:706462. [PMID: 34336791 PMCID: PMC8317845 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.706462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Metal-organic cages (MOCs) have emerged as a diverse class of molecular hosts with potential utility across a vast spectrum of applications. With advances in single-crystal X-ray diffraction and economic methods of computational structure optimisation, cavity sizes can be readily determined. In combination with a chemist's intuition, educated guesses about the likelihood of particular guests being bound within these porous structures can be made. Whilst practically very useful, simple rules-of-thumb, such as Rebek's 55% rule, fail to take into account structural flexibility inherent to MOCs that can allow hosts to significantly adapt their internal cavity. An often unappreciated facet of MOC structures is that, even though relatively rigid building blocks may be employed, conformational freedom can enable large structural changes. If it could be exploited, this flexibility might lead to behavior analogous to the induced-fit of substrates within the active sites of enzymes. To this end, in-roads have already been made to prepare MOCs incorporating ligands with large degrees of conformational freedom. Whilst this may make the constitution of MOCs harder to predict, it has the potential to lead to highly sophisticated and functional synthetic hosts.
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, London, United Kingdom
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López-Coll R, Álvarez-Yebra R, Feixas F, Lledó A. Comprehensive Characterization of the Self-Folding Cavitand Dynamics. Chemistry 2021; 27:10099-10106. [PMID: 33881199 PMCID: PMC8361935 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The conformational equilibria and guest exchange process of a resorcin[4]arene derived self-folding cavitand receptor have been characterized in detail by molecular dynamics simulations (MD) and 1 H EXSY NMR experiments. A multi-timescale strategy for exploring the fluxional behaviour of this system has been constructed, exploiting conventional MD and accelerated MD (aMD) techniques. The use of aMD allows the reconstruction of the folding/unfolding process of the receptor by sampling high-energy barrier processes unattainable by conventional MD simulations. We obtained MD trajectories sampling events occurring at different timescales from ns to s: 1) rearrangement of the directional hydrogen bond seam stabilizing the receptor, 2) folding/unfolding of the structure transiting partially open intermediates, and 3) guest departure from different folding stages. Most remarkably, reweighing of the biased aMD simulations provided kinetic barriers that are in very good agreement with those determined experimentally by 1 H NMR. These results constitute the first comprehensive characterization of the complex dynamic features of cavitand receptors. Our approach emerges as a valuable rational design tool for synthetic host-guest systems.
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- Ricard López-Coll
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona
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Purba PC, Maity M, Bhattacharyya S, Mukherjee PS. A Self-Assembled Palladium(II) Barrel for Binding of Fullerenes and Photosensitization Ability of the Fullerene-Encapsulated Barrel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14109-14116. [PMID: 33834590 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fullerene extracts obtained from fullerene soot lack their real application due to their poor solubility in common solvents and difficulty in purification. Encapsulation of these extracts in a suitable host is an important approach to address these issues. We present a new Pd6 barrel (1), which is composed of three 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole panels, clipped through six cis-PdII acceptors. Large open windows and cavity make it an efficient host for a large guest. Favorable interactions between the ligand and fullerene (C60 and C70 ) allows the barrel to encapsulate fullerene efficiently. Thorough investigation reveals that barrel 1 has a stronger binding affinity towards C70 over C60 , resulting in the predominant extraction of C70 from a mixture of the two. Finally, the fullerene encapsulated barrels C60 ⊂1 and C70 ⊂1 were found to be efficient for visible-light-induced singlet oxygen generation. Such preferential binding of C70 and photosensitizing ability of C60 ⊂1 and C70 ⊂1 are noteworthy.
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- Prioti Choudhury Purba
- 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 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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Purba PC, Maity M, Bhattacharyya S, Mukherjee PS. A Self‐Assembled Palladium(II) Barrel for Binding of Fullerenes and Photosensitization Ability of the Fullerene‐Encapsulated Barrel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Prioti Choudhury Purba
- 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 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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Saura‐Sanmartin A, Martinez‐Cuezva A, Marin‐Luna M, Bautista D, Berna J. Effective Encapsulation of C
60
by Metal–Organic Frameworks with Polyamide Macrocyclic Linkers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202100996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Adrian Saura‐Sanmartin
- Departamento de Quimica Organica Facultad de Quimica Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” Universidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica Facultad de Quimica Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” Universidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica Facultad de Quimica Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” Universidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Seccion Universitaria de Instrumentacion Científica (SUIC) Area Cientifica y Tecnica de Investigacion (ACTI) Universidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica Facultad de Quimica Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” Universidad de Murcia 30100 Murcia Spain
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Ubasart E, Borodin O, Fuertes-Espinosa C, Xu Y, García-Simón C, Gómez L, Juanhuix J, Gándara F, Imaz I, Maspoch D, von Delius M, Ribas X. A three-shell supramolecular complex enables the symmetry-mismatched chemo- and regioselective bis-functionalization of C 60. Nat Chem 2021; 13:420-427. [PMID: 33859394 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00658-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Molecular Russian dolls (matryoshkas) have proven useful for testing the limits of preparative supramolecular chemistry but applications of these architectures to problems in other fields are elusive. Here we report a three-shell, matryoshka-like complex-in which C60 sits inside a cycloparaphenylene nanohoop, which in turn is encapsulated inside a self-assembled nanocapsule-that can be used to address a long-standing challenge in fullerene chemistry, namely the selective formation of a particular fullerene bis-adduct. Spectroscopic evidence indicates that the ternary complex is sufficiently stable in solution for the two outer shells to affect the addition chemistry of the fullerene guest. When the complex is subjected to Bingel cyclopropanation conditions, the exclusive formation of a single trans-3 fullerene bis-adduct was observed in a reaction that typically yields more than a dozen products. The selectivity facilitated by this matryoshka-like approach appears to be a general phenomenon and could be useful for applications where regioisomerically pure C60 bis-adducts have been shown to have superior properties compared with isomer mixtures.
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- Ernest Ubasart
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Serveis Tècnics de Recerca, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Materials Science Institute of Madrid, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.,ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain.
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Qiu G, Khatmi DE, Martinez A, Nava P. Rationalization of chirality transfer and fast conformational changes in a tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine-based cage. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13763-13768. [PMID: 35423903 PMCID: PMC8697529 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01761f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The key features that govern the chirality transfer in a structurally contracted covalent cage, consisting of a northern chiral cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) connected to a southern tris(2-pyridyl-methyl)amine (TPA) unit by three methyl bridges, are described. The preferential orientation of the propeller arrangement of TPA is dictated by its compact structure, with an arm of the TPA unit pointing inside the cage, together with the relative positioning of the three pyridines regarding the chiral CTV cap. The diastereomers with P/P (or M/M) configurations for the CTV and TPA units adopt eclipsed structures and were found to be more stable by 40 kJ mol-1 than the P/M (or M/P) diastereomer which displays a staggered arrangement. The existence of isomerization pathways between isomers of the cage with low energy barriers (38 kJ mol-1) accounts for the 1H-NMR signal, which is consistent with an averaged C 3 structure.
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- Gege Qiu
- Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Marseille France
- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Nanostructures, University of 08 May 45 Guelma Algeria
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- Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2 Marseille France
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Saura-Sanmartin A, Martinez-Cuezva A, Marin-Luna M, Bautista D, Berna J. Effective Encapsulation of C 60 by Metal-Organic Frameworks with Polyamide Macrocyclic Linkers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10814-10819. [PMID: 33617658 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A flexible benzylic amide macrocycle, functionalized with two carboxylic acid groups, was employed as the organic ligand for the preparation of robust copper(II)- and zinc(II)-based metal-organic frameworks. These polymers crystallized in the C2/m space group of the monoclinic crystal system, creating non-interpenetrated channels in one direction with an extraordinary solvent-accessible volume of 46 %. Unlike metal-organic rotaxane frameworks having benzylic amide macrocycles as linkers, the absence of the thread in these novel reticular materials causes a decrease of dimensionality and an improvement of pore size and dynamic guest adaptability. We studied the incorporation of fullerene C60 inside the adjustable pocket generated between two macrocycles connected to the same dinuclear clusters, occupying a remarkable 98 % of the cavities inside the network. The use of these materials as hosts for the selective recognition of different fullerenes was evaluated, mainly encapsulating the smaller size fullerene derivative in several mixtures of C60 and C70 .
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- Adrian Saura-Sanmartin
- Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Seccion Universitaria de Instrumentacion Científica (SUIC), Area Cientifica y Tecnica de Investigacion (ACTI), Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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Ubasart E, García-Simón C, Pujals M, Asad K, Chronakis N, Parella T, Ribas X. Straightforward supramolecular purification of C 84 from a fullerene extract. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00597a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient, one-step protocol for the enrichment of C84 (up to 86%) directly from a fullerene extract is reported, by utilizing a tetragonal prismatic nanocapsule with a suitable size and shape for selective encapsulation.
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- Ernest Ubasart
- QBIS-CAT group
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química
- Universitat de Girona
- Girona E-17003
- Spain
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- QBIS-CAT group
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química
- Universitat de Girona
- Girona E-17003
- Spain
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- QBIS-CAT group
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química
- Universitat de Girona
- Girona E-17003
- Spain
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cyprus
- 2109 Aglantzia
- Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cyprus
- 2109 Aglantzia
- Cyprus
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- Servei de RMN and Departament de Química
- Facultat de Ciències
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Campus UAB
- 08193 Bellaterra
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- QBIS-CAT group
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química
- Universitat de Girona
- Girona E-17003
- Spain
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Fuertes-Espinosa C, Pujals M, Ribas X. Supramolecular Purification and Regioselective Functionalization of Fullerenes and Endohedral Metallofullerenes. Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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