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Iddon B, Hunter CA. Solvation-Enhanced Salt Bridges. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39364787 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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Salt bridges formed by amidines and carboxylic acids represent an important class of noncovalent interaction in biomolecular and supramolecular systems. Isothermal titration calorimetry was used to study the relationships between the strength of the interaction, the chemical structures of the components, and the nature of the solvent. The stability of the 1:1 complex formed in chloroform changed by 2 orders of magnitude depending on the basicity of the amidine and the acidity of the acid, which is consistent with proton transfer in the complex. Polar solvents reduce the stabilities of salt bridges formed with N,N'-dialkylamidines by up to 3 orders of magnitude, but this dependence on solvent polarity can be eliminated if the alkyl groups are replaced by protons in the parent amidine. The enhanced stability of the complex formed by benzamidine is due to solvation of the NH sites not directly involved in salt bridge formation, which become significantly more polar when proton transfer takes place, leading to more favorable interactions with polar solvents in the bound state. Calculation of H-bond parameters using density functional theory was used to predict solvent effects on the stabilities of salt bridges to within 1 kJ mol-1. While H-bonding interactions are strong in nonpolar solvents, and solvophobic interactions are strong in polar protic solvents, these interactions are weak in polar aprotic solvents. In contrast, amidinium-carboxylate salt bridges are stable in both polar and nonpolar aprotic solvents, which is attractive for the design of supramolecular systems that operate in different solvent environments.
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- Ben Iddon
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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Rummel L, Schreiner PR. Advances and Prospects in Understanding London Dispersion Interactions in Molecular Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316364. [PMID: 38051426 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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London dispersion (LD) interactions are the main contribution of the attractive part of the van der Waals potential. Even though LD effects are the driving force for molecular aggregation and recognition, the role of these omnipresent interactions in structure and reactivity had been largely underappreciated over decades. However, in the recent years considerable efforts have been made to thoroughly study LD interactions and their potential as a chemical design element for structures and catalysis. This was made possible through a fruitful interplay of theory and experiment. This review highlights recent results and advances in utilizing LD interactions as a structural motif to understand and utilize intra- and intermolecularly LD-stabilized systems. Additionally, we focus on the quantification of LD interactions and their fundamental role in chemical reactions.
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- Lars Rummel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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Falcioni F, Bennett S, Stroer-Jarvis P, Popelier PLA. Probing Non-Covalent Interactions through Molecular Balances: A REG-IQA Study. Molecules 2024; 29:1043. [PMID: 38474554 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051043] [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: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The interaction energies of two series of molecular balances (1-X with X = H, Me, OMe, NMe2 and 2-Y with Y = H, CN, NO2, OMe, NMe2) designed to probe carbonyl…carbonyl interactions were analysed at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)-D3 level of theory using the energy partitioning method of Interacting Quantum Atoms/Fragments (IQA/IQF). The partitioned energies are analysed by the Relative Energy Gradient (REG) method, which calculates the correlation between these energies and the total energy of a system, thereby explaining the role atoms have in the energetic behaviour of the total system. The traditional "back-of-the-envelope" open and closed conformations of molecular balances do not correspond to those of the lowest energy. Hence, more care needs to be taken when considering which geometries to use for comparison with the experiment. The REG-IQA method shows that the 1-H and 1-OMe balances behave differently to the 1-Me and 1-NMe2 balances because the latter show more prominent electrostatics between carbonyl groups and undergoes a larger dihedral rotation due to the bulkiness of the functional groups. For the 2-Y balance, REG-IQA shows the same behaviour across the series as the 1-H and 1-OMe balances. From an atomistic point of view, the formation of the closed conformer is favoured by polarisation and charge-transfer effects on the amide bond across all balances and is counterbalanced by a de-pyramidalisation of the amide nitrogen. Moreover, focusing on the oxygen of the amide carbonyl and the α-carbon of the remaining carbonyl group, electrostatics have a major role in the formation of the closed conformer, which goes against the well-known n-π* interaction orbital overlap concept. However, REG-IQF shows that exchange-correlation energies overtake electrostatics for all the 2-Y balances when working with fragments around the carbonyl groups, while they act on par with electrostatics for the 1-OMe and 1-NMe2. REG-IQF also shows that exchange-correlation energies in the 2-Y balance are correlated to the inductive electron-donating and -withdrawing trends on aromatic groups. We demonstrate that methods such as REG-IQA/IQF can help with the fine-tuning of molecular balances prior to the experiment and that the energies that govern the probed interactions are highly dependent on the atoms and functional groups involved.
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- Fabio Falcioni
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Averdunk C, Hanke K, Schatz D, Wegner HA. Molecular Wind-Up Meter for the Quantification of London Dispersion Interactions. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:257-266. [PMID: 38131644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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ConspectusThe experimental quantification of interactions on the molecular level provides the necessary basis for the design of functional materials and chemical processes. The interplay of multiple parameters and the small quantity of individual interactions pose a special challenge for such endeavors. The common method is the use of molecular balances, which can exist in two different states. Thereby, a stabilizing interaction can occur in one of the states, favoring its formation and thus affecting the thermodynamic equilibrium of the system. One challenge is determining the change in this equilibrium since various analytical methods could not be applied to fast-changing equilibria. A new and promising method for quantifying molecular interactions is the use of Molecular Wind-up Meters (MWM) in which the change in kinetics, rather than the effect on thermodynamics, is investigated. An MWM is transformed with an energy input (e.g. irradiation) into a metastable state. Then, the rate of thermal transformation back to the ground state is measured. The strength of interactions present in the metastable state controls the kinetics of the back reactions, allowing direct correlation. The advantage of this approach lies in the high sensitivity (energy differences can be larger by 1 order of magnitude) and, in general, allows the use of a broader range of solvents and analytical methods. An Azobenzene-based MWM has been established as a powerful tool to quantify London dispersion interactions. London dispersion (LD) represents the attractive part of the van der Waals potential. Although neglected in the past due to its weak character, it has been shown that the influence of LD on the structure, stability, and reactivity of matter can be decisive. Especially in larger molecules, its energy contribution increases overproportionately with the number of atoms, which has sparked increasing interest in the use of so-called dispersion energy donors (DED) as a new structural element. Application of the azobenzene-based MWM not only allowed the differentiation of bulkiness, but also systematically addressed the influence of the length of n-alkyl chains. Additionally, the solvent influence on LD was studied. Based on the azobenzene MWM, an increment system has been proposed, allowing a rough estimate of the effect of a specific DED.
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- Conrad Averdunk
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Center of Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Center of Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Center of Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Center of Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Manzewitsch AN, Liu H, Lin B, Li P, Pellechia PJ, Shimizu KD. Empirical Model of Solvophobic Interactions in Organic Solvents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314962. [PMID: 38032351 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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An empirical model was developed to predict organic solvophobic effects using N-phenylimide molecular balances functionalized with non-polar alkyl groups. Solution studies and X-ray crystallography confirmed intramolecular alkyl-alkyl interactions in their folded conformers. The structural modularity of the balances allowed systematic variation of alkyl group lengths. Control balances were instrumental in isolating weak organic solvophobic effects by eliminating framework solvent-solute effects. A 19 F NMR label enabled analysis across 46 deuterated and non-deuterated solvent systems. Linear correlations were observed between organic solvophobic effects and solvent cohesive energy density (ced) as well as changes in solvent-accessible surface areas (SASA). Using these empirical relationships, a model was constructed to predict organic solvophobic interaction energy per unit area for any organic solvent with known ced values. The predicted interaction energies aligned with recent organic solvophobic measurements and literature values for the hydrophobic effect on non-polar surfaces confirmed the model's accuracy and utility.
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- Alexander N Manzewitsch
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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Lin CY, Hsu CH, Hung CM, Wu CC, Liu YH, Shi EHC, Lin TH, Hu YC, Hung WY, Wong KT, Chou PT. Entropy-driven charge-transfer complexation yields thermally activated delayed fluorescence and highly efficient OLEDs. Nat Chem 2024; 16:98-106. [PMID: 37884666 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01357-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Exciplex-forming systems that display thermally activated delayed fluorescence are widely used for fabricating organic light-emitting diodes. However, their further development can be hindered through a lack of structural and thermodynamic characterization. Here we report the generation of inclusion complexes between a cage-like, macrocyclic, electron-accepting host (A) and various N-methyl-indolocarbazole-based electron-donating guests (D), which exhibit exciplex-like thermally activated delayed fluorescence via a through-space electron-transfer process. The D/A cocrystals are fully resolved by X-ray analyses, and UV-visible titration data show their formation to be an endothermic and entropy-driven process. Moreover, their emission can be fine-tuned through the molecular orbitals of the donor. Organic light-emitting diodes were fabricated using one of the D/A systems, and the maximum external quantum efficiency measured was 15.2%. An external quantum efficiency of 10.3% was maintained under a luminance of 1,000 cd m-2. The results show the potential of adopting inclusion complexation to better understand the relationships between the structure, formation thermodynamics and properties of exciplexes.
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- Chun-Yen Lin
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Liu H, Shimizu KD. Contributions of London Dispersion Forces to Solution-Phase Association Processes. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:3572-3580. [PMID: 38009964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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ConspectusDespite their ubiquity and early discovery, London dispersion forces are often overlooked. This is due, in part, to the difficulty in assessing their contributions to molecular and polymeric structure, stability, properties, and reactivities. However, recent advances in modeling have revealed that dispersion interactions play an important role in many important chemical and biological processes. Experimental confirmation of their impact in solution has been challenging, leading to controversies about their relative importance.In the course of studying noncovalent interactions using molecular devices, our understanding and appreciation for the importance of dispersion interactions have evolved. This Account follows this intellectual journey by using examples from the literature. The goals are twofold: to describe recent advances in understanding the interaction and to provide guidance to researchers studying weak noncovalent interactions. However, first, the experimental methods for measuring the effects of dispersion interactions and the strategies for isolating their influence are described. These include the design of molecular devices to measure these weak noncovalent interactions and the strategies to disentangle the solvation, solvophobic, and dispersion components of the resulting equilibria.The literature examples are organized around five fundamental questions. (1) Do dispersion interactions have a measurable effect on solution equilibria? (2) To what extent do solvents attenuate or compensate for dispersion interactions? (3) To what extent do the solvation and solvophobic terms influence the dispersion equilibria? (4) Can we predict whether a system will form attractive dispersion or repulsive steric interactions? (5) Can the dispersion term be isolated and interrogated? We were often surprised by the answers to these questions. In each case, we describe how the systems were designed to address these questions and discuss possible interpretations of the results.While dispersion interactions in solution were weak (usually <1 kcal/mol), their influence on complexation and conformational equilibria can be observed and measured. This underscores the significance of these interactions in molecular recognition, coordination chemistry, reaction design, and catalysis. The solvent components of the dispersion equilibria can also be significant. Therefore, the isolation of the dispersion contributions from the solvation and solvophobic effects represents an ongoing challenge. The experimental studies also provide important benchmarks and offer valuable insights to help refine the next generation of computational solvent models.
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- Hao Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Gravillier LA, Cockroft SL. Context-Dependent Significance of London Dispersion. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:3535-3544. [PMID: 37994023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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ConspectusLondon forces constitute an attractive component of van der Waals interactions and originate from transient correlated momentary dipoles in adjacent atoms. The in-depth investigation of London dispersion forces poses notable challenges, especially in solution, owing to their inherently weak and competing character. Our objective in this Account is to shed light on the context-dependent significance of London dispersion forces by contrasting our own experimental findings with those from other research endeavors. Specifically, we will explore how factors such as the choice of system and solvent can influence the apparent role of London dispersion forces in molecular recognition processes. We initiate our Account by scrutinizing the Wilcox balance, which has yielded diverse and occasionally contradictory results. Following that, we provide an overview of the role of London dispersion forces and their context-dependent variations, encompassing alkyl-alkyl, halogen-π, alkyl-π, and aromatic stacking interactions.Several experimental investigations have revealed how difficult it is to measure the significance of London dispersion in solution. Indeed, dispersion forces seldom act as the exclusive driving force in molecular recognition processes, and solvation energetics also strongly influence equilibria and kinetics. Molecular balances that bring apolar functional groups into contact have proven to be instrumental in the experimental measurement of dispersion. The intramolecular approach avoids the need to pay the entropic cost of bringing interacting groups into contact, while also enabling solvent screening. Such experimental studies have found dispersion interactions between functional groups to be very weak (<5 kJ mol-1), meaning that they frequently take backstage to electrostatic contributions and solvophobic effects and are readily damped by competitive dispersion interactions with the solvent. By using such approaches, competitive dispersion interactions with the solvent have been shown to be described by the bulk polarizability of the solvent (perfluoroalkanes have the lowest bulk polarizabilities, while carbon disulfide has one of the highest). Dispersion interactions are also strongly distance-dependent, which results in considerable context-dependent outcomes across different investigations. For example, we caution against the risk of attributing the stability of a "more sterically hindered" isomer as arising from intramolecular dispersion forces. The total energy of the system can reveal other contributions to stability, such as nonintuitive minimization of strain elsewhere in the molecule. Indeed, the delicate distance-dependent balance between sterics and London dispersion means that even subtle changes in size and geometry can lead to disparate behavior. Similarly, solvophobic effects also contribute to stabilizing contacts between bulky functional groups, which can be revealed if there is a correlation with the cohesive energy density of the solvent.
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- Louis-Albin Gravillier
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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West AML, Dominelli‐Whiteley N, Smolyar IV, Nichol GS, Cockroft SL. Experimental Quantification of Halogen⋅⋅⋅Arene van der Waals Contacts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309682. [PMID: 37470309 PMCID: PMC10953438 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Crystallographic and computational studies suggest the occurrence of favourable interactions between polarizable arenes and halogen atoms. However, the systematic experimental quantification of halogen⋅⋅⋅arene interactions in solution has been hindered by the large variance in the steric demands of the halogens. Here we have synthesized molecular balances to quantify halogen⋅⋅⋅arene contacts in 17 solvents and solvent mixtures using 1 H NMR spectroscopy. Calculations indicate that favourable halogen⋅⋅⋅arene interactions arise from London dispersion in the gas phase. In contrast, comparison of our experimental measurements with partitioned SAPT0 energies indicate that dispersion is sufficiently attenuated by the solvent that the halogen⋅⋅⋅arene interaction trend was instead aligned with increasing exchange repulsion as the halogen increased in size (ΔGX ⋅⋅⋅Ph =0 to +1.5 kJ mol-1 ). Halogen⋅⋅⋅arene contacts were slightly less disfavoured in solvents with higher solvophobicities and lower polarizabilities, but strikingly, were always less favoured than CH3 ⋅⋅⋅arene contacts (ΔGMe ⋅⋅⋅Ph =0 to -1.4 kJ mol-1 ).
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- Andrew M. L. West
- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of Edinburgh Joseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of Edinburgh Joseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of Edinburgh Joseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of Edinburgh Joseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of Edinburgh Joseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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Wagner P, Rominger F, Gross JH, Mastalerz M. Solvent-Controlled Quadruple Catenation of Giant Chiral [8+12] Salicylimine Cubes Driven by Weak Hydrogen Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217251. [PMID: 36695113 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Mechanically interlocked structures are fascinating synthetic targets and the topological complexity achieved through catenation offers numerous possibilities for the construction of new molecules with exciting properties. In the structural space of catenated organic cage molecules, only few examples have been realized so far, and control over the catenation process in solution is still barely achieved. Herein, we describe the formation of a quadruply interlocked catenane of giant chiral [8+12] salicylimine cubes. The formation could be controlled by the choice of solvent used in the reaction. The interlocked structure was unambiguously characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and weak hydrogen bonding was identified as a central driving force for the catenation. Furthermore, scrambling experiments using partially deuterated cages were performed, revealing that the catenane formation occurs through mechanical interlocking of preformed single cages.
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- Philippe Wagner
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Benke BP, Kirschbaum T, Graf J, Gross JH, Mastalerz M. Dimeric and trimeric catenation of giant chiral [8 + 12] imine cubes driven by weak supramolecular interactions. Nat Chem 2023; 15:413-423. [PMID: 36456691 PMCID: PMC9986109 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01094-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Mechanically interlocked structures, such as catenanes and rotaxanes, are fascinating synthetic targets and some are used for molecular switches and machines. Today, the vast majority of catenated structures are built upon macrocycles and only a very few examples of three-dimensional shape-persistent organic cages forming such structures have been reported. However, the catenation in all these cases was based on a thermodynamically favoured π-π-stacking under certain reaction conditions. Here, we show that catenane formation can be induced by adding methoxy or thiomethyl groups to one of the precursors during the synthesis of chiral [8 + 12] imine cubes, giving dimeric and trimeric catenated organic cages. To elucidate the underlying driving forces, we reacted 11 differently 1,4-disubstituted terephthaldehydes with a chiral triamino tribenzotriquinacene under various conditions to study whether monomeric cages or catenated cage dimers are the preferred products. We find that catenation is mainly directed by weak interactions derived from the substituents rather than by π-stacking.
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- Bahiru Punja Benke
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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König HF, Hausmann H, Schreiner PR. Assessing the Experimental Hydrogen Bonding Energy of the Cyclic Water Dimer Transition State with a Cyclooctatetraene-Based Molecular Balance. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:16965-16973. [PMID: 35998326 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have conducted an experimental and computational study of cyclooctatetraene-1,4/1,6-dimethanol (1,4 and 1,6) as a molecular balance with the goal in mind to determine the otherwise inaccessible hydrogen bonding energy (HBE) of the cyclic water dimer, which constitutes a transition state. The 1,4/1,6 folding equilibrium is governed by an intramolecular hydrogen bond in the folded 1,6-isomer, in which the OH groups adopt a cyclic planar geometry, akin to the structure of the cyclic water dimer transition state. We characterized hydrogen bonding in 1,6 and reference complexes utilizing SAPT2 + (3)δMP2/aug-cc-pVTZ and selected quantum theory of atoms in molecule descriptors at M06-2XD3(0)/ma-def2-TZVPP. Additionally, we computed HBEs at the DLPNO-CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVQZ level of theory. We find that hydrogen bonding in 1,6 is very similar to the interaction in the Ci symmetric cyclic water dimer TS, both in magnitude and character. We experimentally determined the Gibbs free energy of the folding process (ΔGeq) in a variety of organic solvents via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements at room temperature. By combining experimentally obtained ΔGeq values with corrections derived from accurate computational methods, we provide estimates for the HBE of cyclic water dimers and the cyclic water dimer TS, as the most stable cyclic water dimer.
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- Henrik Ferdinand König
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Meredith NY, Borsley S, Smolyar IV, Nichol GS, Baker CM, Ling KB, Cockroft SL. Dissecting Solvent Effects on Hydrogen Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206604. [PMID: 35608961 PMCID: PMC9400978 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The experimental isolation of H-bond energetics from the typically dominant influence of the solvent remains challenging. Here we use synthetic molecular balances to quantify amine/amide H-bonds in competitive solvents. Over 200 conformational free energy differences were determined using 24 H-bonding balances in 9 solvents spanning a wide polarity range. The correlations between experimental interaction energies and gas-phase computed energies exhibited wild solvent-dependent variation. However, excellent correlations were found between the same computed energies and the experimental data following empirical dissection of solvent effects using Hunter's α/β solvation model. In addition to facilitating the direct comparison of experimental and computational data, changes in the fitted donor and acceptor constants reveal the energetics of secondary local interactions such as competing H-bonds.
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- Nicole Y. Meredith
- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building, David Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building, David Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building, David Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building, David Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- SyngentaJealott's Hill International Research CentreBracknell, BerkshireRG42 6EYUK
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- SyngentaJealott's Hill International Research CentreBracknell, BerkshireRG42 6EYUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building, David Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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New Carbamates and Ureas: Comparative Ability to Gel Organic Solvents. Gels 2022; 8:gels8070440. [PMID: 35877525 PMCID: PMC9316452 DOI: 10.3390/gels8070440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Two series of novel amphiphilic compounds were synthesized based on carbamates and ureas structures, using a modification of the synthesis methods reported by bibliography. The compounds were tested for organic solvent removal in a model wastewater. The lipophilic group of all compounds was a hexadecyl chain, while the hydrophilic substituent was changed with the same modifications in both series. The structures were confirmed by FT-IR, NMR, molecular dynamic simulation and HR-MS and their ability to gel organic solvents were compared. The SEM images showed the ureas had a greater ability to gel organic solvents than the carbamates and formed robust supramolecular networks, with surfaces of highly interwoven fibrillar spheres. The carbamates produced corrugated and smooth surfaces. The determination of the minimum gelation concentration demonstrated that a smaller quantity of the ureas (compared to the carbamates, measured as the weight percentage) was required to gel each solvent. This advantage of the ureas was attributed to their additional N-H bond, which is the only structural difference between the two types of compounds, and their structures were corroborated by molecular dynamic simulation. The formation of weak gels was demonstrated by rheological characterization, and they demonstrated to be good candidates for the removal organic solvents.
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Grimm LM, Spicher S, Tkachenko B, Schreiner PR, Grimme S, Biedermann F. The Role of Packing, Dispersion, Electrostatics, and Solvation in High-Affinity Complexes of Cucurbit[n]urils with Uncharged Polar Guests. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200529. [PMID: 35612260 PMCID: PMC9401061 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The rationalization of non-covalent binding trends is both of fundamental interest and provides new design concepts for biomimetic molecular systems. Cucurbit[n]urils (CBn) are known for a long time as the strongest synthetic binders for a wide range of (bio)organic compounds in water. However, their host-guest binding mechanism remains ambiguous despite their symmetric and simple macrocyclic structure and the wealth of literature reports. We herein report experimental thermodynamic binding parameters (ΔG, ΔH, TΔS) for CB7 and CB8 with a set of hydroxylated adamantanes, di-, and triamantanes as uncharged, rigid, and spherical/ellipsoidal guests. Binding geometries and binding energy decomposition were obtained from high-level theory computations. This study reveals that neither London dispersion interactions, nor electronic energies or entropic factors are decisive, selectivity-controlling factors for CBn complexes. In contrast, peculiar host-related solvation effects were identified as the major factor for rationalizing the unique behavior and record-affinity characteristics of cucurbit[n]urils.
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- Laura M. Grimm
- Institute of NanotechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyHermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 176344Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenGermany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical ChemistryInstitute of Physical and Theoretical ChemistryUniversity of BonnBeringstraße 453115BonnGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical ChemistryInstitute of Physical and Theoretical ChemistryUniversity of BonnBeringstraße 453115BonnGermany
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- Institute of NanotechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyHermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 176344Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenGermany
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Meredith NY, Borsley S, Smolyar IV, Nichol GS, Baker CM, Ling KB, Cockroft SL. Dissecting Solvent Effects on Hydrogen Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Nicole Y. Meredith
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY UK
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- Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Di Berardino C, Strauss MA, Schatz D, Wegner HA. An Incremental System To Predict the Effect of Different London Dispersion Donors in All‐
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‐Substituted Azobenzenes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104284. [PMID: 35025129 PMCID: PMC9306603 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Predictive models based on incremental systems exist for many chemical phenomena, thus allowing easy estimates. Despite their low magnitude in isolated systems London dispersion interactions are ubiquitous in manifold situations ranging from solvation to catalysis or in biological systems. Based on our azobenzene system, we systematically determined the London dispersion donor strength of the alkyl substituents Me, Et, iPr up to tBu. Based on this data, we were able to implement an incremental system for London dispersion for the azobenzene scheme. We propose an equation that allows the prediction of the effect of change of substituents on London dispersion interactions in azobenzenes, which has to be validated in similar molecular arrangements in the future.
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- Chiara Di Berardino
- Institute of Organic Chemistry Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- Center for Materials Research (LaMa) Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- Center for Materials Research (LaMa) Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- Center for Materials Research (LaMa) Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- Center for Materials Research (LaMa) Justus Liebig University Giessen Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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Amemori S, Hamamoto R, Mizuno M. Enhancement of association constants of various charge-transfer complexes in siloxane solvents. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00214k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The association constants of various charge-transfer complexes were evaluated in n-hexane, octamethyltrisiloxane and PDMS to investigate the solvent effect.
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- Shogo Amemori
- NanoMaterials Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- NanoMaterials Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Wilming FM, Becker J, Schreiner PR. Quantifying Solvophobic Effects in Organic Solvents Using a Hydrocarbon Molecular Balance. J Org Chem 2021; 87:1874-1878. [PMID: 34758618 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We evaluate the use of the cohesive energy density (ced) as a quantitative descriptor for solvophobic effects in organic solvents by measuring ΔGZ/E of the rigid Z- and E-2,2'-diethynyl-9,9'-bifluorenylidene. In line with previously employed balances, solvent-dependent changes in ΔGZ/E are predominantly induced by solvophobic effects, leading to a strong correlation with the solvent's ced. We re-emphasize the role of ceds as quantitative descriptors of solvophobic effects of organic solvents. Our experimental findings are well supported by B3LYP-D3/def2TZVP computations.
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- Finn M Wilming
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany.,Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany.,Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Morisue M, Kawanishi M, Ueno I, Nakamura T, Nabeshima T, Imamura K, Nozaki K. Evidence of C-F···H-C Attractive Interaction: Enforced Coplanarity of a Tetrafluorophenylene-Ethynylene-Linked Porphyrin Dimer. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:9286-9295. [PMID: 34370467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The formation of C-F···H-C "hydrogen bonds" has been a controversial subject because, in principle, fluorine is hardly an acceptor for less acidic protons contrasting to the C-F···H-O and C-F···H-N hydrogen bonds. Nevertheless, the interaction is emerging as a powerful implement for confining the torsional rotation in the design of fully coplanar π-conjugated polymers. Heretofore, no evidence of the C-F···H-C interaction has been observed in solutions. We herein disclose comprehensive evidence that the C-F···H-C interaction produces an attractive force. A 19F-1H heteronuclear Overhauser effect experiment elucidated the close proximity of the F and H atoms in the doubly edge-facing C-F···H-C interactions of a meso-tetrafluorophenylene-ethynylene-conjugated porphyrin dimer (1). Extensive electronic and photophysical property investigations confirmed that all the aromatic units were torsionally restricted by the C-F···H-C interactions. Moreover, the enforced coplanarity invoked a markedly high π-staking propensity. Thus, we have firmly established the formation of a C-F···H-C interaction that produces a hydrogen-bond-like attractive force in solution.
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- Mitsuhiko Morisue
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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Sagandykova G, Buszewski B. Perspectives and recent advances in quantitative structure-retention relationships for high performance liquid chromatography. How far are we? Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lee GY, Hu E, Rheingold AL, Houk KN, Sletten EM. Arene-Perfluoroarene Interactions in Solution. J Org Chem 2021; 86:8425-8436. [PMID: 34077211 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A systematic study of arene-perfluoroarene interactions in solution is presented. Using a combination of NMR titration experiments, X-ray crystallography, and computational analysis, we analyze the effects of fluorination, substituents, ring size, and solvation on the arene-perfluoroarene interaction. We find that fluorination, extension of the π systems, and enhancement of solvent polarity greatly stabilize the stacking energy up to 3 orders of magnitude (Ka = <1 to 6000 M-1), with the highest Ka achieved for the interaction of water-soluble variants of perfluoronaphthalene and anthracene in buffered D2O (pD = 12). Combining computational and experimental results, we conclude that this impressive binding energy is a result of enthalpically favorable electrostatic and dispersion interactions as well as the entropically driven hydrophobic effect. The enhanced understanding of arene-perfluoroarene interactions in aqueous solution sets the stage for the implementation of this abiotic intermolecular interaction in biology and medicine.
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- Ga Young Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Sletten EM, Jaye JA. Simple Synthesis of Fluorinated Ene-Ynes via In Situ Generation of Allenes. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractFluorination of small molecules is a key route toward modulating reactivity and bioactivity. The 1,3 ene-yne functionality is an important synthon towards complex products, as well as a common functionality in biologically active molecules. Here, we present a new synthetic route towards fluorinated ene-ynes from simple starting materials. We employ gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis to probe the sequential eliminations necessary for this transformation and observe an allene intermediate. The ene-yne products are sufficiently fluorous to enable purification via fluorous extraction. This methodology will allow facile access to functional, fluorous ene-ynes.
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Liu Y, Parks FC, Sheetz EG, Chen CH, Flood AH. Polarity-Tolerant Chloride Binding in Foldamer Capsules by Programmed Solvent-Exclusion. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:3191-3204. [PMID: 33596052 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Persistent anion binding in a wide range of solution environments is a key challenge that continues to motivate and demand new strategies in synthetic receptor design. Though strong binding in low-polarity solvents has become routine, our ability to maintain high affinities in high-polarity solvents has not yet reached the standard set by nature. Anions are bound and transported regularly in aqueous environments by proteins that use secondary and tertiary structure to isolate anion binding sites from water. Inspired by this principle of solvent exclusion, we created a sequence-defined foldameric capsule whose global minimum conformation displays a helical folded state and is preorganized for 1:1 anion complexation. The high stability of the folded geometry and its ability to exclude solvent were supported by solid-state and solution phase studies. This capsule then withstood a 4-fold increase in solvent dielectric constant (εr) from dichloromethane (9) to acetonitrile (36) while maintaining a high and solvent-independent affinity of 105 M-1; ΔG ∼ 28 kJ mol-1. This behavior is unusual. More typical of solvent-dependent behavior, Cl- affinities were seen to plummet in control compounds, such as aryl-triazole macrocycles and pentads, with their solvent-exposed binding cavities susceptible to dielectric screening. Finally, dimethyl sulfoxide denatures the foldamer by putative solvent binding, which then lowers the foldamer's Cl- affinity to normal levels. The design of this capsule demonstrates a new prototype for the development of potent receptors that can operate in polar solvents and has the potential to help manage hydrophilic anions present in the hydrosphere and biosphere.
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- Yun Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Elmi A, Cockroft SL. Quantifying Interactions and Solvent Effects Using Molecular Balances and Model Complexes. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:92-103. [PMID: 33315374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Where the basic units of molecular chemistry are the bonds within molecules, supramolecular chemistry is based on the interactions that occur between molecules. Understanding the "how" and "why" of the processes that govern molecular self-assembly remains an open challenge to the supramolecular community. While many interactions are readily examined in silico through electronic structure calculations, such insights may not be directly applicable to experimentalists. The practical limitations of computationally accounting for solvation is perhaps the largest bottleneck in this regard, with implicit solvation models failing to comprehensively account for the specific nature of solvent effects and explicit models incurring a prohibitively high computational cost. Since molecular recognition processes usually occur in solution, insight into the nature and effect of solvation is imperative not only for understanding these phenomena but also for the rational design of systems that exploit them.Molecular balances and supramolecular complexes have emerged as useful tools for the experimental dissection of the physicochemical basis of various noncovalent interactions, but they have historically been underexploited as a platform for the evaluation of solvent effects. Contrasting with large biological complexes, smaller synthetic model systems enable combined experimental and computational analyses, often facilitating theoretical analyses that can work in concert with experiment.Our research has focused on the development of supramolecular systems to evaluate the role of solvents in molecular recognition, and further characterize the underlying mechanisms by which molecules associate. In particular, the use of molecular balances has provided a framework to measure the magnitude of solvent effects and to examine the accuracy of solvent models. Such approaches have revealed how solvation can modulate the electronic landscape of a molecule and how competitive solvation and solvent cohesion can provide thermodynamic driving forces for association. Moreover, the use of simple model systems facilitates the interrogation and further dissection of the physicochemical origins of molecular recognition. This tandem experimental/computational approach has married less common computational techniques, like symmetry adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) and natural bonding orbital (NBO) analysis, with experimental observations to elucidate the influence of effects that are difficult to resolve experimentally (e.g., London dispersion and electron delocalization).
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- Alex Elmi
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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Scheutz GM, Elgoyhen J, Bentz KC, Xia Y, Sun H, Zhao J, Savin DA, Sumerlin BS. Mediating covalent crosslinking of single-chain nanoparticles through solvophobicity in organic solvents. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00780g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The photoinduced intrachain crosslinking of coumarin-containing copolymers in various organic solvents was mediated through the solvophobic effect, providing control over the reaction rate and the compaction of the final single-chain nanoparticles.
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- Georg M. Scheutz
- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- People's Republic of China
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory
- Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Florida
- Gainesville
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Li P, Vik EC, Shimizu KD. N-Arylimide Molecular Balances: A Comprehensive Platform for Studying Aromatic Interactions in Solution. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:2705-2714. [PMID: 33152232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Noncovalent interactions of aromatic surfaces play a key role in many biological processes and in determining the properties and utility of synthetic materials, sensors, and catalysts. However, the study of aromatic interactions has been challenging because these interactions are usually very weak and their trends are modulated by many factors such as structural, electronic, steric, and solvent effects. Recently, N-arylimide molecular balances have emerged as highly versatile and effective platforms for studying aromatic interactions in solution. These molecular balances can accurately measure weak noncovalent interactions in solution via their influence on the folded-unfolded conformational equilibrium. The structure (i.e., size, shape, π-conjugation, and substitution) and nature (i.e., element, charge, and polarity) of the π-surfaces and interacting groups can be readily varied, enabling the study of a wide range of aromatic interactions. These include aromatic stacking, heterocyclic aromatic stacking, and alkyl-π, chalcogen-π, silver-π, halogen-π, substituent-π, and solvent-π interactions. The ability to measure a diverse array of aromatic interactions within a single model system provides a unique perspective and insights as the interaction energies, stability trends, and solvent effects for different types of interactions can be directly compared. Some broad conclusions that have emerged from this comprehensive analysis include: (1) The strongest aromatic interactions involve groups with positive charges such as pyridinium and metal ions which interact with the electrostatically negative π-face of the aromatic surface via cation-π or metal-π interactions. Attractive electrostatic interactions can also form between aromatic surfaces and groups with partial positive charges. (2) Electrostatic interactions involving aromatic surfaces can be switched from repulsive to attractive using electron-withdrawing substituents or heterocycles. These electrostatic trends appear to span many types of aromatic interactions involving a polar group interacting with a π-surface such as halogen-π, chalcogen-π, and carbonyl-π. (3) Nonpolar groups form weak but measurable stabilizing interactions with aromatic surfaces in organic solvents due to favorable dispersion and/or solvophobic effects. A good predictor of the interaction strength is provided by the change in solvent-accessible surface area. (4) Solvent effects modulate the aromatic interactions in the forms of solvophobic effects and competitive solvation, which can be modeled using solvent cohesion density and specific solvent-solute interactions.
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- Ping Li
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Lim I, Vian A, van de Wouw HL, Day RA, Gomez C, Liu Y, Rheingold AL, Campàs O, Sletten EM. Fluorous Soluble Cyanine Dyes for Visualizing Perfluorocarbons in Living Systems. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:16072-16081. [PMID: 32808518 PMCID: PMC8366720 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The bioorthogonal nature of perfluorocarbons provides a unique platform for introducing dynamic nano- and microdroplets into cells and organisms. To monitor the localization and deformation of the droplets, fluorous soluble fluorophores that are compatible with standard fluorescent protein markers and applicable to cells, tissues, and small organisms are necessary. Here, we introduce fluorous cyanine dyes that represent the most red-shifted fluorous soluble fluorophores to date. We study the effect of covalently appended fluorous tags on the cyanine scaffold and evaluate the changes in photophysical properties imparted by the fluorous phase. Ultimately, we showcase the utility of the fluorous soluble pentamethine cyanine dye for tracking the localization of perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions in macrophage cells and for measurements of mechanical forces in multicellular spheroids and zebrafish embryonic tissues. These studies demonstrate that the red-shifted cyanine dyes offer spectral flexibility in multiplexed imaging experiments and enhanced precision in force measurements.
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- Irene Lim
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5200, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0505, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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Yamada M, Narita H, Maeda Y. A Fullerene‐Based Molecular Torsion Balance for Investigating Noncovalent Interactions at the C
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Surface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Michio Yamada
- Department of Chemistry Tokyo Gakugei University Nukuikitamachi 4-1-1 Koganei Tokyo 184-8501 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Tokyo Gakugei University Nukuikitamachi 4-1-1 Koganei Tokyo 184-8501 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Tokyo Gakugei University Nukuikitamachi 4-1-1 Koganei Tokyo 184-8501 Japan
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Yamada M, Narita H, Maeda Y. A Fullerene-Based Molecular Torsion Balance for Investigating Noncovalent Interactions at the C 60 Surface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:16133-16140. [PMID: 32458522 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To investigate the nature and strength of noncovalent interactions at the fullerene surface, molecular torsion balances consisting of C60 and organic moieties connected through a biphenyl linkage were synthesized. NMR and computational studies show that the unimolecular system remains in equilibrium between well-defined folded and unfolded conformers owing to restricted rotation around the biphenyl C-C bond. The energy differences between the two conformers depend on the substituents and is ascribed to differences in the intramolecular noncovalent interactions between the organic moieties and the fullerene surface. Fullerenes favor interacting with the π-faces of benzenes bearing electron-donating substituents. The correlation between the folding free energies and corresponding Hammett constants of the substituents in the arene-containing torsion balances reflects the contributions of the electrostatic interactions and dispersion force to face-to-face arene-fullerene interactions.
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- Michio Yamada
- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University, Nukuikitamachi 4-1-1, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University, Nukuikitamachi 4-1-1, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University, Nukuikitamachi 4-1-1, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
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Muchowska KB, Pascoe DJ, Borsley S, Smolyar IV, Mati IK, Adam C, Nichol GS, Ling KB, Cockroft SL. Reconciling Electrostatic and n→π* Orbital Contributions in Carbonyl Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Kamila B. Muchowska
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre Bracknell Berkshire RG42 6EY UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Muchowska KB, Pascoe DJ, Borsley S, Smolyar IV, Mati IK, Adam C, Nichol GS, Ling KB, Cockroft SL. Reconciling Electrostatic and n→π* Orbital Contributions in Carbonyl Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:14602-14608. [PMID: 32485046 PMCID: PMC7496118 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Interactions between carbonyl groups are prevalent in protein structures. Earlier investigations identified dominant electrostatic dipolar interactions, while others implicated lone pair n→π* orbital delocalisation. Here these observations are reconciled. A combined experimental and computational approach confirmed the dominance of electrostatic interactions in a new series of synthetic molecular balances, while also highlighting the distance-dependent observation of inductive polarisation manifested by n→π* orbital delocalisation. Computational fiSAPT energy decomposition and natural bonding orbital analyses correlated with experimental data to reveal the contexts in which short-range inductive polarisation augment electrostatic dipolar interactions. Thus, we provide a framework for reconciling the context dependency of the dominance of electrostatic interactions and the occurrence of n→π* orbital delocalisation in C=O⋅⋅⋅C=O interactions.
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- Kamila B. Muchowska
- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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- SyngentaJealott's Hill International Research CentreBracknellBerkshireRG42 6EYUK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryThe University of EdinburghJoseph Black BuildingDavid Brewster RoadEdinburghEH9 3FJUK
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Satake A. The Solvent Effect on Weak Interactions in Supramolecular Polymers: Differences between Small Molecular Probes and Supramolecular Polymers. Chempluschem 2020; 85:1542-1548. [PMID: 32697033 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In this minireview, weak interactions that occur in supramolecular polymers are discussed. Combination of weak and strong interactions plays an important role in the construction of supramolecular polymers. It is beneficial to separate the contributions of the weak interactions, as well as each solvent effect on the weak interactions. However, it is generally difficult to observe each solvent effect separately at work in each interaction. Small molecular probes are useful to estimate the contributions of the weak interaction. But, the results should be treated with caution when applied to supramolecular polymer systems. To overcome the problems, a new solvent parameter, solvation ability (SA), is introduced, which was determined on the balance point of extended and stacked forms of porphyrin-based interconvertible supramolecular polymers.
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- Akiharu Satake
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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Loeffler JR, Schauperl M, Liedl KR. Hydration of Aromatic Heterocycles as an Adversary of π-Stacking. J Chem Inf Model 2019; 59:4209-4219. [PMID: 31566975 PMCID: PMC7032848 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydration is one of the key players in the protein-ligand binding process. It not only influences the binding process per se, but also the drug's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion properties. To gain insights into the hydration of aromatic cores, the solvation thermodynamics of 40 aromatic mono- and bicyclic systems, frequently occurring in medicinal chemistry, are investigated. Thermodynamics is analyzed with two different methods: grid inhomogeneous solvation theory (GIST) and thermodynamic integration (TI). Our results agree well with previously published experimental and computational solvation free energies. The influence of adding heteroatoms to aromatic systems and how the position of these heteroatoms impacts the compound's interactions with water is studied. The solvation free energies of these heteroaromatics are highly correlated to their gas phase interaction energies with benzene: compounds showing a high interaction energy also have a high solvation free energy value. Therefore, replacing a compound with one having a higher gas phase interaction energy might not result in the expected improvement in affinity. The desolvation costs counteract the higher stacking interactions, hence weakening or even inverting the expected gain in binding free energy.
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- Johannes R Loeffler
- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, and Center of Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI) , University of Innsbruck , Innrain 80-82 , A-6020 Innsbruck , Tyrol , Austria
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92039-0736 , United States
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- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, and Center of Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI) , University of Innsbruck , Innrain 80-82 , A-6020 Innsbruck , Tyrol , Austria
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Fuenzalida Werner JP, Mishra K, Huang Y, Vetschera P, Glasl S, Chmyrov A, Richter K, Ntziachristos V, Stiel AC. Structure-Based Mutagenesis of Phycobiliprotein smURFP for Optoacoustic Imaging. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1896-1903. [PMID: 31389680 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Photo- or optoacoustics (OA) imaging is increasingly being used as a non-invasive imaging method that can simultaneously reveal structure and function in deep tissue. However, the most frequent transgenic OA labels are current fluorescent proteins that are not optimized for OA imaging. Thus, they lack OA signal strength, and their absorption maxima are positioned at short wavelengths, thus giving small penetration depths and strong background signals. Here, we apply insights from our recent determination of the structure of the fluorescent phycobiliprotein smURFP to mutate a range of residues to promote the nonradiative decay pathway that generates the OA signal. We identified hydrophobic and aromatic substitutions within the chromophore-binding pocket that substantially increase the intensity of the OA signal and red-shift the absorption. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of structure-based mutagenesis to repurpose fluorescent probes for OA imaging, and they may provide structure-function insights for de novo engineering of transgenic OA probes.
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Biological Imaging, Technische Universität München, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Biological Imaging, Technische Universität München, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Biological Imaging, Technische Universität München, D-81675 Munich, Germany
- Center for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), Technische Universität München, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Biological Imaging, Technische Universität München, D-81675 Munich, Germany
- Center for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), Technische Universität München, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Zheng Q, Borsley S, Nichol GS, Duarte F, Cockroft SL. The Energetic Significance of Metallophilic Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12617-12623. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Qingshu Zheng
- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Pollice R, Fleckenstein F, Shenderovich I, Chen P. Compensation of London Dispersion in the Gas Phase and in Aprotic Solvents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:14281-14288. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Robert Pollice
- ETH Zürich Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 Switzerland
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- Universität Regensburg Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie Universitätsstraße 31 Regensburg 93040 Germany
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- ETH Zürich Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 Switzerland
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Pollice R, Fleckenstein F, Shenderovich I, Chen P. Compensation of London Dispersion in the Gas Phase and in Aprotic Solvents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Robert Pollice
- ETH Zürich Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 Switzerland
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- Universität Regensburg Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie Universitätsstraße 31 Regensburg 93040 Germany
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- ETH Zürich Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 Switzerland
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Zheng Q, Borsley S, Nichol GS, Duarte F, Cockroft SL. The Energetic Significance of Metallophilic Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201904207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Qingshu Zheng
- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- EaStCHEM School of ChemistryUniversity of EdinburghJoseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Pollice R, Chen P. A Universal Quantitative Descriptor of the Dispersion Interaction Potential. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9758-9769. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Robert Pollice
- ETH ZürichLaboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- ETH ZürichLaboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Pollice R, Chen P. A Universal Quantitative Descriptor of the Dispersion Interaction Potential. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Robert Pollice
- ETH ZürichLaboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- ETH ZürichLaboratorium für Organische Chemie Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, HCI G207/ETH Zürich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Zheng H, Ye H, Yu X, You L. Interplay between n→π* Interactions and Dynamic Covalent Bonds: Quantification and Modulation by Solvent Effects. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:8825-8833. [PMID: 31075197 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Orbital donor-acceptor interactions play critical roles throughout chemistry, and hence, their regulation and functionalization are of great significance. Herein we demonstrate for the first time the investigation of n→π* interactions through the strategy of dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC), and we further showcase its use in the stabilization of imine. The n→π* interaction between donor X and acceptor aldehyde/imine within 2-X-2'-formylbiphenyl derivatives was found to significantly influence the thermodynamics of imine exchange. The orbital interaction was then quantified through imine exchange, the equilibrium of which was successfully correlated with the difference in natural bond orbital stabilization energy of n→π* interactions of aldehyde and its imine. Moreover, the examination of solvent effects provided insights into the distinct feature of the modulation of n→π* interaction with aprotic and protic solvents. The n→π* interaction involving imine was enhanced in protic solvents due to hydrogen bonding with the solvent. This finding further enabled the stabilization of imine in purely aqueous solution. The strategies and results reported should find application in many fields, including molecular recognition, biological labeling, and asymmetric catalysis.
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- Hao Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou 350002 , China.,College of Chemistry and Material Science , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou 350007 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 , China.,University of Chinese of Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , 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 , China.,College of Chemistry and Material Science , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou 350007 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 , China.,University of Chinese of Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Morisue M, Ueno I, Muraoka K, Omagari S, Nakanishi T, Hasegawa Y, Hikima T, Sasaki S. Perfluorophenyl‐Directed Giant Porphyrin J‐Aggregates. Chemistry 2019; 25:7322-7329. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Mitsuhiko Morisue
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and EngineeringKyoto Institute of Technology Matsugasaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585 Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and EngineeringKyoto Institute of Technology Matsugasaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585 Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and EngineeringKyoto Institute of Technology Matsugasaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585 Japan
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- Graduate School of EngineeringHokkaido University North 13 West 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628 Japan
- Present address: School of Materials and Chemical TechnologyTokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2–12-1-S8 Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Graduate School of EngineeringHokkaido University North 13 West 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628 Japan
- Present address: Department of Materials Science and TechnologyTokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku Katsushika-ku Tokyo 125-8585 Japan
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- Graduate School of EngineeringHokkaido University North 13 West 8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628 Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center 1-1-1, Kouto Sayo-cho Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Faculty of Fiber Science and EngineeringKyoto Institute of Technology Matsugasaki Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585 Japan
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Hwang J, Li P, Vik EC, Karki I, Shimizu KD. Study of through-space substituent–π interactions using N-phenylimide molecular balances. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00195f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Substituent–π interactions associated with aromatic stacking interactions were experimentally measured using a small N-phenylimide molecular balance model system.
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- Jungwun Hwang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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Quantification of noncovalent interactions is the key for the understanding of binding mechanisms, of biological systems, for the design of drugs, their delivery and for the design of receptors for separations, sensors, actuators, or smart materials.
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Horiuchi S, Tanaka H, Sakuda E, Arikawa Y, Umakoshi K. Encapsulation condition dependent photophysical properties of polypyridyl Ru(ii) complexes within a hydrogen-bonded capsule. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:5156-5160. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00737g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A simple modulation for encapsulation technique is a facile method to control the luminescent properties of supramolecular complexes.
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- Shinnosuke Horiuchi
- Division of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagasaki University
- Nagasaki 852-8521
- Japan
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- Division of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagasaki University
- Nagasaki 852-8521
- Japan
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- Division of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagasaki University
- Nagasaki 852-8521
- Japan
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- Division of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagasaki University
- Nagasaki 852-8521
- Japan
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- Division of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagasaki University
- Nagasaki 852-8521
- Japan
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Tang Y, Zhang X, Choi P, Xu Z, Liu Q. Contributions of van der Waals Interactions and Hydrophobic Attraction to Molecular Adhesions on a Hydrophobic MoS 2 Surface in Water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:14196-14203. [PMID: 30373365 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Pushing the boundaries of the investigation of hydrophobic attraction (HA) to the molecular scale readily ensures the collection of experimental results free of secondary effects, thereby facilitating the unraveling of the underlying mechanism by providing clean experimental results that truly reflect the hydrophobic attraction. Regardless of the feasibility of this approach, investigations using this promising method are stagnant due to the difficulties in determining the individual contributions of HA and van der Waals (vdW) interactions at the molecular scale. Here, a novel approach was proposed for the first time to determine the individual contributions of vdW interactions and HA by studying the single-molecule adhesion forces of a neutral oligo ethylene glycol methacrylate copolymer on a MoS2 crystal exposed to different water chemistry. The anisotropic surface properties of MoS2 enabled the partitioning of vdW interactions and hydrophobic attraction in total single-molecule adhesion forces and also enabled determining the contribution of electrostatic interaction (ESI). When the presence of ESI is excluded, the study of single-molecule adhesion forces using single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) revealed that the contribution of vdW interactions to total molecular interactions was smaller than 9 pN. The strong single-molecule adhesion forces of oligo ethylene glycol copolymer on the hydrophobic basal surface of MoS2 demonstrated that HA plays a dominant role with contribution up to 89% to the total single-molecule adhesion force. By utilizing the derived theoretical model, we quantified the individual contribution of each fundamental interaction under a variety of conditions. This study proposed a facile approach to quantitatively clarify the roles of vdW interactions and HA at the molecular scale, which may help assist future experimental and theoretical investigations of hydrophobic (solvophobic) effects and vdW interactions in aqueous solutions.
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- Yuechao Tang
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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Strauss MA, Wegner HA. Molecular Systems for the Quantification of London Dispersion Interactions. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Marcel A. Strauss
- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Justus-Liebig University Giessen; Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Justus-Liebig University Giessen; Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
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Liu Y, Parks FC, Zhao W, Flood AH. Sequence-Controlled Stimuli-Responsive Single–Double Helix Conversion between 1:1 and 2:2 Chloride-Foldamer Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:15477-15486. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Yun Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Assaf KI, Nau WM. The Chaotropic Effect as an Assembly Motif in Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:13968-13981. [PMID: 29992706 PMCID: PMC6220808 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Following up on scattered reports on interactions of conventional chaotropic ions (for example, I- , SCN- , ClO4- ) with macrocyclic host molecules, biomolecules, and hydrophobic neutral surfaces in aqueous solution, the chaotropic effect has recently emerged as a generic driving force for supramolecular assembly, orthogonal to the hydrophobic effect. The chaotropic effect becomes most effective for very large ions that extend beyond the classical Hofmeister scale and that can be referred to as superchaotropic ions (for example, borate clusters and polyoxometalates). In this Minireview, we present a continuous scale of water-solute interactions that includes the solvation of kosmotropic, chaotropic, and hydrophobic solutes, as well as the creation of void space (cavitation). Recent examples for the association of chaotropic anions to hydrophobic synthetic and biological binding sites, lipid bilayers, and surfaces are discussed.
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- Khaleel I. Assaf
- Department of Life Sciences and ChemistryJacobs University BremenCampus Ring 128759BremenGermany
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- Department of Life Sciences and ChemistryJacobs University BremenCampus Ring 128759BremenGermany
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