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Murphy B, Gabbaï FP. Tunable Pnictogen Bonding at the Service of Hydroxide Transport across Phospholipid Bilayers. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7146-7151. [PMID: 38466939 PMCID: PMC10958499 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Our growing interest in the design of pnictogen-based strategies for anion transport has prompted an investigation into the properties of three simple triarylcatecholatostiboranes (1-3) of the general formula (o-C6Cl4O2)SbAr3 with Ar = Ph (1), o-tolyl (2), and o-xylyl (3) for the complexation and transport of hydroxide across phospholipid bilayers. A modified hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (HPTS) assay carried out in artificial liposomes shows that 1 and 2 are potent hydroxide transporters while 3 is inactive. These results indicate that the steric hindrance imposed by the three o-xylyl groups prevents access by the hydroxide anion to the antimony center. Supporting this interpretation, 1 and 2 quickly react with TBAOH·30 H2O ([TBA]+ = [nBu4N]+) to form the corresponding hydroxoantimonate salts [nBu4N][1-OH] and [nBu4N][2-OH], whereas 3 resists hydroxide coordination and remains unperturbed. Moreover, the hydroxide transport activities of 1 and 2 are correlated to the +V oxidation state of the antimony atom as the parent trivalent stibines show no hydroxide transport activity.
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- Brendan
L. Murphy
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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Hum G, Phang SJI, Ong HC, León F, Quek S, Khoo YXJ, Li C, Li Y, Clegg JK, Díaz J, Stuparu MC, García F. Main Group Molecular Switches with Swivel Bifurcated to Trifurcated Hydrogen Bond Mode of Action. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37267593 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Artificial molecular machines have captured the full attention of the scientific community since Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart, and Ben Feringa were awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The past and current developments in molecular machinery (rotaxanes, rotors, and switches) primarily rely on organic-based compounds as molecular building blocks for their assembly and future development. In contrast, the main group chemical space has not been traditionally part of the molecular machine domain. The oxidation states and valency ranges within the p-block provide a tremendous wealth of structures with various chemical properties. Such chemical diversity─when implemented in molecular machines─could become a transformative force in the field. Within this context, we have rationally designed a series of NH-bridged acyclic dimeric cyclodiphosphazane species, [(μ-NH){PE(μ-NtBu)2PE(NHtBu)}2] (E = O and S), bis-PV2N2, displaying bimodal bifurcated R21(8) and trifurcated R31(8,8) hydrogen bonding motifs. The reported species reversibly switch their topological arrangement in the presence and absence of anions. Our results underscore these species as versatile building blocks for molecular machines and switches, as well as supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering based on cyclophosphazane frameworks.
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- Gavin Hum
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Cooper Road, St Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Veterinaria Extremadura, Avda de la Universidad s/n, Cáceres 10003, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Claveria 8, Oviedo 33006, Asturias, Spain
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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Pre-arranged building block approach for the orthogonal synthesis of an unfolded tetrameric organic-inorganic phosphazane macrocycle. Commun Chem 2022; 5:59. [PMID: 36697579 PMCID: PMC9814789 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00673-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Inorganic macrocycles remain challenging synthetic targets due to the limited number of strategies reported for their syntheses. Among these species, large fully inorganic cyclodiphosphazane macrocycles have been experimentally and theoretically highlighted as promising candidates for supramolecular chemistry. In contrast, their hybrid organic-inorganic counterparts are lagging behind due to the lack of synthetic routes capable of controlling the size and topological arrangement (i.e., folded vs unfolded) of the target macrocycle, rendering the synthesis of differently sized macrocycles a tedious screening process. Herein, we report-as a proof-of-concept-the combination of pre-arranged building blocks and a two-step synthetic route to rationally enable access a large unfolded tetrameric macrocycle, which is not accessible via conventional synthetic strategies. The obtained macrocycle hybrid cyclodiphosphazane macrocycle, cis-[μ-P(μ-NtBu)]2(μ-p-OC6H4C(O)O)]4[μ-P(μ-NtBu)]2 (4), displays an unfolded open-face cavity area of 110.1 Å2. Preliminary theoretical host-guest studies with the dication [MeNC5H4]22+ suggest compound 4 as a viable candidate for the synthesis of hybrid proto-rotaxanes species based on phosphazane building blocks.
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Peel AJ, Terzopoulos A, Jethwa RB, Choudhury D, Niu HC, Bond AD, Slaughter J, Wright DS. A chiral phosphazane reagent strategy for the determination of enantiomeric excess of amines. Chem Sci 2022; 13:5398-5412. [PMID: 35655560 PMCID: PMC9093139 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01692c] [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: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Methods for measuring enantiomeric excess (ee) of organic molecules by NMR spectroscopy provide rapid analysis using a standard technique that is readily available. Commonly this is accomplished by chiral derivatisation of the detector molecule (producing a chiral derivatisation agent, CDA), which is reacted with the mixture of enantiomers under investigation. However, these CDAs have almost exclusively been based on carbon frameworks, which are generally costly and/or difficult to prepare. In this work, a methodology based on the readily prepared inorganic cyclodiphosph(iii)azane CDA ClP(μ-NtBu)2POBorn (Born = endo-(1S)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl) is shown to be highly effective in the measurement of ee’s of chiral amines, involving in situ reaction of the chiral amines (R*NH2) with the P–Cl bond of the CDA followed by quaternization of the phosphorus framework with methyl iodide. This results in sharp 31P NMR signals with distinct chemical shift differences between the diastereomers that are formed, which can be used to obtain the ee directly by integration. Spectroscopic, X-ray structural and DFT studies suggest that the NMR chemical shift differences between diastereomers is steric in origin, with the sharpness of these signals resulting from conformational locking of the bornyl group relative to the P2N2 ring induced by the presence of the P(v)-bonded amino group (R*NH). This study showcases cheap inorganic phosphazane CDAs as simple alternatives to organic variants for the rapid determination of ee. The simple inorganic cyclodiphosph(iii)azane chiral derivatisation agent ClP(μ-tBuN)2POBorn (Born = endo-(1S)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl) is shown to be effective in the measurement of ee’s of chiral amines using 31P NMR spectroscopy.![]()
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- Andrew J. Peel
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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Gonzalez VM, Park G, Yang M, Gabbaï FP. Fluoride anion complexation and transport using a stibonium cation stabilized by an intramolecular PO → Sb pnictogen bond. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:17897-17900. [PMID: 34816847 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03370k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We describe the synthesis of [o-Ph2P(O)(C6H4)SbPh3]+ ([2]+), an intramolecularly base-stabilized stibonium Lewis acid which was obtained by reaction of [o-Ph2P(C6H4)SbPh3]+ with NOBF4. This cation reacts with fluoride anions to afford the corresponding fluorostiborane o-Ph2P(O)(C6H4)SbFPh3, the structure of which indicates a strengthening of the PO → Sb interaction. When deployed in fluoride-containing POPC unilamellar vesicles, [2]+ behaves as a potent fluoride anion transporter whose activity greatly exceeds that of [Ph4Sb]+.
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- Vanessa M Gonzalez
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA.
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Ng ZX, Tan D, Teo WL, León F, Shi X, Sim Y, Li Y, Ganguly R, Zhao Y, Mohamed S, García F. Mechanosynthesis of Higher‐Order Cocrystals: Tuning Order, Functionality and Size in Cocrystal Design**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Zi Xuan Ng
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
- School of Materials and Energy Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
- Department of Chemistry Shiv Nadar University NH91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagard 201314 Uttar Pradesh India
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry Green Chemistry & Materials Modelling Laboratory Khalifa University of Science and Technology P.O. Box 127788 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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Ng ZX, Tan D, Teo WL, León F, Shi X, Sim Y, Li Y, Ganguly R, Zhao Y, Mohamed S, García F. Mechanosynthesis of Higher-Order Cocrystals: Tuning Order, Functionality and Size in Cocrystal Design*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17481-17490. [PMID: 33982390 PMCID: PMC8362154 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The ability to rationally design and predictably construct crystalline solids has been the hallmark of crystal engineering research. To date, numerous examples of multicomponent crystals comprising organic molecules have been reported. However, the crystal engineering of cocrystals comprising both organic and inorganic chemical units is still poorly understood and mostly unexplored. Here, we report a new diverse set of higher-order cocrystals (HOCs) based on the structurally versatile-yet largely unexplored-phosph(V/V)azane heterosynthon building block. The novel ternary and quaternary cocrystals reported are held together by synergistic and orthogonal intermolecular interactions. Notably, the HOCs can be readily obtained either via sequential or one-pot mechanochemical methods. Computational modelling methods reveal that the HOCs are thermodynamically driven to form and that their mechanical properties strongly depend on the composition and intermolecular forces in the crystal, offering untapped potential for optimizing material properties.
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- Zi Xuan Ng
- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
- School of Materials and EnergyGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006GuangdongP. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
- Department of ChemistryShiv Nadar UniversityNH91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagard201314Uttar PradeshIndia
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of ChemistryGreen Chemistry & Materials Modelling LaboratoryKhalifa University of Science and TechnologyP.O. Box 127788Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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Plajer AJ, Bond AD, Wright DS. The Coordination Chemistry of the N-Donor-Substituted Phosphazanes. Chemistry 2021; 27:289-297. [PMID: 32602605 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Phosph(III)azanes, featuring the heterocyclobutane P2 N2 ring, have now been established as building blocks in main-group coordination and supramolecular compounds. Previous studies have largely involved their use as neutral P-donor ligands or as anionic N-donor ligands, derived from deprotonation of amido-phosphazanes [RNHP(μ-NR)]2 . The use of neutral amido-phosphazanes themselves as chelating, H-bond donors in anion receptors has also been an area of recent interest because of the ease by which the proton acidity and anion binding constants can be modulated, by the incorporation of electron-withdrawing exo- and endo-cyclic groups (R) and by the coordination of transition metals to the ring P atoms. We observed recently that the effect of P,N-chelation of metal atoms to the P atoms of cis-[(2-py)NHP(μ-Nt Bu)]2 (2-py=2-pyridyl) not only pre-organises the N-H functionality for optimum H-bonding to anions but also results in a large increase in anion binding constants, well above those for traditional organic receptors like squaramides and ureas. Here, we report a broader investigation of ligand chemistry of [(2-py)NHP(μ-t NBu)]2 (and of the new quinolyl derivative [(8-Qu)NHP(μ-Nt Bu)]2 (8-Qu=8-quinolyl). The additional N-donor functionality of the heterocyclic substituents and its position has a marked effect on the anion and metal coordination chemistry of both species, leading to novel structural behaviour and reactivity compared to unfunctionalized counterparts.
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- Alex J Plajer
- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Shi X, León F, Sim Y, Quek S, Hum G, Khoo YXJ, Ng ZX, Par MY, Ong HC, Singh VK, Ganguly R, Clegg JK, Díaz J, García F. N‐Bridged Acyclic Trimeric Poly‐Cyclodiphosphazanes: Highly Tuneable Cyclodiphosphazane Building Blocks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xiaoyan Shi
- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
- School of Materials and Energy Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
- Department of Chemistry Shiv Nadar University NH91, Tehsil Dadri Gautam Buddha Nagard 201314 Uttar Pradesh India
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences The University of Queensland Cooper Road St Lucia 4072 Queensland Australia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica Facultad de Veterinaria Universidad de Extremadura Avda de la Universidad s/n 10003 Cáceres Spain
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
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Shi X, León F, Sim Y, Quek S, Hum G, Khoo YXJ, Ng ZX, Par MY, Ong HC, Singh VK, Ganguly R, Clegg JK, Díaz J, García F. N-Bridged Acyclic Trimeric Poly-Cyclodiphosphazanes: Highly Tuneable Cyclodiphosphazane Building Blocks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:22100-22108. [PMID: 32696527 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
We have synthesized a completely new family of acyclic trimeric cyclodiphosphazane compounds comprising NH, Ni Pr, Nt Bu and NPh bridging groups. In addition, the first NH-bridged acyclic dimeric cyclophosphazane has been produced. The trimeric species display highly tuneable characteristics so that the distance between the terminal N(H)R moieties can be readily modulated by the steric bulk present in the bridging groups (ranging from ≈6 to ≈10 Å). Moreover, these species exhibit pronounced topological changes when a weak non-bonding NH⋅⋅⋅π aryl interaction is introduced. Finally, the NH-bridged chloride binding affinities have been calculated and benchmarked along with the existing experimental data available for monomeric cyclodiphosphazanes. Our results underscore these species as promising hydrogen bond donors for supramolecular host-guest applications.
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- Xiaoyan Shi
- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.,School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.,Department of Chemistry, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagard, 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Cooper Road, St Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Veterinaria Universidad de Extremadura, Avda de la Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21, Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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Park G, Gabbaï FP. Redox-controlled chalcogen and pnictogen bonding: the case of a sulfonium/stibonium dication as a preanionophore for chloride anion transport. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10107-10112. [PMID: 34094272 PMCID: PMC8162396 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04417b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Our interest in the chemistry of tunable chalcogen and pnictogen bond donors as Lewis acidic platforms for the complexation and transport of anions has led us to investigate examples of such compounds that can be activated by redox events. Here, we describe the synthesis of [o-MePhS(C6H4)SbPh3]2+ ([3]2+) and [o-MePhS(C6H4)Sb(p-Tol)3]2+ ([4]2+), two dicationic stibonium/sulfonium bifunctional Lewis acids which were obtained by methylation of the phenylthioether derivatives [o-PhS(C6H4)SbPh3]+ ([1]+) and [o-PhS(C6H4)Sb(p-Tol)3]+ ([2]+), respectively. An evaluation of the chloride anion transport properties of these derivatives using chloride-loaded POPC unilamellar vesicles shows that the activity of the monocations [1]+ and [2]+ greatly exceeds that of the dications [3]2+ and [4]2+, a phenomenon that we assign to the higher lipophilicity of the monocationic compounds. Harnessing this large transport activity differential, we show that [4]2+ can be used as a prechloridophore that is readily activated by reduction of the sulfonium moiety. Indeed, [4]2+ reacts with GSH to afford [2]+ as an active transporter. This activation, which has been monitored in aqueous solution, can also be carried out in situ, in the presence of the chloride-loaded POPC unilamellar vesicles.
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- Gyeongjin Park
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3255 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3255 USA
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Davis JT, Gale PA, Quesada R. Advances in anion transport and supramolecular medicinal chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6056-6086. [PMID: 32692794 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00662a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Advances in anion transport by synthetic supramolecular systems are discussed in this article. Developments in the design of discrete molecular carriers for anions and supramolecular anion channels are reviewed followed by an overview of the use of these systems in biological systems as putative treatments for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and cancer.
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- Jeffery T Davis
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- School of Chemistry (F11), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- Departmento de Química, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain.
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Zhou B, Gabbaï FP. Redox-controlled chalcogen-bonding at tellurium: impact on Lewis acidity and chloride anion transport properties. Chem Sci 2020; 11:7495-7500. [PMID: 34123032 PMCID: PMC8159482 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02872j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Our interests in the chemistry of atypical main group Lewis acids have led us to devise strategies that augment the affinity of chalcogen-bond donors for anionic guests. In this study, we describe the oxidative methylation of diaryltellurides as one such strategy along with its application to the synthesis of [Mes(C6F5)TeMe]+ and [(C6F5)2TeMe]+ starting from Mes(C6F5)Te and (C6F5)2Te, respectively. These new telluronium cations have been evaluated for their ability to complex and transport chloride anions across phospholipid bilayers. These studies show that, when compared to their neutral Te(ii) precursors, these Te(iv) cations display both higher Lewis acidity and transport activity. The positive attributes of these telluronium cations, which originate from a lowering of the tellurium-centered σ* orbitals and a deepening of the associated σ-holes, demonstrate that the redox state of the main group element provides a convenient handle over its chalcogen-bonding properties. The oxidative alkylation of diorganotellurides enhances the chalcogen-bond donor properties of the tellurium center, an effect manifested in the enhanced chloride anion affinity and transport properties of the resulting telluronium cations.![]()
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- Benyu Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3255 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3255 USA
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Plajer AJ, Lee S, Bond AD, Goodman JM, Wright DS. Charge-assisted phosph(v)azane anion receptors. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:3403-3407. [PMID: 32129399 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00489h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Coordination of Cu(i) or Pd(ii) to seleno-cyclodiphosph(v)azanes of the type [RNH(Se)P(μ-NtBu)]2 results in positively charged anion receptor units which have increased anion affinity over the neutral seleno-phosph(v)azanes, due to the increase in electrostatic interactions between the receptor and the guest anions. The same effect is produced by replacement of one of the P[double bond, length as m-dash]Se units by a P-Me+ unit.
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- Alex J Plajer
- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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Park G, Gabbaï FP. Phosphonium Boranes for the Selective Transport of Fluoride Anions across Artificial Phospholipid Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5298-5302. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Gyeongjin Park
- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843 USA
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Park G, Gabbaï FP. Phosphonium Boranes for the Selective Transport of Fluoride Anions across Artificial Phospholipid Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Gyeongjin Park
- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843 USA
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Plajer AJ, Zhu J, Pröhm P, Rizzuto FJ, Keyser UF, Wright DS. Conformational Control in Main Group Phosphazane Anion Receptors and Transporters. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:1029-1037. [PMID: 31877039 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Anion binding by receptor molecules is a central field of modern chemistry which impacts areas of catalysis as well as biological and materials chemistry. As binding often requires high chemical stability under aerobic and aqueous conditions for practical applications, carbon-based anion receptors have dominated this field, with main group element analogues receiving far less attention. The recent observation that the air- and moisture-stable amino-cyclophosph(V)azanes of the type [RN(E)P(μ-NR)]2 (E = O, S, Se) can exhibit halide binding that is competitive with topologically related organic receptors (such as squaramides and thioureas) has motivated us here to explore how the binding properties of phosphazane receptors can be enhanced further. Coordination of transition metals by the two P,N metal coordination sites of the phosph(III)azane dimer [(2-py)NHP(μ-NtBu)]2 not only activates the receptor for anion binding (by fixing the optimum exo-exo conformation and polarizing the endocyclic N-H substituents) but also stabilizes the P2N2 ring to hydrolysis and oxidation. We show how the binding properties of these receptors can be modulated by the coordinated metal fragments and that they can bind chloride 1 to 2 orders of magnitude stronger than the related squaramides and thioureas. These features can be utilized in anion transport through phospholipid bilayers under aqueous conditions for which transport can be improved by 1 order of magnitude compared to the previous best phosphazane and thiourea transporters. This study demonstrates how careful design of inorganic systems can result in potent supramolecular functionality, beyond that observed for organic counterparts.
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- Alex J Plajer
- Chemistry Department , Cambridge University , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB2 1EW , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics , Cambridge University , J. J. Thomson Avenue , Cambridge CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie , Freie Universitaet Berlin Fabeckstr , 34-36 14159 Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street W , Montreal , Quebec H3A 0B8 , Canada
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- Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics , Cambridge University , J. J. Thomson Avenue , Cambridge CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Chemistry Department , Cambridge University , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB2 1EW , U.K
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