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Jamagne R, Power MJ, Zhang ZH, Zango G, Gibber B, Leigh DA. Active template synthesis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:10216-10252. [PMID: 39235620 PMCID: PMC11376342 DOI: 10.1039/d4cs00430b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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The active template synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecular architectures exploits the dual ability of various structural elements (metals or, in the case of metal-free active template synthesis, particular arrangements of functional groups) to serve as both a template for the organisation of building blocks and as a catalyst to facilitate the formation of covalent bonds between them. This enables the entwined or threaded intermediate structure to be covalently captured under kinetic control. Unlike classical passive template synthesis, the intercomponent interactions transiently used to promote the assembly typically do not 'live on' in the interlocked product, meaning that active template synthesis can be traceless and used for constructing mechanically interlocked molecules that do not feature strong binding interactions between the components. Since its introduction in 2006, active template synthesis has been used to prepare a variety of rotaxanes, catenanes and knots. Amongst the metal-ion-mediated versions of the strategy, the copper(I)-catalysed alkyne-azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) remains the most extensively used transformation, although a broad range of other catalytic reactions and transition metals also provide effective manifolds. In metal-free active template synthesis, the recent discovery of the acceleration of the reaction of primary amines with electrophiles through the cavity of crown ethers has proved effective for forming an array of rotaxanes without recognition elements, including compact rotaxane superbases, dissipatively assembled rotaxanes and molecular pumps. This Review details the active template concept, outlines its advantages and limitations for the synthesis of interlocked molecules, and charts the diverse set of reactions that have been used with this strategy to date. The application of active template synthesis in various domains is discussed, including molecular machinery, mechanical chirality, catalysis, molecular recognition and various aspects of materials science.
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- Romain Jamagne
- 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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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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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.
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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Becharguia N, Wasielewski E, Abidi R, Nierengarten I, Nierengarten JF. Stepwise Functionalization of a Pillar[5]arene-Containing [2]Rotaxane with Pentafluorophenyl Ester Stoppers. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303501. [PMID: 37983752 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303501] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Detailed investigations into the stepwise bis-functionalization of a pillar[5]arene-containing rotaxane building block have been carried out. Upon a first stopper exchange, the pillar[5]arene moiety of the mono-acylated product is preferentially located close to its reactive pentafluorophenyl ester stopper, thus limiting the accessibility to the reactive carbonyl group by the nucleophilic reagents. Selective mono-functionalization is thus very efficient. Introduction of a second stopper is then possible to generate dissymmetrical rotaxanes with different amide stoppers. Moreover, when dethreading is possible upon the second acylation, the pillar[5]arene plays the role of a protecting group allowing the synthesis of dissymmetrical axles that are particularly difficult to prepare under statistical conditions. Finally, detailed conformation analysis of the rotaxanes revealed that the position of the pillar[5]arene moiety on its axle subunit is mainly governed by polar interactions in nonpolar organic solvents, whereas solvophobic effects play a major role in polar solvents.
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- Nihed Becharguia
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7042 LIMA), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
- Laboratoire d'Applications de la Chimie aux Ressources et, Substances Naturelles et l'Environnement, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Plateforme RMN Cronenbourg, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7042 LIMA), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Laboratoire d'Applications de la Chimie aux Ressources et, Substances Naturelles et l'Environnement, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7042 LIMA), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7042 LIMA), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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Kawasaki Y, Rashid S, Ikeyatsu K, Mutoh Y, Yoshigoe Y, Kikkawa S, Azumaya I, Hosoya S, Saito S. Conformational Control of [2]Rotaxane by Hydrogen Bond. J Org Chem 2022; 87:5744-5759. [PMID: 35389647 PMCID: PMC9087201 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00086] [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] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A series of [2]rotaxanes with various functional groups in the axle component was synthesized by the oxidative dimerization of alkynes, which is mediated by a macrocyclic phenanthroline-Cu complex. The rotaxanes were fully characterized by spectroscopic methods, and the structure of a rotaxane was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The interaction between the ring component and the axle component was studied in detail to understand the conformation of the rotaxanes. The presence of the hydrogen bond between the phenanthroline moiety in the macrocyclic component and the acidic proton in the axle component influenced the conformation of rotaxane.
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- Yusuke Kawasaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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Collins BK, Clough Mastry M, Ehnbom A, Bhuvanesh N, Hall MB, Gladysz JA. Macrocyclic Complexes Derived from Four cis-L 2 Pt Corners and Four Butadiynediyl Linkers; Syntheses, Electronic Structures, and Square versus Skew Rhombus Geometries. Chemistry 2021; 27:10021-10039. [PMID: 34114260 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100305] [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: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The dialkyl malonate derived 1,3-diphosphines R2 C(CH2 PPh2 )2 (R=a, Me; b, Et; c, n-Bu; d, n-Dec; e, Bn; f, p-tolCH2 ) are combined with (p-tol3 P)2 PtCl2 or trans-(p-tol3 P)2 Pt((C≡C)2 H)2 to give the chelates cis-(R2 C(CH2 PPh2 )2 )PtCl2 (2 a-f, 94-69 %) or cis-(R2 C(CH2 PPh2 )2 )Pt((C≡C)2 H)2 (3 a-f, 97-54 %). Complexes 3 a-d are also available from 2 a-d and excess 1,3-butadiyne in the presence of CuI (cat.) and excess HNEt2 (87-65 %). Under similar conditions, 2 and 3 react to give the title compounds [(R2 C(CH2 PPh2 )2 )[Pt(C≡C)2 ]4 (4 a-f; 89-14 % (64 % avg)), from which ammonium salts such as the co-product [H2 NEt2 ]+ Cl- are challenging to remove. Crystal structures of 4 a,b show skew rhombus as opposed to square Pt4 geometries. The NMR and IR properties of 4 a-f are similar to those of mono- or diplatinum model compounds. However, cyclic voltammetry gives only irreversible oxidations. As compared to mono-platinum or Pt(C≡C)2 Pt species, the UV-visible spectra show much more intense and red-shifted bands. Time dependent DFT calculations define the transitions and principal orbitals involved. Electrostatic potential surface maps reveal strongly negative Pt4 C16 cores that likely facilitate ammonium cation binding. Analogous electronic properties of Pt3 C12 and Pt5 C20 homologs and selected equilibria are explored computationally.
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- Brenna K Collins
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA.,Present address: BASF, Refinery Catalysts, 25 Middlesex-Essex Tpk., Iselin, NJ, 08830, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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Woltering SL, Gawel P, Christensen KE, Thompson AL, Anderson HL. Photochemical Unmasking of Polyyne Rotaxanes. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:13523-13532. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Steffen L. Woltering
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Gendron F, Groizard T, Le Guennic B, Halet JF. Electronic Properties of Poly-Yne Carbon Chains and Derivatives with Transition Metal End-Groups. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201901112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Frédéric Gendron
- ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes); Univ Rennes, CNRS; UMR 6226, F -35000 Rennes France
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- ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes); Univ Rennes, CNRS; UMR 6226, F -35000 Rennes France
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- ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes); Univ Rennes, CNRS; UMR 6226, F -35000 Rennes France
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- ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes); Univ Rennes, CNRS; UMR 6226, F -35000 Rennes France
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Amini H, Baranová Z, Weisbach N, Gauthier S, Bhuvanesh N, Reibenspies JH, Gladysz JA. Syntheses, Structures, and Spectroscopic Properties of 1,10-Phenanthroline-Based Macrocycles Threaded by PtC 8 Pt, PtC 12 Pt, and PtC 16 Pt Axles: Metal-Capped Rotaxanes as Insulated Molecular Wires. Chemistry 2019; 25:15896-15914. [PMID: 31596000 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The platinum polyynyl complexes trans-(C6 F5 )(p-tol3 P)2 Pt(C≡C)n/2 H undergo oxidative homocoupling (O2 , CuCl/TMEDA) to diplatinum polyynediyl complexes trans, trans-(C6 F5 )(p-tol3 P)2 Pt(C≡C)n Pt(Pp-tol3 )2 (C6 F5 ) (n=4, 2; 6, 5; 8, 8; 92-97 %) as reported previously. When related reactions are conducted in the presence of CuI adducts of the 1,10-phenanthroline-based macrocycles 2,9-(1,10-phenanthrolinediyl)(p-C6 H4 O(CH2 )6 O)2 (1,3-C6 H4 ) (10, 33-membered) or 2,9-(1,10-phenanthrolinediyl)(p-C6 H4 O(CH2 )6 O)2 (2,7-naphthalenediyl) (11, 35-membered), excess K2 CO3 , and I2 (oxidant), rotaxanes are isolated that feature a Pt(C≡C)n Pt axle that has been threaded through the macrocycle (2⋅10, 9 %; 5⋅10, 41 %; 5⋅11, 28 %; 8⋅10, 12 %; 8⋅11, 9 %). Their crystal structures are determined and analyzed in detail, particularly with respect to geometric perturbations and the degree of steric sp carbon chain insulation. NMR spectra show a number of shielding effects. UV/Vis spectra do not indicate significant electronic interactions between the Pt(C≡C)n Pt axles and macrocycles, although cyclic voltammetry data suggest rapid reactions following oxidation.
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- Hashem Amini
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas, 77842-3012, USA
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Franz M, Januszewski JA, Hampel F, Tykwinski RR. [3]Rotaxanes with Mixed Axles: Polyynes and Cumulenes. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Michael Franz
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU); Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU); Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU); Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta T6G 2G Canada
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Neugebauer TS, Franz M, Frankenberger S, Tykwinski RR, Drewello T. Laser desorption vs. electrospray of polyyne-threaded rotaxanes: Preventing covalent cross-linking and promoting noncovalent aggregation. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:064308. [PMID: 29448797 DOI: 10.1063/1.5013123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Laser-induced cross-linking of polyynes is successfully hindered when the polyyne is encapsulated as part of a rotaxane and therefore protected by a surrounding macrocycle. When the rotaxane is electrosprayed, however, noncovalent aggregate ions are efficiently formed. Aggregates of considerable size (including more than 50 rotaxane molecules with masses beyond 100k Da) and charge states (up to 13 charges and beyond) have been observed. Either protons or sodium cations act as the charge carriers. These aggregates are not formed when the individual components of the rotaxane, i.e., the macrocycle or the polyyne, are separately electrosprayed. This underlines the structural importance of the rotaxane for the aggregate formation. Straightforward force field calculations indicate that the polyyne thread hinders the folding of the macrocycles, which facilitates the bonding interaction between the two components.
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- Thomas S Neugebauer
- Physical Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestraße 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestraße 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestraße 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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The buta-1,3-diyne synthon 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)buta-1,3-diyne (1) is an important building block for the introduction of butadiyne motifs into organic and organometallic structures. Although 1 is commonly prepared from the Hay homo-coupling of trimethylsilylacetylene (catalytic CuI/tetramethylethynylenediamine, O2, acetone), the report of a significant explosion during this preparation, likely arising from a static discharge during addition of the catalyst solution to the alkyne/acetone/O2 rich atmosphere, prompts consideration of alternative procedures. Here we report the use of the robust Navale catalyst system (CuI/N,N-dimethylaminopyridine, O2, NCMe) in the multigram-scale preparation of 1 with minimal manipulation of all-glass apparatus, greatly simplifying the process and minimising risks associated with the preparation of this useful compound.
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Syntheses and structures of square planar diplatinum butadiynediyl complexes with two different monophosphine ligands on each terminus; probing the feasibility of a new type of inorganic atropisomerism. J Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bourouina A, Rekhis M. Structural and electronic study of iron-based dye sensitizers for solar cells using DFT/TDDFT. J Mol Model 2017; 23:310. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-017-3478-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Al-Owaedi OA, Bock S, Milan DC, Oerthel MC, Inkpen MS, Yufit DS, Sobolev AN, Long NJ, Albrecht T, Higgins SJ, Bryce MR, Nichols RJ, Lambert CJ, Low PJ. Insulated molecular wires: inhibiting orthogonal contacts in metal complex based molecular junctions. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:9902-9912. [PMID: 28678257 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr01829k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metal complexes are receiving increased attention as molecular wires in fundamental studies of the transport properties of metal|molecule|metal junctions. In this context we report the single-molecule conductance of a systematic series of d8 square-planar platinum(ii) trans-bis(alkynyl) complexes with terminal trimethylsilylethynyl (C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CSiMe3) contacting groups, e.g. trans-Pt{C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CC6H4C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CSiMe3}2(PR3)2 (R = Ph or Et), using a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments in solution and theoretical calculations using density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function formalism. The measured conductance values of the complexes (ca. 3-5 × 10-5G0) are commensurate with similarly structured all-organic oligo(phenylene ethynylene) and oligo(yne) compounds. Based on conductance and break-off distance data, we demonstrate that a PPh3 supporting ligand in the platinum complexes can provide an alternative contact point for the STM tip in the molecular junctions, orthogonal to the terminal C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CSiMe3 group. The attachment of hexyloxy side chains to the diethynylbenzene ligands, e.g. trans-Pt{C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CC6H2(Ohex)2C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CSiMe3}2(PPh3)2 (Ohex = OC6H13), hinders contact of the STM tip to the PPh3 groups and effectively insulates the molecule, allowing the conductance through the full length of the backbone to be reliably measured. The use of trialkylphosphine (PEt3), rather than triarylphosphine (PPh3), ancillary ligands at platinum also eliminates these orthogonal contacts. These results have significant implications for the future design of organometallic complexes for studies in molecular junctions.
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- Oday A Al-Owaedi
- Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK. and Department of Laser Physics, Women Faculty of Science, Babylon University, Hilla, Iraq
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth 6009, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Rd, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth 6009, Australia and Centre for Microscopy Characterization and Analysis, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth 6009, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Rd, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK.
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth 6009, Australia
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Yamazaki Y, Mutoh Y, Saito S. Synthesis of Interlocked Compounds by Utilizing Bond-forming Reactions Mediated by Macrocyclic Phenanthroline-Cu Complexes. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Yukari Yamazaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601
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Synthesis and Use of Reactive Molecular Precursors for the Preparation of Carbon Nanomaterials. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2016-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractThe use of reactive molecular carbon precursors is required if the preparation of carbon nanostructures and nanomaterials is to be achieved under conditions that are sufficiently benign to control their nanoscopic morphology and tailor their chemical functionalization. Recently, oligoyne precursors have been explored for this purpose, as they are sufficiently stable to be available in tangible quantities but readily rearrange in reactions that yield other forms of carbon. In this chapter, we briefly discuss available synthetic routes toward higher oligoynes that mostly rely on transition metal-mediated coupling reactions. Thereafter, a comprehensive overview of the use of oligoyne derivatives as precursors for carbon nanostructures and nanomaterials is given. While the non-templated conversion of simple oligoynes into carbonaceous matter exemplifies their potential as metastable carbon precursors, the more recent attempts to use functionalized oligoynes in host–guest complexes, self-assembled aggregates, thin films, colloids or other types of supramolecular structures have paved the way toward a new generation of carbon nanomaterials with predictable nanoscopic morphology and chemical functionalization.
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Baranová Z, Amini H, Neupane M, Garrett SC, Ehnbom A, Bhuvanesh N, Reibenspies JH, Gladysz JA. Syntheses, Structural Studies, and Copper Iodide Complexes of Macrocycles Derived from Williamson Ether Syntheses Involving 2,9-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline, α,ω-Dibromides, and Resorcinol or 2,7-Dihydroxynaphthalene. Aust J Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/ch16587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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1,3-Bis(6-bromohexyloxy)benzene, 2,7-bis(6-bromohexyloxy)naphthalene, 1,3-bis(4-bromomethylbenzyloxy)benzene, and 1,3-bis(3-bromomethylbenzyloxy)benzene were prepared via Williamson ether synthesis using resorcinol or 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene and 1,6-dibromohexane, 1,4-bis(bromomethyl)benzene, or 1,3-bis(bromomethyl)benzene (21–47 % yield). These dibromides were condensed with 2,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline in the presence of K2CO3 to give the corresponding 31- to 35-membered macrocycles (3a–d, 22–63 % yield). When 3a–d were treated with CuI, mononuclear 1 : 1 complexes formed, in which the CuI chelates to the nitrogen donor atoms of the phenanthroline moiety (4a–d, 40–80 % yield). The crystal structures of 3a–c and 4a–c were determined and analyzed using density functional theory calculations and in the context of rotaxanes that could be formed by treatment of 4a–d with terminal alkynes (e.g. macrocycle dimensions, void volumes). The copper and iodide atoms in 4a–c significantly protrude from the least-squares plane of the phenanthroline moiety (0.46–0.63 Å and 1.65–2.07 Å).
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Vibronic coupling to simulate the phosphorescence spectra of Ir(III)-based OLED systems: TD-DFT results meet experimental data. J Mol Model 2016; 22:265. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-016-3132-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Latouche C, Skouteris D, Palazzetti F, Barone V. TD-DFT Benchmark on Inorganic Pt(II) and Ir(III) Complexes. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 11:3281-9. [PMID: 26575764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We report in the present paper a comprehensive investigation of representative Pt(II) and Ir(III) complexes with special reference to their one-photon absorption spectra employing methods rooted in density functional theory and its time dependent extension. We have compared nine different functionals ranging from generalized gradient approximation (GGA) to global or range-separated hybrids, and two different basis sets, including pseudopotentials for 4 iridium and 7 platinum complexes. It turns out that hybrid functionals with the same exchange part give comparable results irrespective of the specific correlation functional (i.e., B3LYP is very close to B3PW91 and PBE0 is very close to MPW1PW91). More recent functionals, such as CAM-B3LYP and M06-2X, overestimate excitation energies, whereas local functionals (BP86 -GGA-, M06-L -Meta GGA-) strongly underestimate transition energies with respect to experimental results. As expected, basis set effects are weak, and the use of a triple-ζ polarized (def2-TZVP) basis set does not significantly improve the computed excitation energies with respect to a classical double-ζ basis set (LANL2DZ) augmented by polarization functions, but it significantly raises the computational effort.
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- Camille Latouche
- Scuola Normale Superiore , Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola Normale Superiore , Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Clough MC, Fiedler T, Bhuvanesh N, Gladysz JA. A phase based approach to insulated molecular wires: Diplatinum octatetraynediyl complexes bearing fluorous trialkylphosphine ligands. J Organomet Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Matsuoka Y, Mutoh Y, Azumaya I, Kikkawa S, Kasama T, Saito S. Synthesis and Shuttling Behavior of [2]Rotaxanes with a Pyrrole Moiety. J Org Chem 2016; 81:3479-87. [PMID: 26949996 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We synthesized [2]rotaxanes with a pyrrole moiety from a [2]rotaxane with a 1,3-diynyl moiety. The conversion of the 1,3-diynyl moiety of the axle component to the pyrrole moiety was accomplished by a Cu-mediated cycloaddition of anilines. The cycloaddition reaction was accelerated when the [2]rotaxane was used as the substrate. The effect of the structure of the pyrrole moiety on the rate of the shuttling was studied.
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- Yusuke Matsuoka
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science , Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science , Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University , 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University , 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science , Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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Movsisyan LD, Franz M, Hampel F, Thompson AL, Tykwinski RR, Anderson HL. Polyyne Rotaxanes: Stabilization by Encapsulation. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:1366-76. [PMID: 26752712 PMCID: PMC4772075 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Active metal template Glaser coupling
has been used to synthesize
a series of rotaxanes consisting of a polyyne, with up to 24 contiguous sp-hybridized carbon atoms, threaded through a variety of
macrocycles. Cadiot–Chodkiewicz cross-coupling affords higher
yields of rotaxanes than homocoupling. This methodology has been used
to prepare [3]rotaxanes with two polyyne chains locked through the
same macrocycle. The crystal structure of one of these [3]rotaxanes
shows that there is extremely close contact between the central carbon
atoms of the threaded hexayne chains (C···C distance
3.29 Å vs 3.4 Å for the sum of van der Waals radii) and
that the bond-length-alternation is perturbed in the vicinity of this
contact. However, despite the close interaction between the hexayne
chains, the [3]rotaxane is remarkably stable under ambient conditions,
probably because the two polyynes adopt a crossed geometry. In the
solid state, the angle between the two polyyne chains is 74°,
and this crossed geometry appears to be dictated by the bulk of the
“supertrityl” end groups. Several rotaxanes have been
synthesized to explore gem-dibromoethene moieties as “masked”
polyynes. However, the reductive Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell
rearrangement to form the desired polyyne rotaxanes has not yet been
achieved. X-ray crystallographic analysis on six [2]rotaxanes and
two [3]rotaxanes provides insight into the noncovalent interactions
in these systems. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) reveals
that the longer polyyne rotaxanes (C16, C18, and C24) decompose at
higher temperatures than the corresponding unthreaded polyyne axles.
The stability enhancement increases as the polyyne becomes longer,
reaching 60 °C in the C24 rotaxane.
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- Levon D Movsisyan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory , Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, and Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) , Henkestrasse 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, and Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) , Henkestrasse 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory , Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, and Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) , Henkestrasse 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory , Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Vazart F, Latouche C. Validation of a computational protocol to simulate near IR phosphorescence spectra for Ru(II) and Ir(III) metal complexes. Theor Chem Acc 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-015-1737-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Saito S, Ohkubo T, Yamazaki Y, Yokoyama T, Mutoh Y, Yamasaki R, Kasama T. A Macrocyclic Phenanthroline–Copper Complex with Less Steric Hindrance: Synthesis, Structure, and Application to the Synthesis of a [2]Rotaxane. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20150168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Shinichi Saito
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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- Research Center for Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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Hayashi R, Mutoh Y, Kasama T, Saito S. Synthesis of [3]Rotaxanes by the Combination of Copper-Mediated Coupling Reaction and Metal-Template Approach. J Org Chem 2015; 80:7536-46. [PMID: 26161508 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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[3]Rotaxanes with two axle components and one ring component were synthesized by the combination of a coupling reaction using a transition-metal catalyst and a metal-template approach. Thus, [2]rotaxanes were prepared by the oxidative dimerization of alkyne promoted by macrocyclic phenanthroline-CuI complexes. The [2]rotaxane was reacted with a Cu(I) salt and an acyclic ligand to generate a tetrahedral Cu(I) complex. Metal-free [3]rotaxane was isolated by the end-capping reaction of the acyclic ligand, followed by the removal of Cu(I) ion. The stability of the tetrahedral Cu(I) complexes depended on the size of both the ring component and the acyclic ligand, which was correlated with the yield of the corresponding [3]rotaxane.
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- Ryuto Hayashi
- †Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- †Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- ‡Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- †Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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For the last 60+ years, the synthesis and study of cumulenes and polyynes have been the focus of a small, but dedicated, group of researchers. Many of the remarkable electronic, optical, and structural properties of cumulenes and polyynes had already been identified in the earliest reports. The molecular lengths achievable by the initial syntheses were, unfortunately, somewhat limited by synthetic methods available. For the past 15 years, we have worked toward expanding on the synthesis of cumulenes and polyynes through the development of new methods and stabilization motifs. As new compounds have become available, homologous series of cumulenes and polyynes have then been examined as a function of molecular length. While we are not yet there, we would like to eventually provide a general description of the sp-carbon allotrope carbyne, and this account presents some of our efforts toward this goal.
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- Rik R Tykwinski
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestrasse 42, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
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Wang W, Sun B, Wang XQ, Ren YY, Chen LJ, Ma J, Zhang Y, Li X, Yu Y, Tan H, Yang HB. Discrete Stimuli-Responsive Multirotaxanes with Supramolecular Cores Constructed through a Modular Approach. Chemistry 2015; 21:6286-94. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ladjarafi A, Costuas K, Meghezzi H, Halet JF. Electronic structure of modelized vs. real carbon-chain containing organometallic dinuclear complexes: similarities and differences. J Mol Model 2015; 21:71. [PMID: 25750020 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-015-2623-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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DFT calculations were carried out on the homo- and hetero-bimetallic model wires [(η(5)-C5H5)(dpe)Fe-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-Fe(dpe)(η(5)-C5H5)] (1'), [(η(7)-C7H7)(dpe)Mo-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-Mo(dpe)(η(7)-C7H7)] (2'), and [(η(5)-C5H5)(dpe)Fe-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-Mo(dpe)(η(7)-C7H7)] (3') used to tentatively mimic [(η(5)-C5Me5)(dppe)Fe-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-Fe(dppe)(η(5)-C5Me5)] (1), [(η(7)-C7H7)(dppe)Mo-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-Mo(dppe)(η(7)-C7H7)] (2), and [(η(5)-C5Me5)(dppe)Fe-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-Mo(dppe)(η(7)-C7H7)] (3), respectively in order to analyze the similarities and the differences between models and real compounds previously theoretically and experimentally studied, with respect to their molecular structures and properties. A comparison of the metrical data computed for the models and the real systems shows some slight discrepancy between the metal-ancillary ligand distances - shorter distances are observed in the formers - but comparable metal-Cα and Cα-Cβ distances. Incidentally, distances computed for the model molecules match more closely those measured experimentally. Replacement of a dppe ligand tethered to the metal centers by a dpe group does not much alter the electronic properties. Therefore, overall, data obtained for the Mo2 models 2' compare rather well with those computed for the real systems 2. Larger alteration is noticed when Cp* is substituted by Cp, even if the general trends observed for the real iron species 1 and 3 are kept overall for the iron models 1' and 3'. Indeed, the smaller electron-donor properties of Cp affect somewhat the nodal properties of the HOMOs (less metallic character) and increase the HOMO-LUMO gaps and the ionization potentials. Despite this, similarities between models and real compounds largely overtake differences. It is shown that calculations on models provide quite acceptable results.
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- Abdelkader Ladjarafi
- Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Molecular Modeling, Faculty of Chemistry, USTHB, Algiers, Algeria
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Bruce MI, Cole ML, Ellis BG, Gaudio M, Nicholson BK, Parker CR, Skelton BW, White AH. The series of carbon-chain complexes {Ru(dppe)Cp∗}2{μ-(C C) } (x= 4–8, 11): Synthesis, structures, properties and some reactions. Polyhedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2014.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Movsisyan L, Peeks MD, Greetham GM, Towrie M, Thompson AL, Parker AW, Anderson HL. Photophysics of threaded sp-carbon chains: the polyyne is a sink for singlet and triplet excitation. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:17996-8008. [PMID: 25474628 PMCID: PMC4353026 DOI: 10.1021/ja510663z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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We have used single-crystal X-ray diffraction and time-resolved UV-NIR-IR absorption spectroscopy to gain insights into the structures and excited-state dynamics of a rotaxane consisting of a hexayne chain threaded through a phenanthroline macrocycle and a family of related compounds, including the rhenium(I) chlorocarbonyl complex of this rotaxane. The hexayne unit in the rhenium-rotaxane is severely nonlinear; it is bent into an arc with an angle of 155.6(1)° between the terminal C1 and C12 atoms and the centroid of the central C-C bond, with the most acute distortion at the point where the polyyne chain pushes against the Re(CO)3Cl unit. There are strong through-space excited-state interactions between the components of the rotaxanes. In the metal-free rotaxane, there is rapid singlet excitation energy transfer (EET) from the macrocycle to the hexayne (τ = 3.0 ps), whereas in the rhenium-rotaxane there is triplet EET, from the macrocycle complex (3)MLCT state to the hexayne (τ = 1.5 ns). This study revealed detailed information on the short-lived higher excited state of the hexayne (lifetime ∼1 ps) and on structural reorganization and cooling of hot polyyne chains, following internal conversion (over ∼5 ps). Comparison of the observed IR bands of the excited states of the hexayne with results from time-dependent density functional calculations (TD DFT) shows that these excited states have high cumulenic character (low bond length alternation) around the central region of the chain. These findings shed light on the complex interactions between the components of this supramolecular rotaxane and are important for the development of materials for the emerging molecular and nanoscale electronics.
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- Levon
D. Movsisyan
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Central
Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology
Facilities Council, Harwell
Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Central
Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology
Facilities Council, Harwell
Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Central
Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology
Facilities Council, Harwell
Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Baiardi A, Latouche C, Bloino J, Barone V. Accurate yet feasible computations of resonance Raman spectra for metal complexes in solution: [Ru(bpy)3](2+) as a case study. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:17610-4. [PMID: 25207752 PMCID: PMC4627507 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt02151g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Herein we present a new and promising approach for the high-resolution modeling of vibrational resonance Raman spectra of metal complexes in solution. The model explicitly includes Duschinsky couplings, solvent effects, and anharmonic corrections in a computational tool able to treat large molecular systems containing transition metals.
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- Alberto Baiardi
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Baranová Z, Amini H, Bhuvanesh N, Gladysz JA. Rotaxanes Derived from Dimetallic Polyynediyl Complexes: Extended Axles and Expanded Macrocycles. Organometallics 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/om501026u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zuzana Baranová
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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