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Goldup SM. The End of the Beginning of Mechanical Stereochemistry. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1696-1708. [PMID: 38830116 PMCID: PMC11191403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
Abstract
ConspectusStereochemistry has played a key role in the development of synthetic chemistry for the simple reason that the function and properties of most molecules, from medicine to materials science, depend on their shape and thus the stereoisomer used. However, despite the potential for rotaxanes and catenanes to display unusual forms of stereochemistry being identified as early as 1961, this aspect of the mechanical bond remained underexplored and underexploited; until 2014 it was only possible to access chiral rotaxanes and catenanes whose stereoisomerism is solely attributable to the mechanical bond using chiral stationary phase high performance liquid chromatography, which limited their production on scale and thus inhibited the investigation of their properties and applications. Furthermore, the stereogenic units of such molecules and analogues were often poorly described, which made it hard to fully articulate both what had been achieved in the field and what problems were left to solve. Relatively recently, methods to access rotaxanes and catenanes that display mechanical stereochemistry selectively have been developed, making these intriguing structures available for study in a range of prototypical applications including catalysis, sensing, and as chiral luminophores.In this Account, we briefly discuss the history of mechanical stereochemistry, beginning in 1961 when the potential for mechanical stereoisomerism was first identified, before defining how mechanical stereochemistry arises from a structural point of view. Building on this, using simple stereochemical arguments, we confirm that the complete set of unique stereogenic units of two-component rotaxanes and catenanes have finally been identified and categorized unambiguously, with the last being identified only in 2024. After pausing to discuss some of the stereochemical curiosities that arise when molecules contain both covalent and mechanical stereogenic units, and the potential for stereoisomerism to arise due to co-conformational movement, we use our stereochemical framework to summarize our efforts to develop conceptually general approaches to [2]catenanes and [2]rotaxanes containing all of the possible mechanical stereogenic units. In particular, we highlight how the nature of a mechanical stereogenic unit affects the available strategies for their stereoselective synthesis. We finish by highlighting recent prototypical chemical applications of interlocked molecules that rely on their mechanical stereochemistry, before discussing future directions and challenges.Taken together, we propose that the transition of such molecules from being hard to make and poorly described, to being available in high stereopurity using clearly articulated methodological and stereochemical concepts suggests that the field is finally maturing. Thus, we are now coming to the end of the beginning of mechanical stereochemistry. The stage is now set for such molecules to play a functional role in a range of areas, indeed in any chemical or physical application where control over molecular shape is required.
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- Stephen M. Goldup
- School of Chemistry, University
of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Chen Q, Zhu K. Advancements and strategic approaches in catenane synthesis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:5677-5703. [PMID: 38659402 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00499f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Catenanes, a distinctive category of mechanically interlocked molecules composed of intertwined macrocycles, have undergone significant advancements since their initial stages characterized by inefficient statistical synthesis methods. Through the aid of molecular recognition processes and principles of self-assembly, a diverse array of catenanes with intricate structures can now be readily accessed utilizing template-directed synthetic protocols. The rapid evolution and emergence of this field have catalyzed the design and construction of artificial molecular switches and machines, leading to the development of increasingly integrated functional systems and materials. This review endeavors to explore the pivotal advancements in catenane synthesis from its inception, offering a comprehensive discussion of the synthetic methodologies employed in recent years. By elucidating the progress made in synthetic approaches to catenanes, our aim is to provide a clearer understanding of the future challenges in further advancing catenane chemistry from a synthetic perspective.
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- Qing Chen
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Capocasa G, Frateloreto F, Valentini M, Di Stefano S. Molecular entanglement can strongly increase basicity. Commun Chem 2024; 7:116. [PMID: 38806668 PMCID: PMC11133330 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Brønsted basicity is a fundamental chemical property featured by several kinds of inorganic and organic compounds. In this Review, we treat a particularly high basicity resulting from the mechanical entanglement involving two or more molecular subunits in catenanes and rotaxanes. Such entanglement allows a number of basic sites to be in close proximity with each other, highly increasing the proton affinity in comparison with the corresponding, non-entangled counterparts up to obtain superbases, properly defined as mechanically interlocked superbases. In the following pages, the development of this kind of superbases will be described with a historical perusal, starting from the initial, serendipitous findings up to the most recent reports where the strong basic property of entangled molecular units is the object of a rational design.
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- Giorgio Capocasa
- Department of Chemistry Università di Roma La Sapienza and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Università di Roma La Sapienza and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Università di Roma La Sapienza and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Università di Roma La Sapienza and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.
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Chen S, Katsonis N, Leigh DA, Patanapongpibul M, Ryabchun A, Zhang L. Changing Liquid Crystal Helical Pitch with a Reversible Rotaxane Switch. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401291. [PMID: 38445723 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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The transmission of chiral information between the molecular, meso and microscopic scales is a facet of biology that remains challenging to understand mechanistically and to mimic with artificial systems. Here we demonstrate that the dynamic change in the expression of the chirality of a rotaxane can be transduced into a change in pitch of a soft matter system. Shuttling the position of the macrocycle from far-away-from to close-to a point-chiral center on the rotaxane axle changes the expression of the chiral information that is transmitted across length scales; from nanometer scale constitutional chirality that affects the conformation of the macrocycle, to the centimeter scale chirality of the liquid crystal phase, significantly changing the pitch length of the chiral nematic structure.
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- Sujun Chen
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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Saady A, Malcolm GK, Fitzpatrick MP, Pairault N, Tizzard GJ, Mohammed S, Tavassoli A, Goldup SM. A Platform Approach to Cleavable Macrocycles for the Controlled Disassembly of Mechanically Caged Molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400344. [PMID: 38276911 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Inspired by interlocked oligonucleotides, peptides and knotted proteins, synthetic systems where a macrocycle cages a bioactive species that is "switched on" by breaking the mechanical bond have been reported. However, to date, each example uses a bespoke chemical design. Here we present a platform approach to mechanically caged structures wherein a single macrocycle precursor is diversified at a late stage to include a range of trigger units that control ring opening in response to enzymatic, chemical, or photochemical stimuli. We also demonstrate that our approach is applicable to other classes of macrocycles suitable for rotaxane and catenane formation.
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- Abed Saady
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Chen Y, Cao Z, Feng T, Zhang X, Li Z, Dong X, Huang S, Liu Y, Cao X, Sue ACH, Peng C, Lin X, Wang L, Li H. Enantioselective Self-Assembly of a Homochiral Tetrahedral Cage Comprising Only Achiral Precursors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400467. [PMID: 38273162 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
How Nature synthesizes enantiomerically pure substances from achiral or racemic resources remains a mystery. In this study, we aimed to emulate this natural phenomenon by constructing chiral tetrahedral cages through self-assembly, achieved by condensing two achiral compounds-a trisamine and a trisaldehyde. The occurrence of intercomponent CH⋅⋅⋅π interactions among the phenyl building blocks within the cage frameworks results in twisted conformations, imparting planar chirality to the tetrahedrons. In instances where the trisaldehyde precursor features electron-withdrawing ester side chains, we observed that the intermolecular CH⋅⋅⋅π forces are strong enough to prevent racemization. To attain enantioselective self-assembly, a chiral amine was introduced during the imine formation process. The addition of three equivalents of chiral amino mediator to one equivalent of the achiral trisaldehyde precursor formed a trisimino intermediate. This chiral compound was subsequently combined with the achiral trisamino precursor, leading to an imine exchange reaction that releasing the chiral amino mediator and formation of the tetrahedral cage with an enantiomeric excess (ee) of up to 75 %, exclusively composed of achiral building blocks. This experimental observation aligns with theoretical calculations based on the free energies of related cage structures. Moreover, since the chiral amine was not consumed during the imine exchange cycle, it enabled the enantioselective self-assembly of the tetrahedral cage for multiple cycles when new batches of the achiral trisaldehyde and trisamino precursors were successively added.
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- Yixin Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Gallagher P, Savoini A, Saady A, Maynard JRJ, Butler PWV, Tizzard GJ, Goldup SM. Facial Selectivity in Mechanical Bond Formation: Axially Chiral Enantiomers and Geometric Isomers from a Simple Prochiral Macrocycle. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9134-9141. [PMID: 38507717 PMCID: PMC10996000 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
In 1971, Schill recognized that a prochiral macrocycle encircling an oriented axle led to geometric isomerism in rotaxanes. More recently, we identified an overlooked chiral stereogenic unit in rotaxanes that arises when a prochiral macrocycle encircles a prochiral axle. Here, we show that both stereogenic units can be accessed using equivalent strategies, with a single weak stereodifferentiating interaction sufficient for moderate to excellent stereoselectivity. Using this understanding, we demonstrated the first direct enantioselective (70% ee) synthesis of a mechanically axially chiral rotaxane.
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- Peter
R. Gallagher
- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Panahi F, Breit B. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Macrocyclization towards Crown Ethers Using Hydroamination of Bis(allenes). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317981. [PMID: 38323896 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
Enantiomerically enriched crown ethers (CE) exhibit strong asymmetric induction in phase transfer catalysis, supramolecular catalysis and molecular recognition processes. Traditional methods have often been used to access these valuable compounds, which limit their diversity and consequently their applicability. Herein, a practical catalytic method is described for the gram scale synthesis of a class of chiral CEs (aza-crown ethers; ACEs) using Rh-catalyzed hydroamination of bis(allenes) with diamines. Using this approach, a wide range of chiral vinyl functionalized CEs with ring sizes ranging from 12 to 36 have been successfully prepared in high yields of up to 92 %, dr of up to >20 : 1 and er of up to >99 : 1. These vinyl substituted CEs allow for further diversification giving facile access to various CE derivatives as well as to their three-dimensional analogues using ring-closing metathesis. Some of these chiral CEs themselves display high potential for use in asymmetric catalysis.
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- Farhad Panahi
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Savoini A, Gallagher PR, Saady A, Goldup SM. The Final Stereogenic Unit of [2]Rotaxanes: Type 2 Geometric Isomers. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:8472-8479. [PMID: 38499387 PMCID: PMC10979452 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Mechanical stereochemistry arises when the interlocking of stereochemically trivial covalent subcomponents results in a stereochemically complex object. Although this general concept was identified in 1961, the stereochemical description of these molecules is still under development to the extent that new forms of mechanical stereochemistry are still being identified. Here, we present a simple analysis of rotaxane and catenane stereochemistry that allowed us to identify the final missing simple mechanical stereogenic unit, an overlooked form of rotaxane geometric isomerism, and demonstrate its stereoselective synthesis.
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- Andrea Savoini
- School
of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Kauerhof D, Riebe J, Vonnemann CJ, Thiele M, Jansen D, Niemeyer J. Heterobifunctional rotaxanes featuring two chiral subunits - synthesis and application in asymmetric organocatalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2393-2396. [PMID: 38323328 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05482a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
Rotaxanes can serve as scaffolds for the generation of bifunctional catalysts. We have now generated acid-base functionalized rotaxanes featuring two chiral subunits. The mechanical bond leads to increased reaction rates and also to strongly altered enantioselectivites in comparison to the non-interlocked control catalysts.
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- Dana Kauerhof
- Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) and Centre of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) and Centre of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) and Centre of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) and Centre of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) and Centre of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) and Centre of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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Puigcerver J, Marin-Luna M, Iglesias-Sigüenza J, Alajarin M, Martinez-Cuezva A, Berna J. Mechanically Planar-to-Point Chirality Transmission in [2]Rotaxanes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2882-2887. [PMID: 38266249 PMCID: PMC10859924 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
Herein we describe an effective transmission of chirality, from mechanically planar chirality to point chirality, in hydrogen-bonded [2]rotaxanes. A highly selective mono-N-methylation of one (out of four) amide N atom at the macrocyclic counterpart of starting achiral rotaxanes generates mechanically planar chirality. Followed by chiral resolution, both enantiomers were subjected to a base-promoted intramolecular cyclization, where their interlocked threads were transformed into new lactam moieties. As a matter of fact, the mechanically planar chiral information was effectively transferred to the resulting stereocenters (covalent chirality) of the newly formed heterocycles. Upon removing the entwined macrocycle, the final lactams were obtained with high enantiopurity.
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- Julio Puigcerver
- Departamento
de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International
Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International
Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Quimica Organica and Centro de Innovacion en Quimica Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Sevilla, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento
de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International
Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International
Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Regional Campus of International
Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Akae Y, Theato P. Aggregation Behavior of Cyclodextrin-Based [3]Rotaxanes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301582. [PMID: 37272359 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301582] [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: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The aggregation of a cyclodextrin (CD)-based [3]rotaxane has been observed and analyzed in detail for the first time in this work. Although the hexagonal packing aggregation of CD-based polyrotaxane is a well known phenomenon, corresponding studies in terms of rotaxanes without any polymer structure have not been conducted so far, probably owing to the difficulty of the molecular design. We synthesized a series of [3]rotaxane species by using a urea-end-capping method and evaluated their aggregation behavior by XRD and SEM measurements. [3]Rotaxane species containing native CD rings showed clear signals assigned to the hexagonal packing by XRD measurement as did polyrotaxane; this proved their aggregation capability. Because the corresponding per-acetylated derivatives did not show this aggregation behavior, the driving force of this aggregation was suggested to be hydrogen bond formation among CD units. The effect of axle end structures and partial acetylation of CDs were also studied.
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- Yosuke Akae
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 102-0083, Tokyo, Japan
- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, 386-8567 Nagano, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory -, Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Pairault N, Rizzi F, Lozano D, Jamieson EMG, Tizzard GJ, Goldup SM. A catenane that is topologically achiral despite being composed of oriented rings. Nat Chem 2023:10.1038/s41557-023-01194-1. [PMID: 37169983 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01194-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Catenanes-molecules comprising two interlocking rings held together like links in a chain-are topologically non-trivial: a catenane is a topological isomer of its separated rings, but the rings cannot be disconnected without bond scission. Catenanes can exist as topological enantiomers if both rings have directionality conferred by a defined atom sequence, but this has led to the assumption that the stereochemistry of chiral catenanes composed of oriented rings is inherently topological in nature. Here we show that this assumption is incorrect by synthesizing an example that contains the same fundamental stereogenic unit but whose stereochemistry is Euclidean. One ring in this chiral catenane is oriented by the geometry of an exocyclic double rather than determined by atom sequence within the ring. Isomerization of the exocyclic double bond results in racemization of the catenane, confirming that the stereochemistry is not topological in nature. Thus, we can unite the stereochemistry of catenanes with that of their topologically trivial cousins, the rotaxanes, enabling a more unified approach to their discussion.
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- Noel Pairault
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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A chiral macrocycle for the stereoselective synthesis of mechanically planar chiral rotaxanes and catenanes. Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Cui Z, Mu QS, Gao X, Jin GX. Stereoselective Construction of Chiral Linear [3]Catenanes and [2]Catenanes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:725-731. [PMID: 36550680 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We have successfully constructed a chiral linear [3]catenane stereoselectively by coordination-driven self-assembly using a ditopic monodentate ligand containing l-valine residues with a binuclear half-sandwich organometallic rhodium(III) unit. Furthermore, by increasing the steric hindrance of the amino acid residues in the ligand, a chiral [2]catenane was obtained, which can be regarded as the factor catenane of the chiral linear [3]catenane from a topological viewpoint. Notably, the resulting molecular catenanes all exhibit complex coconformational mechanical helical chirality and planar chirality ascribed to the point chirality of the ligands. Linear [3]catenanes and [2]catenanes with the opposite chirality can be obtained by using ligands containing the corresponding d-amino acid residues, which have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR, mass spectrometry, and circular dichroism spectroscopy.
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- Zheng Cui
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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Thaggard GC, Leith GA, Sosnin D, Martin CR, Park KC, McBride MK, Lim J, Yarbrough BJ, Maldeni Kankanamalage BKP, Wilson GR, Hill AR, Smith MD, Garashchuk S, Greytak AB, Aprahamian I, Shustova NB. Confinement-Driven Photophysics in Hydrazone-Based Hierarchical Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202211776. [PMID: 36346406 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Confinement-imposed photophysics was probed for novel stimuli-responsive hydrazone-based compounds demonstrating a conceptual difference in their behavior within 2D versus 3D porous matrices for the first time. The challenges associated with photoswitch isomerization arising from host interactions with photochromic compounds in 2D scaffolds could be overcome in 3D materials. Solution-like photoisomerization rate constants were realized for sterically demanding hydrazone derivatives in the solid state through their coordinative immobilization in 3D scaffolds. According to steady-state and time-resolved photophysical measurements and theoretical modeling, this approach provides access to hydrazone-based materials with fast photoisomerization kinetics in the solid state. Fast isomerization of integrated hydrazone derivatives allows for probing and tailoring resonance energy transfer (ET) processes as a function of excitation wavelength, providing a novel pathway for ET modulation.
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- Grace C Thaggard
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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Saura‐Sanmartin A. Post‐Mechanical Bond Formation Desymmetrization Approach to Obtain Mechanically Planar Chiral Rotaxanes. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Adrian Saura‐Sanmartin
- Departamento de Química Orgánica Facultad de Química Universidad de Murcia Campus de Espinardo E-30100 Murcia Spain
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Feng HN, Sun Z, Chen S, Zhang ZH, Li Z, Zhong Z, Sun T, Ma Y, Zhang L. A Star of David [2]catenane of single handedness. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Rodríguez-Rubio A, Savoini A, Modicom F, Butler P, Goldup SM. A Co-conformationally "Topologically" Chiral Catenane. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:11927-11932. [PMID: 35763555 PMCID: PMC9348828 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Catenanes composed of two achiral rings that are oriented (Cnh symmetry) because of the sequence of atoms they contain are referred to as topologically chiral. Here, we present the synthesis of a highly enantioenriched catenane containing a related but overlooked "co-conformationally 'topologically' chiral" stereogenic unit, which arises when a bilaterally symmetric Cnv ring is desymmetrized by the position of an oriented macrocycle.
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- Arnau Rodríguez-Rubio
- Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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