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Hum G, Phang SJI, Ong HC, León F, Quek S, Khoo YXJ, Li C, Li Y, Clegg JK, Díaz J, Stuparu MC, García F. Main Group Molecular Switches with Swivel Bifurcated to Trifurcated Hydrogen Bond Mode of Action. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37267593 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Artificial molecular machines have captured the full attention of the scientific community since Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart, and Ben Feringa were awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The past and current developments in molecular machinery (rotaxanes, rotors, and switches) primarily rely on organic-based compounds as molecular building blocks for their assembly and future development. In contrast, the main group chemical space has not been traditionally part of the molecular machine domain. The oxidation states and valency ranges within the p-block provide a tremendous wealth of structures with various chemical properties. Such chemical diversity─when implemented in molecular machines─could become a transformative force in the field. Within this context, we have rationally designed a series of NH-bridged acyclic dimeric cyclodiphosphazane species, [(μ-NH){PE(μ-NtBu)2PE(NHtBu)}2] (E = O and S), bis-PV2N2, displaying bimodal bifurcated R21(8) and trifurcated R31(8,8) hydrogen bonding motifs. The reported species reversibly switch their topological arrangement in the presence and absence of anions. Our results underscore these species as versatile building blocks for molecular machines and switches, as well as supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering based on cyclophosphazane frameworks.
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- Gavin Hum
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Cooper Road, St Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Veterinaria Extremadura, Avda de la Universidad s/n, Cáceres 10003, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371 Singapore, Singapore
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Claveria 8, Oviedo 33006, Asturias, Spain
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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Pre-arranged building block approach for the orthogonal synthesis of an unfolded tetrameric organic-inorganic phosphazane macrocycle. Commun Chem 2022; 5:59. [PMID: 36697579 PMCID: PMC9814789 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00673-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Inorganic macrocycles remain challenging synthetic targets due to the limited number of strategies reported for their syntheses. Among these species, large fully inorganic cyclodiphosphazane macrocycles have been experimentally and theoretically highlighted as promising candidates for supramolecular chemistry. In contrast, their hybrid organic-inorganic counterparts are lagging behind due to the lack of synthetic routes capable of controlling the size and topological arrangement (i.e., folded vs unfolded) of the target macrocycle, rendering the synthesis of differently sized macrocycles a tedious screening process. Herein, we report-as a proof-of-concept-the combination of pre-arranged building blocks and a two-step synthetic route to rationally enable access a large unfolded tetrameric macrocycle, which is not accessible via conventional synthetic strategies. The obtained macrocycle hybrid cyclodiphosphazane macrocycle, cis-[μ-P(μ-NtBu)]2(μ-p-OC6H4C(O)O)]4[μ-P(μ-NtBu)]2 (4), displays an unfolded open-face cavity area of 110.1 Å2. Preliminary theoretical host-guest studies with the dication [MeNC5H4]22+ suggest compound 4 as a viable candidate for the synthesis of hybrid proto-rotaxanes species based on phosphazane building blocks.
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Laha S, Sathapathi D, Das M, Das M, Ray PP, Bag A, Samanta BC, Das UK, Maity T. Synthesis, characterization and multi-dimensional application approach for two distinctive tetra nuclear, first-time reported, Fe 3+/Hg 2+ and Fe 3+/Cd 2+ clusters from a new Fe 3+ containing metalloligand. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03357g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthesis of two unique μ oxo-bridged complexes MC2 and MC3 from a metalloligand MC1 results to efficient dye degradation efficacy and effective schottkey device.
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- Department of Chemistry, Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
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- School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
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Ng ZX, Tan D, Teo WL, León F, Shi X, Sim Y, Li Y, Ganguly R, Zhao Y, Mohamed S, García F. Mechanosynthesis of Higher‐Order Cocrystals: Tuning Order, Functionality and Size in Cocrystal Design**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Zi Xuan Ng
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
- School of Materials and Energy Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 Guangdong P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
- Department of Chemistry Shiv Nadar University NH91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagard 201314 Uttar Pradesh India
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry Green Chemistry & Materials Modelling Laboratory Khalifa University of Science and Technology P.O. Box 127788 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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Ng ZX, Tan D, Teo WL, León F, Shi X, Sim Y, Li Y, Ganguly R, Zhao Y, Mohamed S, García F. Mechanosynthesis of Higher-Order Cocrystals: Tuning Order, Functionality and Size in Cocrystal Design*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17481-17490. [PMID: 33982390 PMCID: PMC8362154 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The ability to rationally design and predictably construct crystalline solids has been the hallmark of crystal engineering research. To date, numerous examples of multicomponent crystals comprising organic molecules have been reported. However, the crystal engineering of cocrystals comprising both organic and inorganic chemical units is still poorly understood and mostly unexplored. Here, we report a new diverse set of higher-order cocrystals (HOCs) based on the structurally versatile-yet largely unexplored-phosph(V/V)azane heterosynthon building block. The novel ternary and quaternary cocrystals reported are held together by synergistic and orthogonal intermolecular interactions. Notably, the HOCs can be readily obtained either via sequential or one-pot mechanochemical methods. Computational modelling methods reveal that the HOCs are thermodynamically driven to form and that their mechanical properties strongly depend on the composition and intermolecular forces in the crystal, offering untapped potential for optimizing material properties.
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- Zi Xuan Ng
- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
- School of Materials and EnergyGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou510006GuangdongP. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
- Department of ChemistryShiv Nadar UniversityNH91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagard201314Uttar PradeshIndia
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of ChemistryGreen Chemistry & Materials Modelling LaboratoryKhalifa University of Science and TechnologyP.O. Box 127788Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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- School of Physical and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemistry and Biological ChemistryNanyang Technological University21 Nanyang Link637371SingaporeSingapore
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