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Li TR, Das C, Cornu I, Prescimone A, Piccini G, Tiefenbacher K. Window[1]resorcin[3]arenes: A Novel Macrocycle Able to Self-Assemble to a Catalytically Active Hexameric Cage. JACS AU 2024; 4:1901-1910. [PMID: 38818056 PMCID: PMC11134363 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule has been utilized as one of the most versatile supramolecular capsule catalysts. Enlarging its size would enable expansion of the substrate size scope. However, no larger catalytically active versions have been reported. Herein, we introduce a novel class of macrocycles, named window[1]resorcin[3]arene (wRS), that assemble to a cage-like hexameric host. The new host was studied by NMR, encapsulation experiments, and molecular dynamics simulations. The cage is able to bind tetraalkylammonium ions that are too large for encapsulation inside the hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule. Most importantly, it retained its catalytic activity, and the accelerated conversion of a large substrate that does not fit the closed hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule was observed. Thus, it will help to expand the limited substrate size scope of the closed hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule.
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- Tian-Ren Li
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
- Department
of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH
Zurich, Mattenstrasse
26, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Chen J, Moreno JL, Zhang W, Gibson-Elias LJ, Lian R, Najafi S, Zhang H, Zhong W, Hooley RJ. Optical discrimination of terpenes in citrus peels with a host:guest sensing array. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5598-5601. [PMID: 38712724 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01309c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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A simple aqueous host:guest sensing array can selectively discriminate between different types of citrus varietal from peel extract samples. It can also distinguish between identical citrus samples at varying stages of ripening. The discrimination effects stem from detection of changes in the terpenoid composition of the peel extracts by the host:guest array, despite the overwhelming excess of a single component, limonene, in each sample. The hosts are insensitive to limonene but bind other monoterpenes strongly, even though they are similar in structure to the major limonene component. This work demonstrates the capability of host:guest arrays in sensing target molecules in environments with the competing agents present at high abundances in the sample matrix.
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- Junyi Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.
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He J, Bai M, Xiao X, Qiu S, Chen W, Li J, Yu Y, Tian W. Intramolecular Cation-π Interactions Organize Bowl-Shaped, Luminescent Molecular Containers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402697. [PMID: 38433608 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Molecules with nonplanar architectures are highly desirable due to their unique topological structures and functions. We report here the synthesis of two molecular containers (1 ⋅ 3Br- and 1 ⋅ 3Cl-), which utilize intramolecular cation-π interactions to enforce macrocylic arrangements and exhibit high binding affinity and luminescent properties. Remarkably, the geometry of the cation-π interaction can be flexibly tailored to achieve a precise ring arrangement, irrespective of the angle of the noncovalent bonds. Additionally, the C-H⋅⋅⋅Br- hydrogen bonds within the container are also conducive to stabilizing the bowl-shaped conformation. These bowl-shaped conformations were confirmed both in solution through NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray studies. 1 ⋅ 3Br- shows high binding affinity and selectivity: F->Cl-, through C-H⋅⋅⋅X- (X=F, Cl) hydrogen bonds. Additionally, these containers exhibited blue fluorescence in solution and yellow room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) in the solid state. Our findings illustrate the utility of cation-π interactions in designing functional molecules.
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- Jia He
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University., Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Zhang W, Bazan-Bergamino EA, Doan AP, Zhang X, Isaacs L. Pillar[6]MaxQ functions as an in vivo sequestrant for rocuronium and vecuronium. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4350-4353. [PMID: 38546190 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00772g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The binding affinity of pillar[6]MaxQ toward a panel of neuromuscular blockers and neurotransmitters was measured in phosphate buffered saline by isothermal titration calorimetry and 1H NMR spectroscopy. In vivo efficacy studies showed that P6MQ sequesters rocuronium and vecuronium and reverses their influence on the recovery of the train-of-four (TOF) ratio.
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- Wanping Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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Chaudhary KN, Brosnahan KI, Gibson-Elias LJ, Moreno JL, Hickey BL, Hooley RJ, Caulkins BG. Investigation of the effects on proton relaxation times upon encapsulation in a water-soluble synthetic receptor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:10183-10190. [PMID: 38497123 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06099c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Sequestration of small molecule guests in the cavity of a water-soluble deep cavitand host has a variety of effects on their NMR properties. The effects of encapsulation on the longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) relaxation times of the protons in variably sized guest molecules are analyzed here, using inversion recovery and spin-echo experiments. Sequestration of neutral organic species from the bulk solvent reduces the overall proton relaxation times, but the magnitude of this effect on different protons in the same molecule has a variety of contributors, from the motion of the guest when bound, to the position of the protons in the cavity and the magnetic anisotropy induced by the aromatic walls of the host. These subtle effects can have large consequences on the environment experienced by the bound guest, and this sheds light on the nature of small molecules in enclosed environments.
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- Krishna N Chaudhary
- Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California, 91711, USA.
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California, 91711, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California, 91711, USA.
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Cvetnić M, Cindro N, Topić E, Bregović N, Tomišić V. Supramolecular Handshakes: Characterization of Urea-Carboxylate Interactions Within Calixarene Frameworks. Chempluschem 2024:e202400130. [PMID: 38526220 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The research of molecular capsules offers high application potential and numerous benefits in various fields. With the aim of forming supramolecular capsules which can be reversibly assembled and dissociated by simple external stimuli, we studied interactions between calixarenes containing urea and carboxylate moieties. To this end two ureido-derivatives of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene comprising phenylureido-moieties and diacetate-calix[4]arenes were prepared. The binding of acetate by ureido-derivatives of calixarene in acetonitrile was characterized, revealing high affinity of ureido-calixarenes for carboxylates. This suggested high potential for uniting the complementary calix[4]arenes via H-bonds between carboxylic groups and urea moieties. The assembly of calixarenes was examined in detail by means of UV, 1H NMR, ITC, DOSY, MS, and conductometry providing insight in the structure-stability relationship. The tetraureido-calixarene derivative formed the most stable heterodimers with diacetate-calix[4]arenes featuring practically quantitative association upon mixing the two calixarene counterparts. The possibility of controlling the formation of the heterodimer by protonating the carboxylates, thereby hindering the interactions critical for capsule assembly, was investigated. Indeed, the reversibility of breaking and re-forming the heterodimer by addition of an acid and base to the solution containing urea- and carboxylate-derivative calix[4]arene was demonstrated using NMR spectroscopy.
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- M Cvetnić
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Nakagawa K, Akimoto K, Nakayasu B, Nagashima S, Tobisu M, Schramm MP, Aoyagi S, Amaya T. Synthesis and Host-Guest Chemistry of Chiral Spirobifluorene-Based Macrocycles Soluble in Basic Aqueous Solution. Org Lett 2023; 25:5969-5973. [PMID: 37540115 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Synthesis and host-guest chemistry of water-soluble (pH 12.5) chiral spirobifluorene-based macrocycles 2-[n] were carried out. Cationic guests, such as quaternary ammonium salts, were accommodated well in the hosts. Cp2Co+ was especially strongly bound in 2-[4] (Ka of up to 3.0 × 105 M-1). Enantioselective recognition with (l)-carnitine was also achieved.
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- Kotoko Nakagawa
- Department of Information and Basic Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Information and Basic Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Information and Basic Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Long Beach (CSULB), 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, Los Angeles, California 90840, United States
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- Department of Information and Basic Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
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- Department of Information and Basic Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8501, Japan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Kanagaraj K, Wang R, Zhao MK, Ballester P, Rebek J, Yu Y. Selective Binding and Isomerization of Oximes in a Self-Assembled Capsule. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5816-5823. [PMID: 36857099 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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A series of straight-chain (C7-C13) alkyl-O-methyl aldoximes (R-C(H)═NOMe) were synthesized with various functional groups at the remote ends (alkenes, halogen, -COOH, and NH2). Their isomers about the C═N bond showed ∼60-40% E-Z-ratio in organic solutions. Surprisingly, their confinement in a water-soluble capsule with benzoselenodiazole walls shows high selectivity for the cis-/Z-isomer. Their relative affinities for the chalcogen-bonded capsule at room temperature depend mainly on the guest chain length and functional groups. A chain length of 14 heavy atoms showed especially high E- to Z-isomer selectivity (>99%) and was used in separation. The E-Z isomerization occurred only in the capsular cavity at room temperature and was accelerated 10-fold by sonication. The Z-isomer selective binding, separation, and E-Z isomerization are supported by NMR, DOSY, and computational studies.
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- Kuppusamy Kanagaraj
- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.,Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Self-Assembly of a Purely Organic Bowl in Water via Acylhydrazone Formation. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28030976. [PMID: 36770651 PMCID: PMC9921396 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28030976] [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: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A bowl-shaped molecule can be self-assembled by condensing a triscationic hexaaldehyde compound and three equiv. of a dihydrazide linkers in pure water. The molecular bowl is thus composed of a triscationic π-electron deficient platform, as well as a hexagonal rim that contains six acylhydrazone functions. When the counteranions are chloride, the solid-state structure reveals that this molecular bowl undergoes dimerization via N-H···Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a cage-like dimer with a huge inner cavity. This molecular bowl can employ its cavity to accommodate a hydrophobic guest, namely 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid in aqueous media.
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Chen X, Chen H, Fraser Stoddart J. The Story of the Little Blue Box: A Tribute to Siegfried Hünig. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202211387. [PMID: 36131604 PMCID: PMC10099103 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene), also known as the little blue box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host-guest complexes and mechanically interlocked molecules during the past 35 years. Its versatility in binding small π-donors in its tetracationic state, as well as forming trisradical tricationic complexes with viologen radical cations in its doubly reduced bisradical dicationic state, renders it valuable for the construction of various stimuli-responsive materials. Since the first reports in 1988, the little blue box has been featured in over 500 publications in the literature. All this research activity would not have been possible without the seminal contributions carried out by Siegfried Hünig, who not only pioneered the syntheses of viologen-containing cyclophanes, but also revealed their rich redox chemistry in addition to their ability to undergo intramolecular π-dimerization. This Review describes how his pioneering research led to the design and synthesis of the little blue box, and how this redox-active host evolved into the key component of molecular shuttles, switches, and machines.
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- Xiao‐Yang Chen
- Department of ChemistryNorthwestern University2145 Sheridan RoadEvanstonIllinois 60208USA
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular ScienceDepartment of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterHangzhou311215China
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- Department of ChemistryNorthwestern University2145 Sheridan RoadEvanstonIllinois 60208USA
- Stoddart Institute of Molecular ScienceDepartment of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterHangzhou311215China
- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSW 2052Australia
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Wang X, Pavlović RZ, Finnegan TJ, Karmakar P, Moore CE, Badjić JD. Rapid Access to Chiral and Tripodal Cavitands from β-Pinene. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202416. [PMID: 36168151 PMCID: PMC9797447 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202416] [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: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We report Pd-catalyzed cyclotrimerization of (+)-α-bromoenone, obtained from monoterpene β-pinene, into an enantiopure cyclotrimer. This C3 symmetric compound has three bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane rings fused to its central benzene with each ring carrying a carbonyl group. The cyclotrimer undergoes diastereoselective threefold alkynylation with the lithium salts of five terminal alkynes (41-63 %, de=4-83 %). The addition enabled a rapid synthesis of a small library of novel chiral cavitands that, in shape, resemble a tripod stand. These molecular tripods include a tris-bicycloannelated benzene head attached to three alkyne legs twisted in one direction to form a nonpolar cavity with polar groups as feet. Tripods with methylpyridinium and methylisoquinolinium legs, respectively, form inclusion complexes with anti-inflammatory and chiral drugs (R)/(S)-ibuprofen and (R)/(S)-naproxen. The mode of binding shows drug molecules docked in the cavity of the host through ion-ion, cation-π, and C-H-π contacts that, in addition of desolvation, give rise to complexes having millimolar to micromolar stability in water. Our findings open the door to creating a myriad of enantiopure tripods with tunable functions that, in the future, might give novel chemosensors, catalysts or sequestering agents.
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- Xiuze Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA),Department of Chemistry, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140 (Thailand)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18 Avenue, 43210 Columbus, Ohio (USA)
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Chen J, Hooley RJ, Zhong W. Applications of Synthetic Receptors in Bioanalysis and Drug Transport. Bioconjug Chem 2022; 33:2245-2253. [PMID: 35362963 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Synthetic receptors are powerful tools for molecular recognition. They can bind to guests with high selectivity and affinity, and their structures are tunable and diversified. These features, plus the relatively low cost and high simplicity in synthesis and modification, support the feasibility of array-based molecular analysis with synthetic receptors for improved selectivity in the recognition of a wide range of targets. More attractively, host-guest interaction is reversible and guest displacement allows biocompatible and gentle release of the host-bound molecules, simplifying the stimulation designs needed to control analyte sensing, enrichment, and transportation. Here, we highlight a few recent advancements in using synthetic receptors for molecular analysis and manipulation, with the focus on macrocyclic receptors and their applications in displacement sensing, separation, imaging, and drug transport.
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Paulino M, Pérez-Juste I, Cid MM, Da Silva JP, Pereira MMA, Basílio N. 2-Hydroxychalcone-β-Cyclodextrin Conjugate with pH-Modulated Photoresponsive Binding Properties. J Org Chem 2022; 87:14422-14432. [PMID: 36242558 PMCID: PMC9776619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Stimuli-responsive supramolecular receptors are important building blocks for the construction of self-assembled functional materials. We report the design and synthesis of a pH- and light-responsive 2-hydroxychalcone-β-cyclodextrin conjugate (1-Ct) and its characterization by spectroscopic and computational methods. 1-Ct follows the typical reaction network of trans-chalcone-flavylium photoswitches. Upon light irradiation, 1-Ct can be photochemically converted into the cis-chalcone/hemiketal forms (1-Cc/1-B) under neutral pH conditions or to the flavylium cation (1-AH+) at acidic pH values. This stimuli-responsive β-cyclodextrin host, 1-Ct, was found to form stronger intramolecular self-inclusion complexes (Kintra = 14) than 1-AH+ (Kintra = 3) and weaker than 1-Cc/1-B (overall Kintra = 179), allowing control over their stability and binding properties by combinations of pH and light stimuli.
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- Micael Paulino
- Laboratório
Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química
e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade
de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade
NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516Caparica, Portugal
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- Facultade
de Química, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentais, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310Vigo, Spain
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- Facultade
de Química, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentais, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310Vigo, Spain,
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- Centre
of Marine Sciences (CCMAR/CIMAR LA), University
of Algarve, Campus de
Gambelas, 8005-139Faro, Portugal
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- Laboratório
Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química
e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade
de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade
NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516Caparica, Portugal,
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- Laboratório
Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química
e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade
de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade
NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516Caparica, Portugal,
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Khadka D, Kulasekharan R, Ramamurthy V. Role of Supramolecular Steric Compression During Photoinduced Intramolecular Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Ketones and Thioketones. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pfeuffer‐Rooschüz J, Heim S, Prescimone A, Tiefenbacher K. Megalo-Cavitands: Synthesis of Acridane[4]arenes and Formation of Large, Deep Cavitands for Selective C70 Uptake. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209885. [PMID: 35924716 PMCID: PMC9826223 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Deep cavitands, concave molecular containers, represent an important supramolecular host class that has been explored for a variety of applications ranging from sensing, switching, purification and adsorption to catalysis. A major limitation in the field has been the cavitand volume that is restricted by the size of the structural platform utilized (diameter approx. 7 Å). We here report the synthesis of a novel, unprecedentedly large structural platform, named acridane[4]arene (diameter approx. 14 Å), suitable for the construction of cavitands with volumes of up to 814 Å3 . These megalo-cavitands serve as size-selective hosts for fullerenes with mM to sub-μM binding affinity for C60 and C70 . Furthermore, the selective binding of fullerene C70 in the presence of C60 was demonstrated.
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BaselMattenstrasse 24a4002BaselSwitzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BaselMattenstrasse 24a4002BaselSwitzerland,Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichMattenstrasse 264058BaselSwitzerland
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Kanagaraj K, Rebek J, Yu Y. Self-assembled hexameric capsule: A highly β-selective O-glycosylation reaction enabled via proton wire mechanism. GREEN SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gresc.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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King D, Wilson CR, Herron L, Deng CL, Mehdi S, Tiwary P, Hof F, Isaacs L. Molecular recognition of methylated amino acids and peptides by Pillar[6]MaxQ. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:7429-7438. [PMID: 36097881 PMCID: PMC9632254 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01487d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the molecular recognition properties of Pillar[n]MaxQ (P[n]MQ) toward a series of (methylated) amino acids, amino acid amides, and post-translationally modified peptides by a combination of 1H NMR, isothermal titration calorimetry, indicator displacement assays, and molecular dynamics simulations. We find that P6MQ is a potent receptor for N-methylated amino acid side chains. P6MQ recognized the H3K4Me3 peptide with Kd = 16 nM in phosphate buffered saline.
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- David King
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3V6, Canada.
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- Biophysics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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- Biophysics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3V6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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Zhai C, Isaacs L. New Synthetic Route to Water‐Soluble Prism[5]arene Hosts and Their Molecular Recognition Properties**. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201743. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Canjia Zhai
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park 20742 Maryland USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park 20742 Maryland USA
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Pfeuffer-Rooschüz J, Heim S, Prescimone A, Tiefenbacher K. Megalo‐Cavitands: Synthesis of Acridane[4]arenes and Formation of Large, Deep Cavitands for Selective C70 Uptake. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- University of Basel: Universitat Basel Department of Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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Dowarah J, Marak BN, Sran BS, Shah PK, Shukla PK, Singh VP. Synthesis of a Pyridone-Based Phthalimide Fleximer and Its Characterization and Supramolecular Property Evaluation. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:24485-24497. [PMID: 35874266 PMCID: PMC9301638 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, a novel pyridone-based phthalimide fleximer, that is, ethyl 5-cyano-6-(3-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)propoxy)-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylnicotinate, was synthesized, and its structure was established by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. The supramolecular self-assembly of the titled compound through noncovalent interactions was then investigated thoroughly. The titled compound crystallized with two symmetry-independent molecules (A and B, Z' = 2). In agreement with experimental observations, our density functional theory calculations also showed that the titled compound has a flexible motif and can occur in various conformations, including molecules A and B. The investigation of the supramolecular framework revealed that the molecules are notably bound by the nonclassical C-H···O and C-H···N hydrogen bonds and C-H···π interactions. Hirshfeld surface analysis was carried out to quantify the various intermolecular interactions. The dual anti-inflammatory activity of the tilted compound was also explored by molecular docking in the active sites of 5-LOX and COX-2 receptors, which revealed good binding affinities of -9.0 and -8.6 kcal/mol, respectively.
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- Jayanta Dowarah
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796004, Mizoram, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796004, Mizoram, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796004, Mizoram, India
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Rahman F, Wang R, Zhang H, Brea O, Himo F, Rebek J, Yu Y. Binding and Assembly of a Benzotriazole Cavitand in Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205534. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Faiz‐Ur Rahman
- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry College of Science Shanghai University 99 Shang-Da Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry College of Science Shanghai University 99 Shang-Da Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry College of Science Shanghai University 99 Shang-Da Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Arrhenius Laboratory Stockholm University 10691 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Arrhenius Laboratory Stockholm University 10691 Stockholm Sweden
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry College of Science Shanghai University 99 Shang-Da Road Shanghai 200444 China
- Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry The Scripps Research Institute 10550 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla CA 92037 USA
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry College of Science Shanghai University 99 Shang-Da Road Shanghai 200444 China
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Ramamurthy V, Sen P, Elles CG. Ultrafast Excited State Dynamics of Spatially Confined Organic Molecules. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4681-4699. [PMID: 35786917 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c03276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This Feature Article highlights the role of spatial confinement in controlling the fundamental behavior of molecules. Select examples illustrate the value of using space as a tool to control and understand excited-state dynamics through a combination of ultrafast spectroscopy and conventional steady-state methods. Molecules of interest were confined within a closed molecular capsule, derived from a cavitand known as octa acid (OA), whose internal void space is sufficient to accommodate molecules as long as tetracene and as wide as pyrene. The free space, i.e., the space that is left following the occupation of the guest within the host, is shown to play a significant role in altering the behavior of guest molecules in the excited state. The results reported here suggest that in addition to weak interactions that are commonly emphasized in supramolecular chemistry, the extent of empty space (i.e., the remaining void space within the capsule) is important in controlling the excited-state behavior of confined molecules on ultrafast time scales. For example, the role of free space in controlling the excited-state dynamics of guest molecules is highlighted by probing the cis-trans isomerization of stilbenes and azobenzenes within the OA capsule. Isomerization of both types of molecule are slowed when they are confined within a small space, with encapsulated azobenzenes taking a different reaction pathway compared to that in solution upon excitation to S2. In addition to steric constraints, confinement of reactive molecules in a small space helps to override the need for diffusion to bring the reactants together, thus enabling the measurement of processes that occur faster than the time scale for diffusion. The advantages of reducing free space and confining reactive molecules are illustrated by recording unprecedented excimer emission from anthracene and by measuring ultrafast electron transfer rates across the organic molecular wall. By monitoring the translational motion of anthracene pairs in a restricted space, it has been possible to document the pathway undertaken by excited anthracene from inception to the formation of the excimer on the excited-state surface. Similarly, ultrafast electron transfer experiments pursued here have established that the process is not hindered by a molecular wall. Apparently, the electron can cross the OA capsule wall provided the donor and acceptor are in close proximity. Measurements on the ultrafast time scale provide crucial insights for each of the examples presented here, emphasizing the value of both "space" and "time" in controlling and understanding the dynamics of excited molecules.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, UP 208 016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Rozzi A, Pedrini A, Pinalli R, Massera C, Elmi I, Zampolli S, Dalcanale E. Tuning the conformational flexibility of quinoxaline cavitands for complexation at the gas-solid interface. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7554-7557. [PMID: 35708006 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02710k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The selectivity and efficiency of benzene and toluene uptake at the gas-solid interface by quinoxaline cavitands is strongly enhanced by partial rigidification of the receptor cavity and immobilization of the cavitand onto silica gel particles.
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- Andrea Rozzi
- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability and INSTM UdR Parma, University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability and INSTM UdR Parma, University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability and INSTM UdR Parma, University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability and INSTM UdR Parma, University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- CNR-IMM Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental Sustainability and INSTM UdR Parma, University of Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Ramamurthy V. Photochemistry in a capsule: controlling excited state dynamics via confinement. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6571-6585. [PMID: 35611956 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01758j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Exerting control on excited state processes has been a long-held goal in photochemistry. One approach to achieve control has been to mimic biological systems in Nature (e.g., photosynthesis) that has perfected it over millions of years by performing the reactions in highly organized assemblies such as membranes and proteins by restricting the freedom of reactants and directing them to pursue a select pathway. The duplication of this concept at a smaller scale in the laboratory involves the use of highly confined and organized assemblies as reaction containers. This article summarizes the studies in the author's laboratory using a synthetic, well-defined reaction container known as octa acid (OA). OA, unlike most commonly known cavitands, forms a capsule in water and remains closed during the lifetime of the excited states of included molecules. Thus, the described excited state chemistry occurs in a small space with hydrophobic characteristics. Examples where the photophysical and photochemical properties are dramatically altered, compared to that in organic solvents wherein the molecules are freely soluble, are presented to illustrate the value of a restricted environment in controlling the dynamics of molecules on an excited state surface. While the ground state complexation of the guest and host is controlled by well-known concepts of tight-fit, lock and key, complementarity, etc., free space around the guest is necessary for it to be able to undergo structural transformations in the excited state, where the time is short. This article highlights the role of free space during the dynamics of molecules within a confined, inflexible reaction cavity.
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Zhu YJ, Zhao MK, Rebek J, Yu Y. Recent Advances in the Applications of Water-soluble Resorcinarene-based Deep Cavitands. Chemistry 2022; 11:e202200026. [PMID: 35701378 PMCID: PMC9197774 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We review here the use of container molecules known as cavitands for performing organic reactions in water. Central to these endeavors are binding forces found in water, and among the strongest of these is the hydrophobic effect. We describe how the hydrophobic effect can be used to drive organic molecule guests into the confined space of cavitand hosts. Other forces participating in guest binding include cation-π interactions, chalcogen bonding and even hydrogen bonding to water involved in the host structure. The reactions of guests take advantage of their contortions in the limited space of the cavitands which enhance macrocyclic and site-selective processes. The cavitands are applied to the removal of organic pollutants from water and to the separation of isomeric guests. Progress is described on maneuvering the containers from stoichiometric participation to roles as catalysts.
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- Yu-Jie Zhu
- Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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Supramolecular metal–organic cages, a class of molecular containers formed via coordination-driven self-assembly, have attracted sustained attention for their applications in catalysis, due to their structural aesthetics and unique properties. Their inherent confined cavity is considered to be analogous to the binding pocket of enzymes, and the facile tunability of building blocks offers a diverse platform for enzyme mimics to promote organic reactions. This minireview covers the recent progress of supramolecular metal–organic coordination cages for boosting organic reactions as reaction vessels or catalysts. The developments in the utilizations of the metal–organic cages for accelerating the organic reactions, improving the selectivity of the reactions are summarized. In addition, recent developments and successes in tandem or cascade reactions promoted by supramolecular metal–organic cages are discussed.
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Rahman FU, Wang R, Zhang HB, Brea O, Himo F, Rebek J, Yu Y. Binding and Assembly of a Benzotriazole Cavitand in Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Shanghai University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Stockholms Universitet Department of Organic Chemistry SWEDEN
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- Stockholms Universitet Department of Organic Chemistry SWEDEN
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- The Scripps Research Institute Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- Shanghai University Chemistry 99 Shang-da Road 200444 Shanghai CHINA
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Sakowicz AM, Szumna A. Chiral Water-Soluble Molecular Capsules With Amphiphilic Interiors. Front Chem 2022; 10:883093. [PMID: 35494632 PMCID: PMC9047736 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.883093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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We present the synthesis of new chiral water-soluble dimeric capsules by the multicomponent Mannich reaction between charged amino acids (glutamic acid or arginine), resorcinarene, and formaldehyde and by subsequent self-assembly. The zwitterionic character of the backbones enables electrostatic interactions between arms and induces self-assembly of dimeric capsules, namely, (L-ArgR)2 and (L-GluR)2, in water with a wide range of pH, as demonstrated by NMR, diffusion coefficient measurement, and circular dichroism. The assembly/disassembly processes are fast on the NMR timescale. This mode of dimerization leaves side chains available for additional interactions and creates chiral cavities of mixed hydrophobic/hydrophilic character. According to this characteristic, capsules do not bind fully nonpolar or fully polar guests but effectively encapsulate a variety of chiral molecules with mixed polar/apolar characters (aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, epoxides, alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, and amino acids) with moderate strength. We also demonstrate the formation of heterocapsules (GluR) (ArgR) (homo- and heterochiral) that utilize additional interactions between charged acidic and basic side chains and have better encapsulation properties than those of the homodimers.
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Zhong W, Hooley RJ. Combining Excellent Selectivity with Broad Target Scope: Biosensing with Arrayed Deep Cavitand Hosts. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1035-1046. [PMID: 35302733 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Simple macrocyclic water-soluble hosts such as cucurbiturils, cyclophanes, and calixarenes have long been used for biosensing via indicator displacement assays. Using multiple hosts and dyes in an arrayed format allows pattern recognition-based "chemical nose" sensing, which confers exquisite selectivity, even rivaling the abilities of biological recognition tools such as antibodies. However, a challenge in indicator displacement-based biosensing with macrocyclic hosts is that selectivity and scope are often inversely correlated: strong selectivity for a specific target can limit wide application, and broad scope sensing can suffer from a lack of selectivity between similar targets. This problem can be addressed by using water-soluble, self-folding deep cavitands as hosts. These flexible bowl-shaped receptors can be easily functionalized with different motifs at the upper and lower rim, and the large cavities can bind many different fluorescent dyes, causing either fluorescence enhancement or quenching upon binding.Cavity-based affinity is strongest for NMe3+ groups such as trimethyl-lysine, and we have exploited this for the site-selective recognition of post-translational lysine methylations in oligopeptides. The host recognizes the NMe3+ group, and by applying differently functionalized hosts in an arrayed format, discrimination between identical modifications at different positions on the oligopeptide is possible. Multiple recognition elements can be exploited for selectivity, including a defined, yet "breathable" cavity, and variable upper rim functions oriented toward the target.While the performance of the host/guest sensing system is impressive for lysine methylations, the most important advance is the use of multiple different sensing mechanisms that can target a broad range of different biorelevant species. The amphiphilic deep cavitands can both bind fluorescent dyes and interact with charged biomolecules. These non-cavity-based interactions, when paired with additives such as heavy metal ions, modulate fluorescence response in an indirect manner, and these different mechanisms allow selective recognition of serine phosphorylation, lysine acetylation, and arginine citrullination. Other targets include heavy metals, drugs of abuse, and protein isoforms. Furthermore, the hosts can be applied in supramolecular tandem assays of enzyme function: the broad scope allows analysis of such different enzymes as chromatin writers/erasers, kinases, and phosphatases, all from a single host scaffold. Finally, the indirect sensing concept allows application in sensing different oligonucleotide secondary structures, including G-quadruplexes, hairpins, triplexes, and i-motifs. Discrimination between DNA strands with highly similar structures such as G-quadruplex strands with bulges and vacancies can be achieved. Instead of relying on a single highly specific fluorescent probe, the synthetic hosts tune the fluorophore-DNA interaction, introducing multiple recognition equilibria that modulate the fluorescence signal. By applying machine learning algorithms, a classification model can be established that can accurately predict the folding state of unknown sequences. Overall, the unique recognition profile of self-folded deep cavitands provides a powerful, yet simple sensing platform, one that can be easily tuned for a wide scope of biorelevant targets, in complex biological media, without sacrificing selectivity in the recognition.
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Wan X, Li S, Tian Y, Xu J, Shen LC, Zuilhof H, Zhang M, Sue ACH. Twisted pentagonal prisms: AgnL2 metal-organic pillars. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ngai C, Wu HT, da Camara B, Williams CG, Mueller LJ, Julian RR, Hooley RJ. Moderated Basicity of Endohedral Amine Groups in an Octa-Cationic Self-Assembled Cage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202117011. [PMID: 35030288 PMCID: PMC8885886 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A self-assembled FeII4 L6 cage was synthesized with 12 internal amines in the cavity. The cage forms as the dodeca-ammonium salt, despite the cage carrying an overall 8+ charge at the metal centers, extracting protons from displaced water in the reaction. Despite this, the basicity of the internal amines is lower than their counterparts in free solution. The 12 amines have a sliding scale of basicity, with a ≈6 pKa unit difference between the first and last protons to be removed. This moderation of side-chain basicity in an active site is a hallmark of enzymatic catalysis.
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- Courtney Ngai
- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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Sarathi P, Padhi S. Insight of the various in silico screening techniques developed for assortment of cocrystal formers and their thermodynamic characterization. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2022; 47:1523-1534. [PMID: 35164621 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2022.2042554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Most of the widely used drugs have problems associated with their oral bioavailability either due to their poor aqueous solubility or due to their poor permeability. Co-crystallization is an efficient and economically feasible approach that offers a great opportunity for improvement in physicochemical properties such as solubility, stability, and bioavailability of such type of therapeutic agent. Selection of the best co-former plays a major role in co-crystallization. Various approaches have been developed for the selection of suitable co-formers with API. In recent years in silico screening, a computational tool paying more attention for screening of co-formers has been developed. Numerous approaches can be used for in silico screening such as the Autodocking tool, COSMORS, COSMOTHERM, etc. Autodocking can predict several numbers of co-former effectively screened in silico method to identify a suitable co-former with an API. Prediction of solubility and dissolution is also important for the development of co-crystal. In this review, we discuss in silico screening of coformer and thermodynamic approaches to determine the dissolution and solubility of co-crystal specially with reference to the drugs belonging to BCS class II group.
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- Parth Sarathi
- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Greater Noida, India
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- Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute), Greater Noida, India
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Krämer J, Kang R, Grimm LM, De Cola L, Picchetti P, Biedermann F. Molecular Probes, Chemosensors, and Nanosensors for Optical Detection of Biorelevant Molecules and Ions in Aqueous Media and Biofluids. Chem Rev 2022; 122:3459-3636. [PMID: 34995461 PMCID: PMC8832467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Synthetic molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors used in combination with innovative assay protocols hold great potential for the development of robust, low-cost, and fast-responding sensors that are applicable in biofluids (urine, blood, and saliva). Particularly, the development of sensors for metabolites, neurotransmitters, drugs, and inorganic ions is highly desirable due to a lack of suitable biosensors. In addition, the monitoring and analysis of metabolic and signaling networks in cells and organisms by optical probes and chemosensors is becoming increasingly important in molecular biology and medicine. Thus, new perspectives for personalized diagnostics, theranostics, and biochemical/medical research will be unlocked when standing limitations of artificial binders and receptors are overcome. In this review, we survey synthetic sensing systems that have promising (future) application potential for the detection of small molecules, cations, and anions in aqueous media and biofluids. Special attention was given to sensing systems that provide a readily measurable optical signal through dynamic covalent chemistry, supramolecular host-guest interactions, or nanoparticles featuring plasmonic effects. This review shall also enable the reader to evaluate the current performance of molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors in terms of sensitivity and selectivity with respect to practical requirement, and thereby inspiring new ideas for the development of further advanced systems.
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- Joana Krämer
- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Dipartimento
DISFARM, University of Milano, via Camillo Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Department
of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, IRCCS, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- P.P.: email,
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- F.B.: email,
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Ngai C, Wu H, Camara B, Williams CG, Mueller LJ, Julian RR, Hooley RJ. Moderated Basicity of Endohedral Amine Groups in an Octa‐Cationic Self‐Assembled Cage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202117011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Courtney Ngai
- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the UCR Center for Catalysis University of California—Riverside Riverside CA, 92521 USA
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Deng CL, Cheng M, Zavalij PY, Isaacs L. Thermodynamics of Pillararene•Guest Complexation: Blinded Dataset for the SAMPL9 Challenge. NEW J CHEM 2022; 46:995-1002. [PMID: 35250257 PMCID: PMC8896905 DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05209h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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We report an investigation of the complexation between a water soluble pillararene host (WP6) and a panel of hydrophobic cationic guests (G1 - G20) by a combination of 1H NMR spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry in phosphate buffered saline. We find that WP6 forms 1:1 complexes with Ka values in the 104 - 109 M-1 range driven by favorable enthalpic contributions. This thermodynamic dataset serves as blinded data for the SAMPL9 challenge.
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- Chun-Lin Deng
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Moreno-Gómez N, Vargas EF, Buchner R. Ionic effects on supramolecular hosts: solvation and counter-ion binding in polar media. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:2040-2050. [PMID: 35006219 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05444a] [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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For the progress of synthetic supramolecular chemistry in aqueous solution the design of host molecules soluble in this medium is essential. A possible route is the introduction of ionic residues, with the additional advantage that also electrostatic interactions can be used to form supramolecular architectures. In this work we study the effect of different ionic substituents on a resorcin[4]arene host on solvation and counterion binding in water and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). To do so, we combine dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) at 298.15 K and dilute-solution conductivity measurements covering 278.15-308.15 K. The results indicate that studied substituents lead to a comparable increase in solubility in both water and the dipolar-aprotic DMSO. However, solvation and counterion binding not only depend on the nature of the ionic substituent but also on the solvent. Although intrinsically hydrophobic in nature, resorcin[4]arenes with ionic substituents also show strong hydrophilic hydration in water, with the extent depending on the nature of the ionic group. In contrast to that, solvophobicity apparently dominates the interactions of DMSO with the solute. Counterion binding was found for both solvents and is essentially determined by solvent polarity. It appears that, compared to neat DMSO, the solubility of the cationic resorcin[4]arene with dimethylamine substituents is strongly increased in water-DMSO mixtures due to the formation of hydrogen bonds between two DMSO molecules and one water molecule.
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- Nicolás Moreno-Gómez
- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany. .,Laboratorio de Termodinámica de Soluciones, Departamento de Química, Universidad de Los Andes, Cr. 1 No. 18 A-12, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Laboratorio de Termodinámica de Soluciones, Departamento de Química, Universidad de Los Andes, Cr. 1 No. 18 A-12, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany.
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Yang JM, Chen YQ, Yu Y, Ballester P, Rebek J. Rigidified Cavitand Hosts in Water: Bent Guests, Shape Selectivity, and Encapsulation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:19517-19524. [PMID: 34762414 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of two water-soluble container compounds (cavitand hosts) with rigidified open ends. One cavitand uses four (CH2)4's as spacers to bridge the adjacent walls, while another cavitand uses four CH2CH2OCH2CH2's bridges and features a wider open end. The spacers preorganize the deep cavitands into vase-like, receptive shapes and prevent their unfolding to the unreceptive kite-like conformation. Cycloalkane guests (C6-C8) and small n-alkanes (C5-C7) form 1:1 complexes with the cavitands and move freely in the cavitands' spaces. Hydrophilic compounds 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, pyridine, and 1-methylimidazole also showed good binding affinity to the new cavitands. Longer alkanes (C11-C14) and n-alcohols (C11-C16) are taken up with a -CH3 group fixed at the bottom of the cavity and the groups near the rim in compressed conformations. The methylene bridges appear to divide the cavitand into a narrow hydrophobic compartment and a broader space with exposure to the aqueous medium. Longer alkane guests (C15-C18), N,N-dimethyldioctylammonium, and dioctylamine induce the formation of capsules (2:1 host:guest complexes). The new cavitands showed selectivity for p/m-cresol isomers and xylene isomers. The cavitand with CH2CH2OCH2CH2 bridges bound long-chain α,ω-diols (C13-C15) and diamines in folded, U-shaped conformations with polar functions exposed to the aqueous medium. It was used to separate o-xylene from its isomers by using simple extraction procedures.
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- Ji-Min Yang
- Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Pfeuffer-Rooschüz J, Schmid L, Prescimone A, Tiefenbacher K. Xanthene[ n]arenes: Exceptionally Large, Bowl-Shaped Macrocyclic Building Blocks Suitable for Self-Assembly. JACS AU 2021; 1:1885-1891. [PMID: 34841407 PMCID: PMC8611668 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A new class of macrocycles denoted as "xanthene[n]arenes" was synthesized. In contrast to most other macrocycles, they feature a conformationally restricted bowl shape due to the attached alkyl groups at the linking methylene units. This facilitates the synthesis of cavitands and the self-assembly to molecular capsules via noncovalent interactions. The derivatization potential of the novel macrocycles was demonstrated on the xanthene[3]arene scaffold. Besides a deep cavitand and an oxygen-embedded zigzag hydrocarbon belt[12]arene, a modified macrocycle was synthesized that self-assembles into a hydrogen-bonded tetrameric capsule, demonstrating the potential of xanthene[n]arenes as a new set of macrocyclic building blocks.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
- Department
of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH
Zürich, Mattenstrasse
26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Horin I, Shalev O, Cohen Y. Aggregation Mode, Host-Guest Chemistry in Water, and Extraction Capability of an Uncharged, Water-Soluble, Liquid Pillar[5]arene Derivative. ChemistryOpen 2021; 10:1111-1115. [PMID: 34730286 PMCID: PMC8564886 DOI: 10.1002/open.202100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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An uncharged, water-soluble per-ethylene-glycol pillar[5]arene derivative (1) was synthesized and its aggregation mode, host-guest chemistry in water and extraction ability was explored. Compound 1 is a liquid at room temperature; in water, limited self-aggregation occurred at high concentrations as deduced from diffusion NMR and dynamic light scattering. Compound 1 forms pseudo-rotaxane-like 1 : 1 host-guest complexes with 1,ω-di-substituted alkanes with association constants on the order of 103 -104 m-1 . Interestingly, NMR experiments showed that the guest location relative to the host ring system differs among the different complexes. In proof-of-concept experiments, compound 1 was shown to extract structurally related organic compounds from benzene into water with significant selectivity. Compound 1, which is a liquid at room temperature and has only limited interactions with its side arms, can, in principle, be regarded as a complement to or as a kind of type I porous liquid.
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- Inbar Horin
- School of Chemistry, Sackler Faculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv University Ramat Aviv69978Tel AvivIsrael
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- School of Chemistry, Sackler Faculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv University Ramat Aviv69978Tel AvivIsrael
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- School of Chemistry, Sackler Faculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv University Ramat Aviv69978Tel AvivIsrael
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Zhan YY, Hiraoka S. Molecular “Hozo”: Thermally Stable Yet Conformationally Flexible Self-Assemblies Driven by Tight Molecular Meshing. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yi-Yang Zhan
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Takezawa H, Fujita M. Molecular Confinement Effects by Self-Assembled Coordination Cages. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hiroki Takezawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Division of Advanced Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), 5-1 Higashiyama, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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Chang HY, Wu KY, Chen WC, Weng JT, Chen CY, Raj A, Hamaguchi HO, Chuang WT, Wang X, Wang CL. Water-Induced Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Discotic Molecules for Adaptive Artificial Water Channels. ACS NANO 2021; 15:14885-14890. [PMID: 34410689 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c04994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Inspired by the induced-fit mechanism in nature, we developed the process of water-induced self-assembly (WISA) to make water an active substrate that regulates the self-assembly and function of amphiphilic discotic molecules (ADMs). The ADM is an isotropic liquid that self-assembles only when in contact with water. Characterization results indicate that water fits into the hydrophilic core of the ADMs and induces the formation of a hexagonal columnar phase (Colh), where each column contains a hydrated artificial water channel (AWC). The hydrated AWCs are adaptive rather than static; the dynamic incorporation/removal of water results in the reversible assembly/disassembly of the adaptive AWCs (aAWCs). Furthermore, its dynamic characteristics can enable water to act as an orientation-directional guest molecule that controls the growth direction of the aAWCs. Well-aligned aAWC arrays that showed the ability of water transport were obtained via a "directional WISA" method. In WISA, water thus governs the supramolecular chemistry and function of synthetic molecules as it does with natural materials. By making water an active component in adaptive chemistry and enabling host molecules to dynamically interact with water, this adaptive aquatic material may motivate the development of synthetic molecules further toward biomaterials.
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- Hsi-Yen Chang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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Brady KG, Liu B, Li X, Isaacs L. Self Assembled Cages with Mechanically Interlocked Cucurbiturils. Supramol Chem 2021; 33:8-32. [PMID: 34366642 DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2021.1908546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We report preparation of (bis)aniline ligand 4 which contains a central viologen binding domain and its subcomponent self-assembly with aldehyde 5 and Fe(OTf)2 in CH3CN to yield tetrahedral assembly 6. Complexation of ligand 4 with CB[7] in the form of CB[7]•4•2PF6 allows the preparation of assembly 7 which contains an average of 1.95 (range 1-3) mechanically interlocked CB[7] units. Assemblies 6 and 7 are hydrolytically unstable in water due to their imine linkages. Redesign of our system with water stable 2,2'-bipyridine end groups was realized in the form of ligands 11 and 16 which also contain a central viologen binding domain. Self-assembly of 11 with Fe(NTf2)2 gave tetrahedral MOP 12 as evidenced by 1H NMR, DOSY, and mass spectrometric analysis. In contrast, isomeric ligand 16 underwent self-assembly with Fe(OTf)2 to give cubic assembly 17. Precomplexation of ligands 11 and 16 with CB[7] gave the acetonitrile soluble CB[7]•11•2PF6 and CB[7]•16•2PF6 complexes. Self-assembly of CB[7]•11•2PF6 with Fe(OTf)2 gave tetrahedron 13 which contains on average 1.8 mechanically interlocked CB[7] units as determined by 1H NMR, DOSY, and ESI-MS analysis. Self-assembly of CB[7]•16•2PF6 with Fe(OTf)2 gave cube 13 which contains 6.59 mechanically interlocked CB[7] units as determined by 1H NMR and DOSY measurements.
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- Kimberly G Brady
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Chiang TH, Tsou CY, Chang YH, Lai CC, Cheng RP, Chiu SH. Using Slippage to Construct a Prototypical Molecular "Lock & Lock" Box. Org Lett 2021; 23:5787-5792. [PMID: 34240877 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We report a new slippage system based on p-tert-butylbenzyl-terminated imidazolium ions and di(ethylene glycol)-containing macrocycles and their use as linking units for the construction of a prototypical molecular "Lock & Lock" box from a resorcinarene-based cavitand "bowl" and a porphyrin "cover". The multivalent structure with four slippage linkers provided the molecular box with high stability, yet the system dissociated into its two components upon application of suitable external stimuli.
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- Ting-Hsuan Chiang
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zhu Y, Tang M, Zhang H, Rahman FU, Ballester P, Rebek J, Hunter CA, Yu Y. Water and the Cation-π Interaction. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:12397-12403. [PMID: 34328320 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The cation-π interaction and the hydrophobic effect are important intermolecular forces in chemistry and play major roles in controlling recognition in biological systems. We compared their relative contributions to the binding of molecular "dumbbell" guests in synthetic container hosts in water. The guests offered direct, intramolecular competition between trimethylammonium groups, -N+(CH3)3, and tert-butyl groups, -C(CH3)3, for the internal surfaces (aromatic panels) of the containers. In contrast with previous studies, the container molecules consistently preferred binding to the uncharged tert-butyl groups, regardless of the presence of anionic, cationic, or zwitterionic groups on the container peripheries. This preference is determined by solvation of the polar trimethylammonium group in water, which outcompetes the attraction between the positive charge and the π-surfaces in the container. The synthetic container complexes provide a direct measure of the relative strengths of cation-π interactions and desolvation in water. Interactions with the uncharged tert-butyl group are more than 12 kJ mol-1 more favorable than the cation-π interactions with the trimethylammonium group in these cavitand complexes.
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- Yujie Zhu
- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avenida Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Yusef Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry & Catalysis and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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Fujimoto H, Shimoyama D, Katayanagi K, Kawata N, Hirao T, Haino T. Negative Cooperativity in Guest Binding of a Ditopic Self-Folding Biscavitand. Org Lett 2021; 23:6217-6221. [PMID: 34232668 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A brand-new self-folding biscavitand was synthesized from a feet-to-feet-connected bisresorcinarene. The X-ray crystal structure of the biscaivtand showed that the two cavities are tightly connected with four butylene linkages. The conformationally coupled two cavities accommodated two cationic guests, showing a homotropic negative cooperativity in nonpolar solvents (toluene and chloroform). A polar tetrahydrofuran solvent weakened the cyclic hydrogen bonding interactions of the biscavitand, which resulted in noncooperative guest binding.
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- Haruna Fujimoto
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development (N-BARD), Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Alagbe BD, Gibb BC, Ashbaugh HS. Evolution of the Free Energy Landscapes of n-Alkane Guests Bound within Supramolecular Complexes. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:7299-7310. [PMID: 34170690 PMCID: PMC8279555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c03640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Confinement within nanoscale spaces can dramatically alter the ensemble of conformations flexible species explore. For example, chaperone complexes take advantage of confinement to fold misfolded proteins, while viral capsids transport genomic materials in tight packings. Here we examine the free energy landscapes of n-alkanes confined within supramolecular dimeric complexes of deep-cavity cavitand octa-acid, which have been experimentally demonstrated to force these chains with increasing length to adopt extended, helical, hairpin, and spinning top conformational motifs, using molecular simulations. Alkanes up to n-docosane in both vacuum and water predominantly exhibit a free energy minimum for elongated conformations with a majority of trans dihedrals. Within harmonically sealed cavitand dimers, however, the free energy landscapes as a function of the end-to-end distance between their terminal methyl units exhibit minima that evolve with the length of the alkane. Distinct free energy basins are observed between the helical and hairpin motifs and between the hairpin and chicane motifs whose relative stability changes with the number of carbons in the bound guest. These changes are reminiscent of two state-like protein folding, although the observed alkane conformations confined are more insensitive to temperature perturbation than proteins are. While the chicane motif within the harmonically sealed dimers has not been observed experimentally, this conformation relaxes to the observed spinning top motif once the harmonic restraints are released for the complexes in aqueous solution, indicating that these motifs are related to one another. We do not observe distinct minima between the confined extended and helical motifs, suggesting these conformers are part of a larger linear motif family whose population of gauche dihedral angles grows in proportion to the number of carbons in the chain to ultimately form a helix that fits the alkane within the complex.
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- Busayo D Alagbe
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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Catti L, Narita H, Tanaka Y, Sakai H, Hasobe T, Tkachenko NV, Yoshizawa M. Supramolecular Singlet Fission of Pentacene Dimers within Polyaromatic Capsules. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9361-9367. [PMID: 34133165 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c13172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We herein report a new set of supramolecular nanotools for the generation and modulation of singlet fission (SF) of noncovalent/covalent pentacene dimers. Two molecules of a pentacene monomer with bulky substituents are facilely encapsulated by a polyaromatic capsule, composed of naphthalene-based bent amphiphiles, in water. The encapsulated noncovalent dimer converts to otherwise undetectable triplet pairs and an individual triplet in high quantum yields (179% and 53%, respectively) even under high dilution conditions. Within the capsule, a covalently linked pentacene dimer with bulky groups generates two triplet pair intermediates in parallel, which are hardly distinguished in bulk solution, in excellent total quantum yield (196%). The yield of the individual triplet is enhanced by 1.6 times upon encapsulation. For both types of pentacene dimers, the SF features can be readily tuned by changing the polyaromatic panels of the capsule (i.e., anthracene and phenanthrene).
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- Lorenzo Catti
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 8, FI33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Zou YQ, Zhang D, Ronson TK, Tarzia A, Lu Z, Jelfs KE, Nitschke JR. Sterics and Hydrogen Bonding Control Stereochemistry and Self-Sorting in BINOL-Based Assemblies. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9009-9015. [PMID: 34124891 PMCID: PMC8227477 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Here we demonstrate how the hydrogen-bonding ability of a BINOL-based dialdehyde subcomponent dictated the stereochemical outcome of its subsequent self-assembly into one diastereomeric helicate form when bearing free hydroxy groups, and another in the case of its methylated congener. The presence of methyl groups also altered the self-sorting behavior when mixed with another, short linear dialdehyde subcomponent, switching the outcome of the system from narcissistic to integrative self-sorting. In all cases, the axial chirality of the BINOL building block also dictated helicate metal center handedness during stereospecific self-assembly. A new family of stereochemically pure heteroleptic helicates were thus prepared using the new knowledge gained. We also found that switching from FeII to ZnII, or the incorporation of a longer linear ligand, favored heteroleptic structure formation.
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- You-Quan Zou
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Li GB, Zhang Z, Liao LS, Pan RK, Liu SG. Anions effect construction of 1D naphthalene diimide supramolecular chains by π interactions and fluorescence detect iodide anion. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 254:119588. [PMID: 33743311 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Five diverse 1D supramolecular chains, {[4-pmntd]}n(1), {H2[4-pmntd]•2Br-}n(2), {H2[4-pmntd]•2NO3-}n(3), {H2[4-pmntd]•2ClO4-}n(4), {H2[4-pmntd]•2BF4-}n(5), (where 4-pmntd was N,N'-bis (4-pyridylmethyl)naphthalene diimide) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal structure analysis, IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analyses, fluorescence detection. The anions effect construction of their 1D chain structural diversity through different π interactions. Compound 1 through the adjacent pyridine rings parallel π∙∙∙π interactions formed 1D linear chain structure. Compound 2 through Br- anion∙∙∙π interactions and halogenbond interactions formed 1D zigzag chain structure. Compound 3 through lone pair∙∙∙π interactions of naphthalene diimide and the adjacent carboxyl group formed 1D stairway chain structure. Compound 4 through ClO4- anion∙∙∙π interactions formed 1D ribbon chain structure. Compound 5 through parallel π∙∙∙π interactions of the adjacent naphthalene diimide planes and pyridine rings formed 1D ladder chain structure. The five compounds' fluorescence properties and thermal stabilities were investigated. The compound 2 solution could fluorescence detection for iodide anion via fluorescence quenching.
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- Guo-Bi Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, People's Republic of China
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- College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Products Processing of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Products Processing Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong 524001, P. R. China, Hainan Key Laboratory of Natural Rubber Processing, Zhanjiang 524001, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, People's Republic of China.
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