Liu Y, Yuan K, Li M, Zhao P, Zhao Y, Zhao X. Nanoscale Saturn Systems Based on C
60/70 Bucky Ball and a Newly Designed [4]Cyclopara-1,2-diphenylethylene Hoop: A Strategy for Fullerene Encapsulation Release and Selective Recognition for C
70.
Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID:
37262348 DOI:
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00665]
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Abstract
A new carbonaceous nanohoop, [4]cyclopara-1,2-diphenylethylene ([4]CPDPE, composed by four 1,2-diphenylethylene units linked via the para of the phenyls), is designed together with two rational synthesis paths being proposed. The Saturn-like host-guest systems formed with the [4]CPDPE nanoring and fullerene C60/70 are explored using density functional theory calculations. The results evidence that the geometry mutual matching between [4]CPDPE and C60/70 is perfect, and the [4]CPDPE⊃C60/70 complexes could be formed spontaneously with high binding energies. Thermodynamic calculation results show that it essentially prefers to selectively recognize C70 over its smaller cousin C60. More interestingly, the [4]CPDPE nanoring could present the regular ring cylinder and the saddle shapes via configuration transformation between its all-trans form and all-cis form, so as to theoretically realize the fullerene encapsulation and release under photoirradiation. Furthermore, the 2:1 interaction structure ([4]CPDPE2⊃Dimer-C60) and properties are investigated. Additionally, the ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectra are simulated, and host-guest noncovalent interaction (NCI) regions are investigated based on the electron density and reduced density gradient (RDG), which may be helpful for a deep understanding of the present designed systems in future.
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