Pushing the Limits of Characterising a Weak Halogen Bond in Solution.

Autor: Peintner S; Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751, 23, Uppsala, Sweden., Erdélyi M; Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751, 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) [Chemistry] 2022 Jan 24; Vol. 28 (5), pp. e202103559. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 13.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103559
Abstrakt: Detection and characterisation of very weak, non-covalent interactions in solution is inherently challenging. Low affinity, short complex lifetime and a constant battle against entropy brings even the most sensitive spectroscopic methods to their knees. Herein we introduce a strategy for the accurate experimental description of weak chemical forces in solution. Its scope is demonstrated by the detailed geometric and thermodynamic characterisation of the weak halogen bond of a non-fluorinated aryl iodide and an ether oxygen (0.6 kJ mol -1 ). Our approach makes use of the entropic advantage of studying a weak force intramolecularly, embedded into a cooperatively folding system, and of the combined use of NOE- and RDC-based ensemble analyses to accurately describe the orientation of the donor and acceptor sites. Thermodynamic constants (ΔG, ΔH and ΔS), describing the specific interaction, were derived from variable temperature chemical shift analysis. We present a methodology for the experimental investigation of remarkably weak halogen bonds and other related weak forces in solution, paving the way for their improved understanding and strategic use in chemistry and biology.
(© 2021 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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