An imine-based molecular cage with distinct binding sites for small and large alkali metal cations

Autor: Kay Severin, Rosario Scopelliti, Clément Schouwey
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Chemistry-A European Journal
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300098
Popis: The synthesis of a cylindrical imine based cage composed of two trimeric metallamacrocycles is described. The cage acts as a heterotopic receptor for alkali metal cations. The small cations Li+ Na+ and K+ bind to the outside of the cage with good selectivity for Li + whereas the larger cations Rb+ and Cs+ are bound inside the cage to form unusual p complexes with a good selectivity for Cs+. Negative heterotopic cooperativity between the two binding sites is observed. The complexation of Cs+ is associated with a color change which enables the cage to be used as a specific sensor for Cs +. Copyright © 2013 WILEY VCH Verlag GmbH Co. KGaA Weinheim.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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