Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2019,15, 1321–1330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.131
between biological receptors and small ions. The complex formation behavior of water-soluble p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and thiacalix[4]arene and groupIA, IIA and f-block metal cations has been investigated computationally by means of density functional theory computations in the gas phase and in aqueous
formation reactions.
Keywords: complex formation; DFT; groupIA; IIA and f-block metal cations; macrocycles; p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene; p-sulfonatothiacalix[4]arene; Introduction
If macrocycles are pillars of the supramolecular chemistry, then calixarenes (“calix” = vase + “arene”) are the 3rd pillar after
descriptors of the groupIA, IIA and f-block metal cations binding to the host calixarene systems have been evaluated and the factors that affect the interactions in the gas phase and in water medium have been unraveled.
Available data on the experimental pKa values [31][33][34] imply that in acidic water
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Scheme 1:
Schematic representation of the structures of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (C[4]A) and p-sulfonatothiac...