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Active-metal template clipping synthesis of novel [2]rotaxanes
- Cătălin C. Anghel,
- Teodor A. Cucuiet,
- Niculina D. Hădade and
- Ion Grosu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1776–1784, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.130
- (Figure 2) were designed to be obtained from precursors containing two 1,4-dioxobenzene fragments required to facilitate π–π interactions with the pyridine unit in the axle (compound 6 in Scheme 1) and confer stability to the supramolecular complex necessary for the formation of [2]rotaxanes. For the
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Figure 1: a. Active-metal template (reported in the literature) and b. active-metal template clipping (used i...
Figure 2: Macrocyclic components of the [2]rotaxanes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the key intermediates 6 and 8 and of the reference macrocycle M1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of [2]rotaxanes R1 and R2.
Figure 3: Top: HRESI(+)-MS spectrum of the rotaxane R1 (left) and R2 (right) [experimental (top) and calculat...
Photoinduced post-modification of graphitic carbon nitride-embedded hydrogels: synthesis of 'hydrophobic hydrogels' and pore substructuring
- Cansu Esen and
- Baris Kumru
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1323–1334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.92
- of this study, which is divided into two parts, the hydrogel denoted as HGCM was utilized as the main substrate for both sections. To prepare HGCM, firstly graphitic carbon nitride was synthesized from the thermal treatment of a cyanuric acid–melamine supramolecular complex (CM) [42]. The resulting
- , 95%, Sigma-Aldrich), sodium chloride (NaCl, 99%, Sigma-Aldrich), sodium hydroxide (1 M solution, Sigma-Aldrich). DMA, PEGDMA, PEGMEMA and were passed through basic alumina column prior to use. Synthesis of g-CN: g-CN was synthesized from cyanuric acid–melamine supramolecular complex as reported in
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Scheme 1: Schematic overview of g-CN-embedded hydrogel fabrication and its subsequent photoinduced post-modif...
Scheme 2: Hydrophobic hydrogel via photoinduced surface modification over embedded g-CN nanosheets in hydroge...
Figure 1: a) FTIR spectra of freeze-dried HGCM-vTA, HGCM and HG. b) UV spectra of freeze-dried HGCM-vTA, HGCM...
Figure 2: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of a) HGCM and b) HGCM-vTA in combination with their elem...
Figure 3: a) Equilibrium swelling ratios of HG, HGCM, HGCM-vTA at specified time intervals. b) Thermogravimet...
Scheme 3: Overview of pore substructuring via photoinduced free radical polymerization over embedded g-CN nan...
Figure 4: FTIR spectra of freeze-dried HGCM-PAA, HGCM-PAAM, HGCM-PEGMEMA in comparison with HGCM.
Figure 5: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of a) HGCM-PAA, b) HGCM-PAAM, and c) HGCM-PEGMEMA.
Figure 6: a) Thermogravimetric analysis of HGCM, HGCM-PAA, HGCM-PAAM and HGCM-PEGMEMA. b) Equilibrium swellin...
Insight into functionalized-macrocycles-guided supramolecular photocatalysis
- Minzan Zuo,
- Krishnasamy Velmurugan,
- Kaiya Wang,
- Xueqi Tian and
- Xiao-Yu Hu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 139–155, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.15
- of two different crown ether-substituted molecules, styrylbenzothiazole and cinnamic acid [18]. In this system, the Ba2+ cation can preorganize the two crown ether-substituted molecules into a supramolecular complex (Figure 2), which was further stabilized by hydrogen bonding and π–π interactions
- electron donor, respectively (Figure 3). A benzo-18-crown-6 derivative was connected to the porphyrin ring, which could form a supramolecular complex with fullerene through dipole interactions. The formed supramolecular self-assembly resulted in a high energy-transmission efficiency (over 97%) between the
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of representative macrocycles.
Figure 2: Ba2+-induced intermolecular [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition of crown ether-functionalized substrates 1 a...
Figure 3: Energy transfer system constructed of a BODIPY–zinc porphyrin–crown ether triad assembly bound to a...
Figure 4: The sensitizer 5 was prepared by a flavin–zinc(II)–cyclen complex for the photooxidation of benzyl ...
Figure 5: Enantiodifferentiating Z–E photoisomerization of cyclooctene sensitized by a chiral sensitizer as t...
Figure 6: Structures of the modified CDs as chiral sensitizing hosts. Adapted with permission from [24], Copyrigh...
Figure 7: Supramolecular 1:1 and 2:2 complexations of AC with the cationic β-CD derivatives 16–21 and subsequ...
Figure 8: Construction of the TiO2–AuNCs@β-CD photocatalyst. Republished with permission of The Royal Society...
Figure 9: Visible-light-driven conversion of benzyl alcohol to H2 and a vicinal diol or to H2 and benzaldehyd...
Figure 10: (a) Structures of CDs, (b) CoPyS, and (c) EY. Republished with permission of The Royal Society of C...
Figure 11: Conversion of CO2 to CO by ReP/HO-TPA–TiO2. Republished with permission of The Royal Society of Che...
Figure 12: Thiacalix[4]arene-protected TiO2 clusters for H2 evolution. Reprinted with permission from [37], Copyri...
Figure 13: 4-Methoxycalix[7]arene film-based TiO2 photocatalytic system. Reprinted from [38], Materials Today Chem...
Figure 14: (a) Photodimerization of 6-methylcoumarin (22). (b) Catalytic cycle for the photodimerization of 22...
Figure 15: Formation of a supramolecular PDI–CB[7] complex and structures of monomers and the chain transfer a...
Figure 16: Ternary self-assembled system for photocatalytic H2 evolution (a) and structure of 27 (b). Figure 16 reprodu...
Figure 17: Structures of COP-1, CMP-1, and their substrate S-1 and S-2.
Figure 18: Supramolecular self-assembly of the light-harvesting system formed by WP5, β-CAR, and Chl-b. Reprod...
Figure 19: Photocyclodimerization of AC based on WP5 and WP6.
Synthetic approaches to bowl-shaped π-conjugated sumanene and its congeners
- Shakeel Alvi and
- Rashid Ali
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2212–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.186
- later to this report, in a really dazzling manner, the groups of Rogachev, Hirao, and Petrukhina reported a novel organometallic sandwich supramolecular complex [Na+(18-crown-6)(THF)2][Cs(C21H11‒)2]‒ (138) encapsulating the cesium cation between the sumanenyl anions in a concave manner [69]. To this
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Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
Mechanochemistry of supramolecules
- Anima Bose and
- Prasenjit Mal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 881–900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.86
- by NMR as well as other spectroscopic techniques. Georghiou et al. demonstrated the mechanochemical formation of a 1:1 supramolecular complex C60–tert-butylcalix[4]azulene 41 (Figure 23). The host–guest complexation was achieved by simple grinding the individual compounds in a mortar and pestle [95
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Figure 1: A generalized overview of coordination-driven self-assembly.
Figure 2: Examples of self-assembly or self-sorting and subsequent substitution.
Figure 3: Synthesis of salen-type ligand followed by metal-complex formation in the same pot [55].
Figure 4: Otera’s solvent-free approach by which the formation of self-assembled supramolecules could be acce...
Figure 5: Synthesis of a Pd-based metalla-supramolecular assembly through mechanochemical activation for C–H-...
Figure 6: a) Schematic representation for the construction of a [2]rotaxane. b) Chiu’s ball-milling approach ...
Figure 7: Mechanochemical synthesis of the smallest [2]rotaxane.
Figure 8: Solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis of pillar[5]arene-containing [2]rotaxanes [61].
Figure 9: Mechanochemical liquid-assisted one-pot two-step synthesis of [2]rotaxanes under high-speed vibrati...
Figure 10: Mechanochemical (ball-milling) synthesis of molecular sphere-like nanostructures [63].
Figure 11: High-speed vibration milling (HSVM) synthesis of boronic ester cages of type 22 [64].
Figure 12: Mechanochemical synthesis of borasiloxane-based macrocycles.
Figure 13: Mechanochemical synthesis of 2-dimensional aromatic polyamides.
Figure 14: Nitschke’s tetrahedral Fe(II) cage 25.
Figure 15: Mechanochemical one-pot synthesis of the 22-component [Fe4(AD2)6]4− 26, 11-component [Fe2(BD2)3]2− ...
Figure 16: a) Subcomponent synthesis of catalyst and reagent and b) followed by multicomponent reaction for sy...
Figure 17: A dynamic combinatorial library (DCL) could be self-sorted to two distinct products.
Figure 18: Mechanochemical synthesis of dynamic covalent systems via thermodynamic control.
Figure 19: Preferential formation of hexamer 33 under mechanochemical shaking via non-covalent interactions of...
Figure 20: Anion templated mechanochemical synthesis of macrocycles cycHC[n] by validating the concept of dyna...
Figure 21: Hydrogen-bond-assisted [2 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction through solid-state grinding. Hydrogen-bond d...
Figure 22: Formation of the cage and encapsulation of [2.2]paracyclophane guest molecule in the cage was done ...
Figure 23: Formation of the 1:1 complex C60–tert-butylcalix[4]azulene through mortar and pestle grinding of th...
Figure 24: Formation of a 2:2 complex between the supramolecular catalyst and the reagent in the transition st...
Figure 25: Halogen-bonded co-crystals via a) I···P, b) I···As, and c) I···Sb bonds [112].
Figure 26: Transformation of contact-explosive primary amines and iodine(III) into a successful chemical react...
Figure 27: Undirected C–H functionalization by using the acidic hydrogen to control basicity of the amines [114]. a...
Fabrication of supramolecular cyclodextrin–fullerene nonwovens by electrospinning
- Hiroaki Yoshida,
- Ken Kikuta and
- Toshiyuki Kida
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 89–95, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.10
- , opening up supramolecular solid materials science and engineering. Keywords: cyclodextrin; electrospinning; fullerene; nanofiber; supramolecular complex; Introduction Fiber is a fundamental material that constitutes a variety of everyday items and supports the maintenance of life [1][2][3]. In the field
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Figure 1: Schematic illustration of the fabrication of host–guest supramolecular fibers with molecularly disp...
Figure 2: Formation of a γ-CD–C60 inclusion complex in HFIP under sonication for 60 h. (a) UV–vis absorption ...
Figure 3: Fabrication of γ-CD–C60 inclusion complex nonwovens by electrospinning. Photographs and SEM images ...
Figure 4: Extended variation of CD–fullerene inclusion complex to fabricate supramolecular solid functional f...
New approaches to organocatalysis based on C–H and C–X bonding for electrophilic substrate activation
- Pavel Nagorny and
- Zhankui Sun
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2834–2848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.283
- -based receptor L1 as the organic catalysts for counterion activation (Scheme 1) [35]. Receptor L1 capable of forming 5 hydrogen bonds was found to form a stable supramolecular complex with chloride in acetone (Ka = 458 M−1 in acetone-d6), and promoted efficient trityl group transfer from tritylated DMAP
- binding with iodide. Both L5 and L6 were inhibited by the addition of tetrabutylammonium chloride, which reinforces the proposal that these salts act as HBDs. Interestingly, NMR titration studies revealed that L6 could form a supramolecular complex not only with a chloride anion, but also with chlorine
- of the catalyst was found to directly correlate with the stability of supramolecular complex, and L21 capable of forming multiple halogen bonds at the same time was found to be the most active catalyst. The binding properties of L19–L21 toward halides in the solid state, in solution, and in the
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Figure 1: Electrophile Activation by Hydrogen Bond Donors [1-16].
Figure 2: Early examples of C–H hydrogen bonds and their recent use in supramolecular chemistry [18,19,32-34].
Scheme 1: Design of 1,2,3-triazole-based catalysts for trityl group transfer through chloride anion binding b...
Scheme 2: Examples of chiral triazole-based catalysts for anion activation designed by Mancheno and co-worker...
Scheme 3: Application of chiral triazole-based catalysts L3 and L4 for counterion activation of pyridinium, q...
Scheme 4: Ammonium salt anion binding via C–H hydrogen bonds in solid state [40-45,50,51].
Scheme 5: Early examples of ammonium salts being used for electrophilic activation of imines in aza-Diels–Ald...
Scheme 6: Ammonium salts as hydrogen bond-donor catalysts by Bibal and co-workers [53,54].
Scheme 7: Tetraalkylammonium catalyst (L6)-catalyzed dearomatization of isoquinolinium salts [50].
Scheme 8: Tetraalkylammonium catalyst L6 complexation to halogen-containing substrates [51].
Scheme 9: Tetraalkylammonium-catalyzed aza-Diels–Alder reaction by Maruoka and co-workers [52].
Scheme 10: (A) Alkylpyridinium catalysts L13-catalyzed reaction of 1-isochroman and silyl ketene acetals by Be...
Scheme 11: Mixed N–H/C–H two hydrogen bond donors L14 and L15 as organocatalysts for ROP of lactide by Bibal a...
Scheme 12: Examples of stable complexes based on halogen bonding [68,69].
Scheme 13: Interaction between (−)-sparteine hydrobromide and (S)-1,2-dibromohexafluoropropane in the cocrysta...
Scheme 14: Iodine-catalyzed reactions that are computationally proposed to proceed through halogen bond to car...
Scheme 15: Transfer hydrogenation of phenylquinolines catalyzed by haloperfluoroalkanes by Bolm and co-workers ...
Scheme 16: Halogen bond activation of benzhydryl bromides by Huber and co-workers [82].
Scheme 17: Halogen bond-donor-catalyzed addition to oxocarbenium ions by Huber and co-workers [89].
Scheme 18: Halogen bond-donor activation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in the [2 + 4] cycloaddition re...
Scheme 19: Halogen bond donor activation of imines in the [2 + 4] cycloaddition reaction of imine and Danishef...
Scheme 20: Transfer hydrogenation catalyzed by a chiral halogen bond donor by Tan and co-workers [91].
Scheme 21: Allylation of benzylic alcohols by Takemoto and co-workers [92].
Scheme 22: NIS induced semipinacol rearrangement via C–X bond cleavage [93].
Surprisingly facile CO2 insertion into cobalt alkoxide bonds: A theoretical investigation
- Willem K. Offermans,
- Claudia Bizzarri,
- Walter Leitner and
- Thomas E. Müller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1340–1351, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.144
- weak interaction between CO2 and the [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] complex, the calculated Mulliken charge on the metal center and its surrounding geometry hardly changed with respect to the reactant state. Similar precursor states were reported for a supramolecular complex of
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Scheme 1: Reaction of carbon dioxide with epoxide to yield alternating polycarbonates, polyethercarbonates or...
Scheme 2: Epoxide and CO2 copolymerisation by homogeneous Cr(III)– and Al(III)–salen complexes.
Figure 1: The tri-coordinated di-iminate zinc–alkoxide complex [(BDI)ZnOCH3].
Scheme 3: Heterogeneous zinc dicarboxylates for the copolymerisation of CO2 and epoxides. (* = End group of p...
Scheme 4: Backbiting mechanism for the formation of cyclic carbonates.
Scheme 5: Two-step pathway for the cycloaddition of propylene oxide and CO2 in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-met...
Scheme 6: Formation of copper(I) cyanoacetate for the activation of CO2.
Scheme 7: Activation of CO2 by nucleophilic attack of bromide in the Re(I)-catalysed cycloaddition.
Scheme 8: Direct catalytic carboxylation of aliphatic compounds and arenes by rhodium(I)– and ruthenium(II)–p...
Scheme 9: Insertion of carbon dioxide into a metal–oxygen bond via a cyclic four-membered transition state. R...
Scheme 10: Facile CO2 uptake by zinc(II)–tetraazacycloalkanes.
Figure 2: The [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] complex chosen as catalyst model for the calculations; 1: R1...
Figure 3: The two most relevant configurations of [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] complexes. The left-hand...
Figure 4: Carbon dioxide insertion into the cobalt(III)–alkoxide bond of [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] c...
Figure 5: Energy relationship between the activation barrier and the reaction energy of the CO2 incorporation...
Mechanical stability of bivalent transition metal complexes analyzed by single-molecule force spectroscopy
- Manuel Gensler,
- Christian Eidamshaus,
- Maurice Taszarek,
- Hans-Ulrich Reissig and
- Jürgen P. Rabe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 817–827, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.91
- corresponding experiments on our systems. The medium-flexible bipyridine 2b interacts with a similar rupture length as the monovalent system, but the thermal off-rate is significantly smaller and comparable to system 2a. Therefore a different supramolecular complex with higher mechanical stability and lower
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Figure 1: Expected coordination complexes of monovalent and bivalent structures (1 and 2a–c, respectively) wi...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of pyridine-PEG conjugate 5.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyridine-PEG conjugate 10.
Figure 2: Principle of the SMFS experiment. During retraction of the sample, possible interactions are probed...
Figure 3: Potential energy diagrams according to the KBE model for simultaneous and successive bond rupture a...
Figure 4: Most probable rupture forces plotted over their corresponding loading rate. Each point denotes for ...
Figure 5: Possible rupture mechanism describing the extraordinary long rupture length of system 2c. Starting ...
Figure 6: Most probable rupture forces at a logarithmic loading rate of 8.5 in relation to the corresponding ...
Release of β-galactosidase from poloxamine/α-cyclodextrin hydrogels
- César A. Estévez,
- José Ramón Isasi,
- Eneko Larrañeta and
- Itziar Vélaz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3127–3135, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.330
- aim is to determine the effectiveness of self-assembled, α-cyclodextrin/90R4 poloxamine gels and tablets for the controlled release of β-galactosidase at different pH values. Results and Discussion Complex formation between lactase, α-CD and 90R4 The supramolecular complex formation between the
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Figure 1: Inclusion complex (polypseudorotaxane) between α-cyclodextrins and reverse Tetronics.
Figure 2: 90R4/α-CD gels loaded with lactase. Octablock Tetronic molecules (grey) are threaded by CDs (red) f...
Figure 3: FTIR spectra of Tetronic 90R4, α-CD, lactase and T25a10 complex.
Figure 4: Release profiles of lactase from T25a10 (open circles) and T15a10 (filled circles) at pH 6 from a) ...
Figure 5: Contribution of diffusion (open circles) and erosion (filled circles) mechanisms from polymers a) T...
Figure 6: Chemical structure of a reverse Tetronic.
End group functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol) with phenolphthalein: towards star-shaped polymers based on supramolecular interactions
- Carolin Fleischmann,
- Hendrik Wöhlk and
- Helmut Ritter
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2263–2269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.235
- combination of CRP with supramolecular complex formation, e.g., by the use of cyclodextrins (CDs) [6][7][34]. The most important representatives of these cyclic oligosaccharides with respect to industrial applications consist of six (α-CD), seven (β-CD) and eight (γ-CD) glucopyranose units and have a cone
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Scheme 1: Three-step synthesis of azide-functionalized phenolphthalein derivative PP-N3. a) H2O, CH2Cl2, 0 °C...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the dipolarophil mPEG-prop and subsequent coupling with PP-N3.
Figure 1: Schematic illustration of the complex formation of PEG-PP and DPE-CD.
Figure 2: Solution of PEG-PP (0.05 mg/mL) a) at pH 10, b) in presence of 16.7 equiv DPE-CD at pH 12, c) in pr...
Figure 3: UV–vis spectra of PEG-PP solutions containing different amounts of DPE-CD and RAMEB-CD.
Silver and gold-catalyzed multicomponent reactions
- Giorgio Abbiati and
- Elisabetta Rossi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 481–513, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.46
- leads to formaldehyde and ammonia, so that in the presence of silver salt the well-known silver mirror reaction could take place, thus justifying the need of at least one equiv of AgNO3. A silver supramolecular complex was proposed by Sun and co-workers as an efficient catalyst for A3-coupling reactions
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Scheme 1: General reaction mechanism for Ag(I)-catalyzed A3-coupling reactions.
Scheme 2: A3-coupling reaction catalyzed by polystyrene-supported NHC–silver halides.
Figure 1: Various NHC–Ag(I) complexes used as catalysts for A3-coupling.
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction mechanism for NHC–AgCl catalyzed A3-coupling reactions.
Scheme 4: Liu’s synthesis of pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes 4.
Scheme 5: Proposed reaction mechanism for Liu’s synthesis of pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes 4.
Scheme 6: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of propargylamines 1.
Scheme 7: A3-coupling catalyzed by phosphinamidic Au(III) metallacycle 6.
Scheme 8: Gold-catalyzed KA2-coupling.
Scheme 9: A3-coupling applied to aldehyde-containing oligosaccharides 8.
Scheme 10: A3-MCR for the preparation of propargylamine-substituted indoles 9.
Scheme 11: A3-coupling interceded synthesis of furans 12.
Scheme 12: A3/KA2-coupling mediated synthesis of functionalized dihydropyrazoles 13 and polycyclic dihydropyra...
Scheme 13: Au(I)-catalyzed entry to cyclic carbamimidates 17 via an A3-coupling-type approach.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Au(I)-catalyzed synthesis of cyclic carbamimidates 17.
Figure 2: Chiral trans-1-diphenylphosphino-2-aminocyclohexane–Au(I) complex 20.
Scheme 15: A3-coupling-type synthesis of oxazoles 21 catalyzed by Au(III)–salen complex.
Scheme 16: Proposed reaction mechanism for the synthesis of oxazoles 21.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of propargyl ethyl ethers 24 by an A3-coupling-type reaction.
Scheme 18: General mechanism of Ag(I)-catalyzed MCRs of 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes, amines and nucleophiles.
Scheme 19: General synthetic pathway to 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 29.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 35 and 36.
Scheme 22: Rh(II)/Ag(I) co-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 40.
Scheme 23: General synthetic pathway to 2-amino-1,2-dihydroquinolines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 2-amino-1,2-dihydroquinolines 47.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of tricyclic H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline 48.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tricyclic H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 48.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)/Ag(I) catalyzed synthesis of H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 48.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 2-aminopyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 53.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 1-(isoquinolin-1-yl)guanidines 55.
Scheme 30: Ag(I)/Cu(I) catalyzed synthesis of 2-amino-H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 58.
Scheme 31: Ag(I)/Ni(II) co-catalyzed synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-1H-pyridazino[6,1-a]isoquinoline-1,1-dicarboxyla...
Scheme 32: Ag(I) promoted activation of the α-carbon atom of the isocyanide group.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of dihydroimidazoles 65.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of oxazoles 68.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of chiral butenolides 71.
Scheme 36: Proposed reaction mechanism for the synthesis of butenolides 71.
Scheme 37: Stereoselective three-component approach to pirrolidines 77 by means of a chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 38: Stereoselective three-component approach to pyrrolidines 81 and 82 by means of a chiral catalyst.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of substituted five-membered carbocyles 86.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of regioisomeric arylnaphthalene lactones.
Scheme 41: Enantioselective synthesis of spiroacetals 96 by Fañanás and Rodríguez [105].
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of spiroacetals 101 by Gong [106].
Scheme 43: Synthesis of polyfunctionalized fused bicyclic ketals 103 and bridged tricyclic ketals 104.
Scheme 44: Proposed reaction mechanism for the synthesis of ketals 103 and 104.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of β-alkoxyketones 108.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of N-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridines 112.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazoles 115–117.
Scheme 48: Plausible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazoles 115–117.
Scheme 49: Carboamination, carboalkoxylation and carbolactonization of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 50: Oxyarylation of alkenes with arylboronic acids and Selectfluor as reoxidant.
Scheme 51: Proposed reaction mechanism for oxyarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 52: Oxyarylation of alkenes with arylsilanes and Selectfluor as reoxidant.
Scheme 53: Oxyarylation of alkenes with arylsilanes and IBA as reoxidant.
Theoretical study on β-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes with propiconazole and protonated propiconazole
- Adrian Fifere,
- Narcisa Marangoci,
- Stelian Maier,
- Adina Coroaba,
- Dan Maftei and
- Mariana Pinteala
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2191–2201, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.247
- recently reported, but the experimental data only partially revealed the structure of the supramolecular complex due to the limitations in understanding the intermolecular association mechanism. The present work describes the equilibrium molecular geometries of β-cyclodextrin/propiconazole and β
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Schematic representation of the β-cyclodextrin (a) and propiconazole (b) molecules.
Figure 2: PM3 optimized molecular geometries of the β-CD/PP inclusion compounds involved in the assessment of...
Figure 3: Molecular coordinates used to describe the relative position between the β-CD and guest molecules.
Figure 4: Evolution of the stabilization energy during the movement along the z axis in the case of (a) A and...
Figure 5: PM3 optimized molecular geometry of the β-CD/PP inclusion compounds in (a) A configuration and in (...
Figure 6: AM1 optimized molecular geometry of the β-CD/PP inclusion compounds, for both (a) A and (b) B confi...
Figure 7: Variation of the stabilization energy during the movement along the z axis, in the case of (a) A an...
Figure 8: PM3 optimized molecular geometry of β-CD/PPH+ inclusion compounds in the (a) A and (b) B configurat...
Figure 9: AM1 optimized molecular geometry of the inclusion compounds β-CD/PPH+ in the (a) A and (b) B config...
Figure 10: MM+ optimized molecular geometry of the (a) β-CD/PP and (b) β-CD/PPH+ inclusion complexes, in both ...
Influence of cyclodextrin on the solubility of a classically prepared 2-vinylcyclopropane macromonomer in aqueous solution
- Helmut Ritter,
- Jia Cheng and
- Monir Tabatabai
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1528–1535, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.173
- . Therefore, we came to the conclusion that the Me2-β-CD ring preferably includes the vinylcyclopropane unit instead of the isopropyl unit. The supramolecular complex 7 shows the typical LCST behavior (31.7 °C) of poly(NiPAAm) (Figure 4). After free radical initiated ring-opening polymerization of 5, a
- vinylcyclopropane unit, this water insoluble macromonomer 5 is able to form a host–guest complex with Me2-β-CD, which is located at the polymerizable vinyl end group. This supramolecular complex 7 becomes completely water-soluble, so that a typical LCST effect could be observed. Since the bulky macromonomer 5
- . Optical transmittance of aqueous solutions (c = 20 mg/mL) of 3, 6 und 8 during heating. 2D ROESY NMR spectrum of a 5/Me2-β-CD deuterated water solution. Temperature-dependent transparency measurements of aqueous solution of the supramolecular complex 7 (c = 20 mg/mL in water). Mechanism of free radical
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Mechanism of free radical ring-opening polymerization of 2-VCPs (In: initiator) [29-31].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of diethyl 2-vinyl-1,1-cyclopropanedicarboxylate [33].
Scheme 3: Two-step synthesis of the macromonomer 5 (In: Initiator, TEA: triethylamine).
Figure 1: MALDI-TOF MS of amino-terminated poly(NiPAAm) 3.
Figure 2: Optical transmittance of aqueous solutions (c = 20 mg/mL) of 3, 6 und 8 during heating.
Figure 3: 2D ROESY NMR spectrum of a 5/Me2-β-CD deuterated water solution.
Figure 4: Temperature-dependent transparency measurements of aqueous solution of the supramolecular complex 7...
Scheme 4: Homo- and copolymerization of macromonomer 5.
Impact of cyclodextrins on the behavior of amphiphilic ligands in aqueous organometallic catalysis
- Hervé Bricout,
- Estelle Léonard,
- Christophe Len,
- David Landy,
- Frédéric Hapiot and
- Eric Monflier
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1479–1484, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.167
- ). Accordingly, the native β-CD was chosen as host by default. The CD protons could then be assigned as illustrated in Figure 2 for the 4β-CD supramolecular complex. Cross peaks were detected between the inner CD protons H-3/H-5 and the phosphane aromatic protons. A correlation was also detected between some of
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Water-soluble phosphanes 1–4.
Figure 2: 2D T-ROESY NMR spectrum of a stoichiometric mixture of β-CD and 4 (3 mM each) in D2O at 20 °C.
Figure 3: Effect of increasing concentrations of β-CD (solid lines) and RAME-β-CD (dotted lines) on the surfa...
Figure 4: Equilibria in a phosphane-based micelle/RAME-β-CD mixture.
Scheme 1: Tsuji–Trost reaction mediated by a phosphane-based micelle/RAME-β-CD combination.
Figure 5: Turnover frequency (TOF) as a function of the RAME-β-CD/phosphane ratio in the Pd-catalyzed cleavag...
Fifty years of oxacalix[3]arenes: A review
- Kevin Cottet,
- Paula M. Marcos and
- Peter J. Cragg
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 201–226, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.22
- the fullerenes is observed. This arrangement maximizes the number of points of contact within the supramolecular complex, thereby enhancing the van der Waals interactions. In the same paper, the association constants of several oxacalix[3]arenes were calculated by the Rose–Drago method based on
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Calixarenes and expanded calixarenes: p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arene (1), p-tert-butyldihomooxacalix[4]a...
Figure 2: Conventional nomenclature for oxacalix[n]arenes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of oxacalix[3]arenes: (i) Formaldehyde (37% aq), NaOH (aq), 1,4-dioxane; glacial acetic a...
Figure 3: p-tert-Butyloctahomotetraoxacalix[4]arene (4a) [16].
Figure 4: X-ray crystal structure of 3a showing phenolic hydrogen bonding (IUCr ID AS0508) [17].
Scheme 2: Stepwise synthesis of asymmetric oxacalix[3]arenes: (i) MOMCl, Adogen®464; (ii) 2,2-dimethoxypropan...
Figure 5: X-ray crystal structure of heptahomotetraoxacalix[3]arene 5 (CCDC ID 166088) [21].
Scheme 3: Oxacalix[3]arene synthesis by reductive coupling: (i) Me3SiOTf, Et3SiH, CH2Cl2; R1, R2 = I, Br, ben...
Scheme 4: Oxacalix[3]naphthalene: (i) HClO4 (aq), wet CHCl3 (R = tert-butyl, 6a, H, 6b) [20].
Figure 6: Conformers of 3a.
Scheme 5: Origin of the 25:75 cone:partial-cone statistical distribution of O-substituted oxacalix[3]arenes (p...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of alkyl ethers 7–10: (i) Alkyl halide, NaH, DMF [24].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of a pyridyl derivative 11a: (i) Picolyl chloride hydrochloride, NaH, DMF [26,27].
Figure 7: X-ray crystal structure of partial-cone 11a (CCDC ID 150580) [26].
Scheme 8: Lower-rim ethyl ester synthesis: (i) Ethyl bromoacetate, NaH, t-BuOK or alkali metal carbonate, THF...
Scheme 9: Forming chiral receptor 13: (i) Ethyl bromoacetate, NaH, THF; (ii) NaOH, H2O/1,4-dioxane; (iii) S-P...
Figure 8: X-ray crystal structure of 16 (IUCr ID PA1110) [32].
Scheme 10: Lower rim N,N-diethylamide 17a: (i) N,N-Diethylchloroacetamide, NaH, t-BuOK or alkali metal carbona...
Scheme 11: Capping the lower rim: (i) N,N-Diethylchloroacetamide, NaH, THF; (ii) NaOH, H2O/1,4-dioxane; (iii) ...
Figure 9: X-ray crystal structure of 18 (CCDC ID 142599) [33].
Scheme 12: Extending the lower rim: (i) Glycine methyl ester, HOBt, dicyclohexycarbodiimide (DCC), CH2Cl2; (ii...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of N-hydroxypyrazinone derivative 23: (i) 1-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 24: (i) 1-Adamantyl bromomethyl ketone, NaH, THF [39].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 25 and 26: (i) (Diphenylphosphino)methyl tosylate, NaH, toluene; (ii) phenylsilane, to...
Figure 10: X-ray crystal structure of 27 in the partial-cone conformer (CCDC ID SUP 90399) [41].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of strapped oxacalix[3]arene derivatives 28 and 29: (i) N,N’-Bis(chloroacetyl)-1,2-ethyle...
Figure 11: A chiral oxacalix[3]arene [45].
Figure 12: X-ray crystal structure of asymmetric oxacalix[3]arene 30 incorporating t-Bu, iPr and Et groups (CC...
Scheme 17: Reactions of an oxacalix[3]arene incorporating an upper-rim Br atom with (i) Pd(OAc)2, PPh3, HCO2H,...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of acid 39: (i) NaOH, EtOH/H2O, HCl (aq) [47].
Figure 13: Two forms of dimeric oxacalix[3]arene 40 [47].
Scheme 19: Capping the upper rim: (i) t-BuLi, THF, −78 °C; (ii) NaBH4, THF/EtOH; (iii) 1,3,5-tris(bromomethyl)...
Figure 14: Oxacalix[3]arene capsules 46 and 47 formed through coordination chemistry [52,53].
Figure 15: X-ray crystal structure of the 3b-vanadyl complex (CCDC ID 240185) [57].
Scheme 20: Effect of Ti(IV)/SiO2 on 3a: (i) Ti(OiPr)4, toluene; (ii) triphenylsilanol, toluene; (iii) partiall...
Figure 16: X-ray crystal structures of oxacalix[3]arene complexes with rhenium: 3b∙Re(CO)3 (CCDC ID 620981, le...
Figure 17: X-ray crystal structure of the La2·3a2 complex (CSD ID TIXXUT) [60].
Figure 18: X-ray crystal structures of [3a∙UO2]− with a cavity-bound cation (CCDC ID 135575, left) and without...
Figure 19: X-ray crystal structure of a supramolecule comprising two [3g·UO2]− complexes that encapsulate a di...
Figure 20: X-ray crystal structure of oxacalix[3]arene 49 capable of chiral selectivity (CSD ID HIGMUF) [65].
Figure 21: The structure of derivative 50 incorporating a Reichardt dye [66].
Figure 22: Phosphorylated oxacalix[3]arene complexes with transition metals: (Left to right) 26∙Au, 26∙Mo(CO)3...
Figure 23: X-ray crystal structure of [17a·HgCl2]2 (CCDC ID 168653) [69].
Figure 24: X-ray crystal structures of 3f with C60 (CCDC ID 182801, left) [76] and a 1,4-bis(9-fluorenyl) C60 deri...
Figure 25: X-Ray crystal structure of 3i and 6a encapsulating C60 (CCDC ID 102473 and 166077) [23,79].
Figure 26: A C60 complexing cationic oxacalix[3]arene 51 [81].
Figure 27: An oxacalix[3]arene-C60 self-associating system 53 [87].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of fluorescent pyrene derivative 55: (i) Propargyl bromide, acetone; (ii) CuI, 1-azidomet...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of responsive rhodamine derivative 57: (i) DCC, CH2Cl2 [91].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of nitrobenzyl derivative 58: (i) 1-Bromo-4-nitrobenzyl acetate, K2CO3, refluxing acetone...
Figure 28: X-ray crystal structure of [Na2∙17a](PF6)2 (CCDC ID 116656) [97].
Calix[4]arene-click-cyclodextrin and supramolecular structures with watersoluble NIPAAM-copolymers bearing adamantyl units: “Rings on ring on chain”
- Bernd Garska,
- Monir Tabatabai and
- Helmut Ritter
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 784–788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.83
- supramolecular complex formation with poly(NIPAAM) bearing attached adamantyl units was investigated by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and turbidity measurements. Keywords: β-cyclodextrin; calix[4]arene; click chemistry; poly(NIPAAM); Introduction Supramolecular interactions of macrocycles with different types
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of calixarene-click-cyclodextrin 4 via click chemistry and structure of copolymer 5.
Scheme 2: Superstructure of calixarene-click-cyclodextrin 4 and copolymer 5.
Anthracene coupled adenine for the selective sensing of copper ions
- Kumaresh Ghosh and
- Tanushree Sen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 44, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.44
- at 314 nm and was accompanied by an isosbestic point at 372 nm, which indicates the formation of a supramolecular complex between 2 with Cu2+ ion. Figure 9b displays the change in absorption of 2 with addition of Cu2+ ions in CH3CN containing 0.1% DMSO. It is of note that the change in absorbance of
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Adenine-based receptors 1 and 2.
Scheme 2: Syntheses of receptors 1 and 2.
Figure 1: Design principle for 1 and 2.
Figure 2: AM1 optimized geometries of 1 (E = −162.48 au) of 2 (E = −139.59 au).
Figure 3: a) Fluorescence ratio (I-I0/I0) of receptor 1 (c = 5.09 × 10−5 M) at 413 nm upon addition of 20 equ...
Figure 4: Emission spectra of receptor 1 (c = 5.09 × 10−5 M) during titration with Cu2+ ion (c = 1.4 × 10−3 M...
Figure 5: a) Emission spectra of receptor 2 (c = 1.48 × 10−5 M) during titration with Cu2+ ion (c = 4.4 × 10−4...
Figure 6: Stern–Volmer plot of receptor 2 (c = 1.48 × 10−5 M) at 413 nm upon addition of 20 equiv of a partic...
Figure 7: Change in emission of 1 (c = 8.66 × 10−5 M) (a) and 2 (c = 1.29 × 10−4 M) (b) upon addition of 10 e...
Figure 8: a) Binding constant curve for 1 with Cu2+ ion; b) binding constant curve for 2 with Cu2+ ion.
Figure 9: a) Absorption spectra of receptor 1 (c = 5.09 × 10−5 M) upon gradual addition of Cu2+ ion (c = 1.4 ...
Figure 10: a) Absorption spectra of receptor 2 (c = 1.48 × 10−5 M) upon gradual addition of Ag+ ion (c = 4.4 ×...
Figure 11: Absorption spectra of anthracene (c = 2.39 × 10−5 M) upon gradual addition of Cu2+ ion (c = 1.20 × ...
Molecular recognition of organic ammonium ions in solution using synthetic receptors
- Andreas Späth and
- Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 32, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.32
- enantioselectivity of potassium salts in comparison to other salts was explained by apical-π or a sandwich-type supramolecular complex due to the larger size of the ion. The approach to introduce chirality for a similar function by the introduction of C-pivot podand arms (Figure 19), resulting in stereogenic centres
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically important amines and quaternary ammonium salts: histamine (1), dopamine (2) and acetyl...
Figure 2: Crown ether 18-crown-6.
Figure 3: Conformations of 18-crown-6 (4) in solvents of different polarity.
Figure 4: Binding topologies of the ammonium ion depending on the crown ring size.
Figure 5: A “pseudorotaxane” structure consisting of 24-crown-8 and a secondary ammonium ion (5); R = Ph.
Figure 6: Typical examples of azacrown ethers, cryptands and related aza macrocycles.
Figure 7: Binding of ammonium to azacrown ethers and cryptands [111-113].
Figure 8: A 19-crown-6-ether with decalino blocking groups (11) and a thiazole-dibenzo-18-crown-6-ether (12).
Figure 9: 1,3-Bis(6-oxopyridazin-1-yl)propane derivatives 13 and 14 by Campayo et al.
Figure 10: Fluorescent azacrown-PET-sensors based on coumarin.
Figure 11: Two different pyridino-cryptands (17 and 18) compared to a pyridino-crown (19); chiral ammonium ion...
Figure 12: Pyridino-18-crown-6 ligand (21), a similar acridino-18-crown-6 ligand (22) and a structurally relat...
Figure 13: Ciral pyridine-azacrown ether receptors 24.
Figure 14: Chiral 15-crown-5 receptors 26 and an analogue 18-crown-6 ligand 27 derived from amino alcohols.
Figure 15: C2-symmetric chiral 18-crown-6 amino alcohol derivatives 28 and related macrocycles.
Figure 16: Macrocycles with diamide-diester groups (30).
Figure 17: C2-symmetric chiral aza-18-crown-6 ethers (31) with phenethylamine residues.
Figure 18: Chiral C-pivot p-methoxy-phenoxy-lariat ethers.
Figure 19: Chiral lariat crown ether 34.
Figure 20: Sucrose-based chiral crown ether receptors 36.
Figure 21: Permethylated fructooligosaccharide 37 showing induced-fit chiral recognition.
Figure 22: Biphenanthryl-18-crown-6 derivative 38.
Figure 23: Chiral lariat crown ethers derived from binol by Fuji et al.
Figure 24: Chiral phenolic crown ether 41 with “aryl chiral barriers” and guest amines.
Figure 25: Chiral bis-crown receptor 43 with a meso-ternaphthalene backbone.
Figure 26: Chromogenic pH-dependent bis-crown chemosensor 44 for diamines.
Figure 27: Triamine guests for binding to receptor 44.
Figure 28: Chiral bis-crown phenolphthalein chemosensors 46.
Figure 29: Crown ether amino acid 47.
Figure 30: Luminescent receptor 48 for bis-alkylammonium guests.
Figure 31: Luminescent CEAA (49a), a bis-CEAA receptor for amino acids (49b) and the structure of lysine bindi...
Figure 32: Luminescent CEAA tripeptide for binding small peptides.
Figure 33: Bis crown ether 51a self assembles co-operatively with C60-ammonium ion 51b.
Figure 34: Triptycene-based macrotricyclic dibenzo-[24]-crown-8 ether host 52 and guests.
Figure 35: Copper imido diacetic acid azacrown receptor 53a and the suggested His-Lys binding motif; a copper ...
Figure 36: Urea (54) and thiourea (55) benzo crown receptor for transport and extraction of amino acids.
Figure 37: Crown pyryliums ion receptors 56 for amino acids.
Figure 38: Ditopic sulfonamide bridged crown ether receptor 57.
Figure 39: Luminescent peptide receptor 58.
Figure 40: Luminescent receptor 59 for the detection of D-glucosamine hydrochloride in water/ethanol and lumin...
Figure 41: Guanidinium azacrown receptor 61 for simple amino acids and ditopic receptor 62 with crown ether an...
Figure 42: Chiral bicyclic guanidinium azacrown receptor 63 and similar receptor 64 for the enantioselective t...
Figure 43: Receptors for zwitterionic species based on luminescent CEAAs.
Figure 44: 1,10-Azacrown ethers with sugar podand arms and the anticancer agent busulfan.
Figure 45: Benzo-18-crown-6 modified β-cyclodextrin 69 and β-cyclodextrin functionalized with diaza-18-crown-6...
Figure 46: Receptors for colorimetric detection of primary and secondary ammonium ions.
Figure 47: Porphyrine-crown-receptors 72.
Figure 48: Porphyrin-crown ether conjugate 73 and fullerene-ammonium ion guest 74.
Figure 49: Calix[4]arene (75a), homooxocalix[4]arene (75b) and resorcin[4]arene (75c) compared (R = H, alkyl c...
Figure 50: Calix[4]arene and ammonium ion guest (R = H, alkyl, OAcyl etc.), possible binding sites; A: co-ordi...
Figure 51: Typical guests for studies with calixarenes and related molecules.
Figure 52: Lower rim modified p-tert-butylcalix[5]arenes 82.
Figure 53: The first example of a water soluble calixarene.
Figure 54: Sulfonated water soluble calix[n]arenes that bind ammonium ions.
Figure 55: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with a sulfonato-calix[6]arene (84b).
Figure 56: Amino acid inclusion in p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (84a).
Figure 57: Calixarene receptor family 86 with upper and lower rim functionalization.
Figure 58: Calix[6]arenes 87 with one carboxylic acid functionality.
Figure 59: Sulfonated calix[n]arenes with mono-substitution at the lower rim systematically studied on their r...
Figure 60: Cyclotetrachromotropylene host (91) and its binding to lysine (81c).
Figure 61: Calixarenes 92 and 93 with phosphonic acids groups.
Figure 62: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid (94a) and a double bridged analogue (94b).
Figure 63: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid ester (92c) for surface recognition experiments.
Figure 64: Calixarene receptors 95 with α-aminophosphonate groups.
Figure 65: A bridged homocalix[3]arene 95 and a distally bridged homocalix[4]crown 96.
Figure 66: Homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 97a and the Reichardt’s dye (97b) for colorimetric assays.
Figure 67: Chromogenic diazo-bridged calix[4]arene 98.
Figure 68: Calixarene receptor 99 by Huang et al.
Figure 69: Calixarenes 100 reported by Parisi et al.
Figure 70: Guest molecules for inclusion in calixarenes 100: DAP × 2 HCl (101a), APA (101b) and Lys-OMe × 2 HC...
Figure 71: Different N-linked peptido-calixarenes open and with glycol chain bridges.
Figure 72: (S)-1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol calixarene derivative 104 published by Kubo et al.
Figure 73: A chiral ammonium-ion receptor 105 based on the calix[4]arene skeleton.
Figure 74: R-/S-phenylalaninol functionalized calix[6]arenes 106a and 106b.
Figure 75: Capped homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 107.
Figure 76: Two C3 symmetric capped calix[6]arenes 108 and 109.
Figure 77: Phosphorous-containing rigidified calix[6]arene 110.
Figure 78: Calix[6]azacryptand 111.
Figure 79: Further substituted calix[6]azacryptands 112.
Figure 80: Resorcin[4]arene (75c) and the cavitands (113).
Figure 81: Tetrasulfonatomethylcalix[4]resorcinarene (114).
Figure 82: Resorcin[4]arenes (115a/b) and pyrogallo[4]arenes (115c, 116).
Figure 83: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene (117).
Figure 84: Tetramethoxy resorcinarene mono-crown-5 (118).
Figure 85: Components of a resorcinarene based displacement assay for ammonium ions.
Figure 86: Chiral basket resorcin[4]arenas 121.
Figure 87: Resorcinarenes with deeper cavitand structure (122).
Figure 88: Resorcinarene with partially open deeper cavitand structure (123).
Figure 89: Water-stabilized deep cavitands with partially structure (124, 125).
Figure 90: Charged cavitands 126 for tetralkylammonium ions.
Figure 91: Ditopic calix[4]arene receptor 127 capped with glycol chains.
Figure 92: A calix[5]arene dimer for diammonium salt recognition.
Figure 93: Calixarene parts 92c and 129 for the formation molecular capsules.
Figure 94: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by two resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe4+@[75c]2 × Cl−...
Figure 95: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by six resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe3D+@[130]6 × Cl−...
Figure 96: Structure and schematic of cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6], 131a).
Figure 97: Cyclohexanocucurbit[6]uril (CB′[6], 132) and the guest molecule spermine (133).
Figure 98: α,α,δ,δ-Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (134).
Figure 99: Structure of the cucurbituril-phthalhydrazide analogue 135.
Figure 100: Organic cavities for the displacement assay for amine differentiation.
Figure 101: Displacement assay methodology for diammonium- and related guests involving cucurbiturils and some ...
Figure 102: Nor-seco-Cucurbituril (±)-bis-ns-CB[6] (140) and guest molecules.
Figure 103: The cucurbit[6]uril based complexes 141 for chiral discrimination.
Figure 104: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) and its ferrocene guests (142) opposed.
Figure 105: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) guest inclusion and representative guests.
Figure 106: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) binding to succinylcholine (145) and different bis-ammonium and bis-phosphon...
Figure 107: Paraquat-cucurbit[8]uril complex 149.
Figure 108: Gluconuril-based ammonium receptors 150.
Figure 109: Examples of clefts (151a), tweezers (151b, 151c, 151d) and clips (151e).
Figure 110: Kemp’s triacid (152a), on example of Rebek’s receptors (152b) and guests.
Figure 111: Amino acid receptor (154) by Rebek et al.
Figure 112: Hexagonal lattice designed hosts by Bell et al.
Figure 113: Bell’s amidinium receptor (156) and the amidinium ion (157).
Figure 114: Aromatic phosphonic acids.
Figure 115: Xylene phosphonates 159 and 160a/b for recognition of amines and amino alcohols.
Figure 116: Bisphosphonate recognition motif 161 for a colorimetric assay with alizarin complexone (163) for ca...
Figure 117: Bisphosphonate/phosphate clip 164 and bisphosphonate cleft 165.
Figure 118: N-Methylpyrazine 166a, N-methylnicotinamide iodide (166b) and NAD+ (166c).
Figure 119: Bisphosphate cavitands.
Figure 120: Bisphosphonate 167 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 121: Tweezer 168 for noradrenaline (80b).
Figure 122: Different tripods and heparin (170).
Figure 123: Squaramide based receptors 172.
Figure 124: Cage like NH4+ receptor 173 of Kim et al.
Figure 125: Ammonium receptors 174 of Chin et al.
Figure 126: 2-Oxazolin-based ammonium receptors 175a–d and 176 by Ahn et al.
Figure 127: Racemic guest molecules 177.
Figure 128: Tripods based on a imidazole containing macrocycle (178) and the guest molecules employed in the st...
Figure 129: Ammonium ion receptor 180.
Figure 130: Tetraoxa[3.3.3.3]paracyclophanes 181 and a cyclophanic tetraester (182).
Figure 131: Peptidic bridged paraquat-cyclophane.
Figure 132: Shape-selective noradrenaline host.
Figure 133: Receptor 185 for binding of noradrenaline on surface layers from Schrader et al.
Figure 134: Tetraphosphonate receptor for binding of noradrenaline.
Figure 135: Tetraphosphonate 187 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 136: Zinc-Porphyrin ammonium-ion receptors 188 and 189 of Mizutani et al.
Figure 137: Zinc porphyrin receptor 190.
Figure 138: Zinc porphyrin receptors 191 capable of amino acid binding.
Figure 139: Zinc-porphyrins with amino acid side chains for stereoinduction.
Figure 140: Bis-zinc-bis-porphyrin based on Tröger’s base 193.
Figure 141: BINAP-zinc-prophyrin derivative 194 and it’s guests.
Figure 142: Bisaryl-linked-zinc-porphyrin receptors.
Figure 143: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 199 for diamine recognition and guests.
Figure 144: Bis-zinc-porphyrin crown ether 201.
Figure 145: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 202 for stereodiscrimination (L = large substituent; S = small substituent).
Figure 146: Bis-zinc-porphyrin[3]rotaxane and its copper complex and guests.
Figure 147: Dien-bipyridyl ligand 206 for co-ordination of two metal atoms.
Figure 148: The ligand and corresponding tetradentate co-complex 207 serving as enantioselective receptor for a...
Figure 149: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) complex 208 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 150: Zinc-salen-complexes 209 for the recognition tertiary amines.
Figure 151: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) 211 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 152: Zn(II)-complex of a C2 terpyridine crown ether.
Figure 153: Displacement assay and receptor for aspartate over glutamate.
Figure 154: Chiral complex 214 for a colorimetric displacement assay for amino acids.
Figure 155: Metal complex receptor 215 with tripeptide side arms.
Figure 156: A sandwich complex 216 and its displaceable dye 217.
Figure 157: Lanthanide complexes 218–220 for amino acid recognition.
Figure 158: Nonactin (221), valinomycin (222) and vancomycin (223).
Figure 159: Monesin (224a) and a chiral analogue for enantiodiscrimination of ammonium guests (224b).
Figure 160: Chiral podands (226) compared to pentaglyme-dimethylether (225) and 18-crown-6 (4).
Figure 161: Lasalocid A (228).
Figure 162: Lasalocid derivatives (230) of Sessler et al.
Figure 163: The Coporphyrin I tetraanion (231).
Figure 164: Linear and cyclic peptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 165: Cyclic and bicyclic depsipeptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 166: α-Cyclodextrin (136a) and novocaine (236).
Figure 167: Helical diol receptor 237 by Reetz and Sostmann.
Figure 168: Ammonium binding spherand by Cram et al. (238a) and the cyclic[6]metaphenylacetylene 238b in compar...
Figure 169: Receptor for peptide backbone and ammonium binding (239).
Figure 170: Anion sensor principle with 3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide of Jiang et al.
Figure 171: 7-bromo-3-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene 2-carboxamide (241) and its amine binding.
Figure 172: Naturally occurring catechins with affinity to quaternary ammonium ions.
Figure 173: Spiropyran (244) and merocyanine form (244a) of the amino acid receptors of Fuji et al.
Figure 174: Coumarin aldehyde (245) and its iminium species with amino acid bound (245a) by Glass et al.
Figure 175: Coumarin aldehyde appended with boronic acid.
Figure 176: Quinolone aldehyde dimers by Glass et al.
Figure 177: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptors with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motifs.
Figure 178: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptor with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motif bound on different m...
