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Ion‐Pair Recognition by a Heteroditopic Triazole‐Containing Receptor
Author(s) -
Picot Simon C.,
Mullaney Benjamin R.,
Beer Paul D.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201200251
Subject(s) - chemistry , triazole , halide , hydrogen bond , adduct , aqueous solution , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , selectivity , receptor , stereochemistry , crystallography , molecule , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry
A new heteroditopic calix[4]diquinone triazole containing receptor capable of recognising both cations and anions through Lewis base and CH hydrogen‐bonding modes, respectively, of the triazole motif has been prepared. This ion‐pair receptor cooperatively binds halide/monovalent‐cation combinations in an aqueous mixture, with selectivity trends being established by 1 H NMR and UV/Vis spectroscopy. Cation binding by the calix[4]diquinone oxygen and triazole nitrogen donors enhances the strength of the halide complexation at the isophthalamide recognition site of the receptor. Conversely, anions bound in the receptor’s isophthalamide cavity enhance cation recognition. 1 H NMR investigations in solution suggest that the receptor’s triazole motifs are capable of coordinating simultaneously to both cation and anion guest species. Solid‐state X‐ray crystallographic structural analysis of a variety of receptor ion‐pair adducts further demonstrates the dual cation–anion binding role of the triazole group.