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Benzoylguanidines as Anion‐Responsive Systems
Author(s) -
Glasovac Zoran,
Barešić Luka,
Antol Ivana,
Margetić Davor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201800247
Subject(s) - deprotonation , protonation , acetonitrile , chemistry , pyridinium , chloride , ion , absorption spectroscopy , homo/lumo , absorption (acoustics) , spectral line , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , astronomy , composite material
A series of benzoylguanidinium salts was prepared and the changes in UV/Vis spectra, triggered by the presence of anions, were investigated. All compounds undergo deprotonation with basic anions like dihydrogenphosphate and acetate in acetonitrile. The most pronounced spectral changes were obtained by deprotonation of N 1 ‐benzoyl‐ N 3 ‐( p ‐nitrophenyl) guanidinium chloride which shows the naked‐eye visible color change from colorless to yellow. Measured p K a (BH + ) in acetonitrile ranges from 12–16, which is comparable to the pyridinium cations. The proton transfer equilibria were also tested in acetonitrile/water mixture where all but the most acidic derivatives showed p K a (BH + ) of 4–6 units which corresponds to apparent association constants of 10 4 –10 6 dm 3 mol −1 . UV/Vis spectra of neutral and protonated forms were modelled by the TD‐DFT approach using CAM‐B3LYP and PBE0 functionals and compared to CC2 results. In the case of CAM‐B3LYP, a parameter ω, defining amount of long‐range exchange correction, was varied to achieve the best agreement with the experimental spectra. The optimized ω parameters are 0.10 a 0 −1 for neutral benzoylguanidines and 0.20 a 0 −1 for neutral nitrobenzoyl and protonated systems. The larger ω parameter in the latter is ascribed to more pronounced charge transfer character of the HOMO‐LUMO transition – the one responsible for the lowest energy absorption band.