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Metal Ligand Aromatic Cation−π Interactions
Author(s) -
Zarić Snežana D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200200278
Subject(s) - chemistry , metal , ligand (biochemistry) , metalloprotein , quantum chemical , crystallography , non covalent interactions , computational chemistry , metal ions in aqueous solution , stereochemistry , aromaticity , molecule , organic chemistry , hydrogen bond , biochemistry , receptor
Abstract Cation−π interactions are important noncovalent bonding forces. This review covers a special type of cation−π interactions, the metal ligand aromatic cation−π (MLACπ) interaction, where ligands that are coordinated to a metal ion interact with aromatic groups. These interactions have been observed in metalloproteins, metal complexes, biomimetic metal complexes, and when DNA and RNA interact with metal cations. The energy of MLACπ interactions in different systems has been calculated by quantum chemical methods and was found to vary from 1 to 30 kcal/mol. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)