Open Access[Fe₄L₆]⁸⁺ Cages: Encapsulation and Catalytic Degradation of an Insecticide
Author(s) -
Jeanne L. Bolliger
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2014.204
Subject(s) - enantiopure drug , catalysis , diimine , chemistry , enantiomer , dichlorvos , hydrolysis , supramolecular chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , molecule , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , pesticide , agronomy , biology
Chiral bis(diimine) ligands (derived from chiral enantiopure diamines and 2-formylpyridine) enantioselectively self-assemble with an iron (ii) salt to either the tetrahedral cage molecule ΔΔΔΔ-[Fe4L6]8+ or its enantiomer, ΛΛΛΛ-[Fe4L6]8+. These versatile water-soluble capsules are capable of binding a wide range of organic guests in their large hydrophobic cavities. Among these guests is the neurotoxic insecticide dichlorvos, for which the ΔΔΔΔ-[Fe4L6]8+ coordination capsule serves as a competent supramolecular catalyst for its hydrolysis.