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All total 26 Articles be foundCucurbit[7]uril host-guest complexes of cholines and phosphonium cholines in aqueous solution
Wyman, Ian W.,Macartney, Donal H.
, p. 253 - 260 (2010)
The neutral host cucurbit[7]uril forms very stable complexes with a series of cationic cholines (R3NCH2CH2OR'+) and their phosphonium analogues (R3PCH2CH 2OR'+) (R3 = Me3, Et3, or Me2Bz, or R3N = quinuclidinium, and R' = H, COCH 3, CO(CH2)2CH3, or PO3H), and (±)-carnitine, in aqueous solution. The complexation behaviour has been investigated using 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopies, and ESI mass spectrometry. The complexation-induced chemical shift changes of the guests clearly indicate the effects of replacing the N(CH3) 3+ end group by P(CH3)3+, and changing the nature of R on the position of the guest with respect to the CB[7] cavity and its polar portal-lining carbonyl groups. This study demonstrates that molecular recognition of cholines in aqueous solution is achievable with a neutral host without the need for aromatic walls for cation-π interactions. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2010.
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Clemo,Metcalfe
, p. 1989 (1937)
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The Soft Molecular Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Realized by the Fluorination Effect
Xie, Yongfa,Ai, Yong,Zeng, Yu-Ling,He, Wen-Hui,Huang, Xue-Qin,Fu, Da-Wei,Gao, Ji-Xing,Chen, Xiao-Gang,Tang, Yuan-Yuan
, p. 12486 - 12492 (2020)
For a century ferroelectricity has attracted widespread interest from science and industry. Inorganic ferroelectric ceramics have dominated multibillion dollar industries of electronic ceramics, ranging from nonvolatile memories to piezoelectric sonar or ultrasonic transducers, whose polarization can be reoriented in multiple directions so that they can be used in the ceramic and thin-film forms. However, the realization of macroscopic ferroelectricity in the polycrystalline form is challenging for molecular ferroelectrics. In pursuit of low-cost, biocompatible, and mechanically flexible alternatives, the development of multiaxial molecular ferroelectrics is imminent. Here, from quinuclidinium perrhenate, we applied fluorine substitution to successfully design a multiaxial molecular ferroelectric, 3-fluoroquinuclidinium perrhenate ([3-F-Q]ReO4), whose macroscopic ferroelectricity can be realized in both powder compaction and thin-film forms. The fluorination effect not only increases the intrinsic polarization but also reduces the coercive field strength. More importantly, it is also, as far as we know, the softest of all known molecular ferroelectrics, whose low Vickers hardness of 10.5 HV is comparable with that in poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) but almost 2 orders of magnitude lower than that in BaTiO3. These attributes make it an ideal candidate for flexible and wearable devices and biomechanical applications.
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Van Paasschen,Geanangel
, p. 2321 (1976)
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Degradation of Organic Cations under Alkaline Conditions
You, Wei,Hugar, Kristina M.,Selhorst, Ryan C.,Treichel, Megan,Peltier, Cheyenne R.,Noonan, Kevin J. T.,Coates, Geoffrey W.
supporting information, p. 254 - 263 (2020/12/23)
Understanding the degradation mechanisms of organic cations under basic conditions is extremely important for the development of durable alkaline energy conversion devices. Cations are key functional groups in alkaline anion exchange membranes (AAEMs), and AAEMs are critical components to conduct hydroxide anions in alkaline fuel cells. Previously, we have established a standard protocol to evaluate cation alkaline stability within KOH/CD3OH solution at 80 °C. Herein, we are using the protocol to compare 26 model compounds, including benzylammonium, tetraalkylammonium, spirocyclicammonium, imidazolium, benzimidazolium, triazolium, pyridinium, guanidinium, and phosphonium cations. The goal is not only to evaluate their degradation rate, but also to identify their degradation pathways and lead to the advancement of cations with improved alkaline stabilities.
Lewis Acidity Scale of Diaryliodonium Ions toward Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Halogen Lewis Bases
Legault, Claude Y.,Mayer, Robert J.,Mayr, Herbert,Ofial, Armin R.
supporting information, (2020/03/13)
Equilibrium constants for the associations of 17 diaryliodonium salts Ar2I+X- with 11 different Lewis bases (halide ions, carboxylates, p-nitrophenolate, amines, and tris(p-anisyl)phosphine) have been investigated by titrations followed by photometric or conductometric methods as well as by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) in acetonitrile at 20 °C. The resulting set of equilibrium constants KI covers 6 orders of magnitude and can be expressed by the linear free-energy relationship lg KI = sI LAI + LBI, which characterizes iodonium ions by the Lewis acidity parameter LAI, as well as the iodonium-specific affinities of Lewis bases by the Lewis basicity parameter LBI and the susceptibility sI. Least squares minimization with the definition LAI = 0 for Ph2I+ and sI = 1.00 for the benzoate ion provides Lewis acidities LAI for 17 iodonium ions and Lewis basicities LBI and sI for 10 Lewis bases. The lack of a general correlation between the Lewis basicities LBI (with respect to Ar2I+) and LB (with respect to Ar2CH+) indicates that different factors control the thermodynamics of Lewis adduct formation for iodonium ions and carbenium ions. Analysis of temperature-dependent equilibrium measurements as well as ITC experiments reveal a large entropic contribution to the observed Gibbs reaction energies for the Lewis adduct formations from iodonium ions and Lewis bases originating from solvation effects. The kinetics of the benzoate transfer from the bis(4-dimethylamino)-substituted benzhydryl benzoate Ar2CH-OBz to the phenyl(perfluorophenyl)iodonium ion was found to follow a first-order rate law. The first-order rate constant kobs was not affected by the concentration of Ph(C6F5)I+ indicating that the benzoate release from Ar2CH-OBz proceeds via an unassisted SN1-type mechanism followed by interception of the released benzoate ions by Ph(C6F5)I+ ions.
