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Tetrathiafulvalene-phenanthroline macrocycles as redox responsive sensors for metal ions
Bang, Kia Svane,Nielsen, Mogens Brondsted,Zubarev, Roman,Becher, Jan
, p. 215 - 216 (2000)
Macrocycles containing a redox-active tetrathiafulvalene unit together with a phenanthroline ligand are able to recognise different metal ions (Cu+, Ag+ and Li+) when part of a precatenate complex.
One-Pot Synthesis of a Linear [4]Catenate Using Orthogonal Metal Templation and Ring-Closing Metathesis
Amir, Faheem,Barnes, Jonathan C.,Chang, Christy,Colley, Nathan D.,Fisher, Jeremy M.,Greene, Angelique F.,Li, Lei,Li, Ruihan,Li, Xuesong,Nosiglia, Mark A.
supporting information, (2020/08/12)
The efficient synthesis of well-defined, linear oligocatenanes possessing multiple mechanical bonds remains a formidable challenge in the field of mechanically interlocked molecules. Here, a one-pot synthetic strategy is described to prepare a linear [4]catenate using orthogonal metal templation between a macrocycle precursor, composed of terpyridine and phenanthroline ligands spaced by flexible glycol linkers, and a closed phenanthroline-based molecular ring. Implementation of two simultaneous ring-closing metathesis reactions after metal complexation resulted in the formation of three mechanical bonds. The linear [4]catenate product was isolated in 55% yield as a mixture of topological diastereomers. The intermediate metal complexes and corresponding interlocked products (with and without metals) were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography, and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. We envision that this general synthetic strategy may pave the way for the synthesis of higher order linear oligocatenates/catenanes with precise molecular weights and four or more interlocking molecular rings.
Supramolecular polymerization of a ureidopyrimidinone-based [2]catenane prepared via ring-closing metathesis
Teunissen, Abraham J. P.,Berrocal, José Augusto,Corbet, Christiaan H. W. A.,Meijer
, p. 2971 - 2976 (2017/08/08)
The synthesis of a Sauvage-type [2]catenane featuring a quadruple hydrogen bonding ureidopyrimidinone (UPy) motif in each ring was reported. Intermolecular dimerization of the UPy motifs induces the hydrogen-bond-driven supramolecular polymerization of the [2]catenane monomer, thereby creating a linear polymer consisting of both hydrogen bonding and mechanical bonds. As the rings in the UPy catenane are asymmetric, two stereoisomers can be formed upon catenation, that is, with the phenanthroline moieties oriented +90° or -90° with respect to each other. Based on the phenanthroline-Cu(I) and ring-closing metathesis (RCM) approach, we first devised a synthetic procedure for the synthesis of the UPy-based catenane. Here, phenanthroline was first functionalized with phenol moieties in a two-step approach with an overall yield of 46%. The resulting biphenol 3 was then alkylated in a statistical manner with a mixture of 4-bromobut-1-ene and t-Boc-protected bromide resulting in t-Boc-protected compound. The results show that protection of the UPy motifs is necessary for this reaction to reach completion. Analysis of the unprotected UPy catenane by 1H NMR revealed the formation of UPy-UPy dimers and significant broadening of the signals, both in presence and absence of Cu(I).
The role of organic linkers in directing DNA self-assembly and significantly stabilizing DNA duplexes
Greschner, Andrea A.,Toader, Violeta,Sleiman, Hanadi F.
supporting information, p. 14382 - 14389 (2012/10/29)
We show a simple method to control both the stability and the self-assembly behavior of DNA structures. By connecting two adjacent duplexes with small synthetic linkers, factors such as linker rigidity and DNA strand orientation can increase the thermal denaturation temperature of 17 base-pair duplexes by up to 10 °C, and significantly increase the cooperativity of melting of the two duplexes. The same DNA sequence can thus be tuned to melt at vastly different temperatures by selecting the linker structure and DNA-to-linker connectivity. In addition, a small rigid m-triphenylene linker directly affects the self-assembly product distribution. With this linker, changes in the orientation of the linked strands (e.g., 5′3′ vs 3′3′) can lead to dramatic changes in the self-assembly behavior, from the formation of cyclic dimer and tetramer to higher-order oligomers. These variations can be readily predicted using a simple strand-end alignment model.
