Very Strong Binding for a Neutral Calix[4]pyrrole Receptor Displaying Positive Allosteric Binding

Troels Duedal, Kent Nielsen, Gunnar Olsen, Charlotte Burgdorf Guldager Rasmussen, Jacob Kongsted, Eric Levillain, Tony Breton, Eigo Miyazaki, Kazuo Takimiya, Steffen Bähring, Jan Oskar Jeppesen

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Abstract

The dual-analyte responsive behavior of tetraTTF-calix[4]pyrrole receptor 1 has been shown to complex electron-deficient planar guests in a 2:1 fashion by adopting a so-called 1,3-alternate conformation. However, stronger 1:1 complexes have been demonstrated with tetraalkylammonium halide salts that defer receptor 1 to its cone conformation. Herein, we report the complexation of an electron-deficient planar guest, 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTCDA, 2) that champions the complexation with 1, resulting in a high association constant K a = 3 × 10 10 M -2. The tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) subunits in the tetraTTF-calix[4]pyrrole receptor 1 present a near perfect shape and electronic complementarity to the NTCDA guest, which was confirmed by X-ray crystal structure analysis, DFT calculations, and electron density surface mapping. Moreover, the complexation of these species results in the formation of a charge transfer complex (2 2⊂1) as visualized by a readily apparent color change from yellow to brown.

Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume82
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)2123–2128
ISSN0022-3263
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17. Feb 2017

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