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Kimoon Kim

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PubMed2002

Tuning and dissecting electronic and steric effects in ammonium receptors: nonactin vs artificial receptors.

Ion selective electrodes (ISE) based on three different tripodal receptors (5, 6, and 7) have been investigated for sensing ammonium ion. Each receptor is based on three pyrazole groups that can accept three H-bonds from the bound ammonium ion. The receptor based on 4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazole (6) is the most sensitive with a detection limit for ammonium ion of 2.5 x 10(-5) M at pH 8. The detection limits for the receptors based on 2,3-dimethylpyrazole (5) and unsubstitued pyrazole (7) are 1.0 x 10(-4) and 2.0 x 10(-4) M, respectively. The selectivities of the receptors 5, 6, and 7 for sensing ammonium ion over potassium ion (logK(NH)4+(/K)+) are -2.8, -2.3, and -1.7, respectively. In contrast, the detection limit and the selectivity of a nonactin-based ISE are 2.2 x 10(-5) M and -1.3, respectively. Crystallographic studies reveal that 6 accepts three H-bonds from the bound ammonium and singly protonated receptor 5 forms three H-bonds with the bound water molecule.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗

PubMed2002

Inclusion of methylviologen in cucurbit[7]uril.

The inclusion behavior of methylviologen (N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium, MV) dication in cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) has been studied by using various spectroscopic and electrochemical methods. The inclusion complex of MV dication in CB[7] is stable thermodynamically and kinetically. The electrochemical study reveals that unlike beta-cyclodextrin, CB[7] prefers the charged species, MV dication (MV(2+)), and cation radical (MV(+)*) to the fully reduced neutral (MV(0) species as guests. Dimerization of MV(+)* is suppressed effectively by forming a stable complex with CB[7] in aqueous solution as confirmed by spectroelectrochemical experiments. Furthermore, the first redox process (MV(2+)/MV(+)*) of the MV(2+)-CB[7] complex occurs predominantly via the direct electron transfer pathway, whereas the second redox process (MV(+)*/MV(0)) occurs via both the direct and indirect pathway because of the low affinity of the fully reduced species MV(0) to CB[7].

Bridged-Ring Compounds↗

PubMed2002

Designed self-assembly of molecular necklaces.

This paper reports an efficient strategy to synthesize molecular necklaces, in which a number of small rings are threaded onto a large ring, utilizing the principles of self-assembly and coordination chemistry. Our strategy involves (1) threading a molecular "bead" with a short "string" to make a pseudorotaxane and then (2) linking the pseudorotaxanes with a metal complex with two cis labile ligands acting as an "angle connector" to form a cyclic product (molecular necklace). A 4- or 3-pyridylmethyl group is attached to each end of 1,4-diaminobutane or 1,5-diaminopentane to produce the short "strings" (C4N4(2+), C4N3(2+), C5N4(2+), and C5N3(2+)), which then react with a cucurbituril (CB) "bead" to form stable pseudorotaxanes (PR44(2+), PR43(2+), PR54(2+), and PR53(2+), respectively). The reaction of the pseudorotaxanes with Pt(en)(NO(3))(2) (en = ethylenediamine) produces a molecular necklace [4]MN, in which three molecular "beads" are threaded on a triangular framework, and/or a molecular necklace [5]MN, in which four molecular "beads" are threaded on a square framework. Under refluxing conditions, the reaction with PR44(2+) or PR54(2+) yields exclusively [4]MN (MN44T or MN54T, respectively), whereas that with PR43(2+) or PR53(2+) produces exclusively [5]MN (MN43S or MN53S, respectively). The products have been characterized by various methods including X-ray crystallography. At lower temperatures, on the other hand, the reaction with PR44(2+) or PR54(2+) affords both [4]MN and [5]MN. The supermolecules reported here are the first series of molecular necklaces obtained as thermodynamic products. The overall structures of the molecular necklaces are strongly influenced by the structures of pseudorotaxane building blocks, which is discussed in detail on the basis of the X-ray crystal structures. The temperature dependence of the product distribution observed in this self-assembly process is also discussed.

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PubMed2002

Transition metal ion directed supramolecular assembly of one- and two-dimensional polyrotaxanes incorporating cucurbituril.

This paper reports a synthetic strategy to construct one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) polyrotaxanes, in which a number of rings are threaded onto a coordination polymer, by the combination of self-assembly and coordination chemistry. Our approach to construct polyrotaxanes with high structural regularity involves threading a cucurbituril (CB) "bead" with a short "string" to form a stable pseudorotaxane, followed by linking the pseudorotaxanes with metal ions as "linkers" to organize into a 1D or 2D polyrotaxane. A 4- or 3-pyridylmethyl group is attached to each end of 1,4-diaminobutane or 1,5-diaminopentane to produce the short "strings", which then react with the cucurbituril "bead" to form stable pseudorotaxanes. The reaction of the pseudorotaxanes with various transition metal ions including CuII, CoII, NiII, AgI, and CdII produces 1D or 2D polyrotaxanes, in which many molecular "beads" are threaded onto 1D or 2D coordination polymers as confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The overall structure of a polyrotaxane is the result of interplay among various factors that include the coordination preferences of the metal ion, spatial disposition of the donor atoms with respect to the CB beads in the pseudorotaxane, and the size and coordination ability of the counteranion.

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PubMed2002

Mechanically interlocked molecules incorporating cucurbituril and their supramolecular assemblies.

Mechanically interlocked molecules incorporating cucurbituril (CB[6]) as a molecular 'bead' and their supramolecular assemblies are described. An efficient synthesis of 1D, 2D and 3D polyrotaxanes with high structural regularity and molecular necklaces has been achieved by a combination of self-assembly and coordination chemistry. The functional aspects of these interlocked molecules and their supramolecular assemblies, including molecular machines and switches based on [2]rotaxanes, a 2D polyrotaxane with large cavities and channels, pseudorotaxane-terminated dendrimers, and interaction of pseudorotaxanes containing polyamines and CB[6] with DNA are also described.

Bridged-Ring Compounds↗

PubMed2001