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Susumu Kitagawa

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PubMed2003

Prussian blue nanoparticles protected by poly(vinylpyrrolidone).

Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles protected by poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) were prepared by mixing aqueous Fe2+, Fe(CN)63-, and PVP solutions together and were characterized by UV-vis, IR, XRPD, and TEM. Averaged dimensions of the nanoparticles were controlled between 12 and 27 nm depending on initial Fe ion concentrations and feed ratios of Fe ion to PVP. Solubility of PB bulk in organic solvents is considerably low; nevertheless, formations of the PB nanoparticles dramatically increase the solubility in a variety of organic solvents. It is noteworthy that the PVP-protected PB nanoparticles stably maintain the cluster formations without further aggregations and dissociation in CHCl3 over 1 month. Measurement of the critical temperature (Tc) where PB nanoparticles exhibit a ferromagnetic property showed a gradual decrease of Tc for the nanoparticles as the particle sizes become smaller. This result could be ascribed to the reduction of the averaged numbers of magnetic interacted neighbors.

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PubMed2003

Synthesis of functionalized porphyrins as oxygen ligand receptors.

Oxophilic synthetic receptors were designed and synthesized using a porphyrin scaffold, with the aim of constructing a preorganized complementary binding site for phenols and carbohydrates. We pursued three strategies for phenol recognition: (1) Lewis acid/Lewis base combinations serving as a hydrogen bond donor and acceptor for the OH group, (2) Lewis base/pi-pi stacking, targeting both the OH group and the aromatic moiety of phenols, and (3) exchange of the axial hydroxyl ligand on a trivalent and oxophilic metal center of aluminum porphyrin. For the recognition of acidic phenols, the most promising recognition motif was Lewis base/pi-pi stacking, which can bind to phenols with a hydrogen bond and pi-pi stacking interactions. [5-(8-Quinolyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrinato]zinc binds to p-nitrophenol with a binding constant of 540 M(-)(1) in CHCl(3) at 25 degrees C. For carbohydrate recognition, we designed the metalloporphyrin receptor having 8-quinolyl groups and o-carbomethoxymethoxyphenyl groups, where these Lewis basic parts serve as the cooperative hydrogen bonding sites for the hydroxyl groups of glucoside. The receptor binds to beta-octyl glucoside with a binding constant of 7.35 x 10(4) M(-)(1) in CHCl(3) at 15 degrees C, demonstrating importance of formation of a highly ordered hydrogen bonding network between the receptor and the guest. These binding features have significant implications for the rational design of oxophilic artificial receptors.

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PubMed2003

A new strategy for the design of water-soluble synthetic receptors: specific recognition of DNA intercalators and diamines.

Water-soluble zinc bisporphyrin receptors 1 and 2 having two Lewis acidic sites (zinc) in the hydrophobic environment consisting of alkyl chains and a bisporphyrin framework, and covered with hydrophilic exterior (twelve or eighteen carboxyl groups) were prepared. The receptors show high affinity for diamines and DNA intercalators in water where the binding constants K(a) are of the order of 10(7) and 10(8) M(-1), respectively. Diamines and DNA intercalators are bound to the receptor through different mechanisms. Diamines are bound through hydrophobic interactions and zinc-nitrogen interactions, while DNA intercalators are bound through hydrophobic interactions and charge-transfer interactions. Flexible alkyl chains can make van der Waals contact with guests and create a hydrophobic environment around the bound guest by an induced-fit-type mechanism. For the binding of DNA intercalators, the following features are noteworthy: 1). Binding constants are similar between the zinc porphyrins and zinc-free porphyrins; 2). the binding constant is larger for the guest having the lower LUMO; this indicates the important contribution of charge-transfer interactions to binding; 3). the hydrophobic and cationic nature of DNA intercalators is substantially important, and 4). higher ionic strength reduced the binding affinities; this shows a moderate contribution of electrostatic interactions. The conformational instability of the receptors also contributes to the tight binding: hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions cannot both be favorable at the same time in the guest-free receptor. Enthalpy-entropy compensation observed for the binding of diamines and DNA intercalators is characterized by a relatively small slope (alpha=0.74) and a large intercept (beta=7.75 kcal mol(-1)) in the DeltaH degrees versus TDeltaS degrees plot; this shows that a conformational change of receptors and a significant desolvation occur upon binding. The receptor can competitively bind to propidium iodide to deprive DNA of the intercalated propidium iodide. These features of water-soluble receptors consisting of a rigid framework and flexible side chains with a large solvent-accessible area are in contrast to highly preorganized rigid receptors, and they can provide useful guidelines for rational design of induced-fit artificial receptors in water.

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PubMed2003

A novel three-dimensional coordination polymer constructed with mixed-valence dimeric copper(I,II) units.

A novel three-dimensional coordination polymer with a mixed-valence localized copper(I,II) dimeric unit, [Cu2(4-pya)3]n (4-pya = 4-pyridinecarboxylate), was hydrothermally synthesized via a simultaneous in-situa redox and hydrolysis reaction of Cu(II) and 4-cyanopyridine and crystallographically characterized to be a twofold interpenetrated three-dimensional coordination network with a cubic [Cu16(4-pya)12] building unit.

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PubMed2003

Novel Cu(I) dinuclear complexes containing mu2-eta(2),eta(2)-type benzoquinone ligand.

Novel Cu(I) complexes containing a mu2-eta2,eta2-type benzoquinone ligand have been synthesized and crystallographycally characterized. These complexes are synthesized by the redox reaction of a copper-quinonoid pair and may indicate a significant intermediate in the Cu-BQ catalytic system. Moreover, this study is regarded as one of the good examples in the Cu(I)-olefin family of enhanced pi-back-donation.

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PubMed2003

Design of novel inorganic-organic hybrid materials based on iron-chloranilate mononuclear complexes: characteristics of hydrogen-bond-supported layers toward the intercalation of guests.

Novel intercalation compounds constructed from the common two-dimensional hydrogen-bond-supported layers and functional guests [(H(0.5)phz)(2)[Fe(CA)(2)(H(2)O)(2)].2H(2)O](n)(1), ([Fe(Cp)(2)][Fe(CA)(2)(H(2)O)(2)])(n)(2), ([Fe(Cp*)(2)][Fe(CA)(2)(H(2)O)(2)])(n)(3), and [(TTF)(2)[Fe(CA)(2)(H(2)O)(2)]](n)(4) (H(2)CA = chloranilic acid, phz = phenazine, [Fe(Cp)(2)] = ferrocene, [Fe(Cp*)(2)] = decamethylferrocene, TTF = tetrathiafulvalene) are described. The guest cations are introduced between the ([Fe(CA)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](m-))(l) layers by electrostatic (1-4) and pi-pi stacking (3, 4) interactions. [Fe(Cp*)(2)](+) cations in 3 are stacked on each other making tilted columns which are included in the channel created by the chlorine atoms of CA(2-) dianions. TTF cations in 4 are stacked face to face with two types of S...S distances (type A; 3.579(3) A, and type B; 3.618(3) A) making a columnar structure. The TTF cations in the stacked column have a head-to-tail arrangement with respect to the iron-chloranilate layer. Mössbauer spectroscopy suggests that [Fe(CA)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](m-) anion in 3 is consistent with high-spin (S = 5/2) iron(III) ions and [Fe(Cp*)(2)](+) in the low-spin (S = 1/2) iron(III) ions. In 4, Mössbauer spectroscopy shows high-spin iron(II) ions (IS = 1.10 mm.s(-1) and QS = 1.66 mm.s(-1) at 297 K) and high-spin iron(III) ions (IS = 0.42 mm.s(-1) and QS = 1.27 mm.s(-1) at 297 K), suggesting that the anionic layer of iron-chloranilate has a valence-trapped mixed-valence state. At the temperature range of 77-300 K, the compounds 1, 2, and 3 are EPR silent, whereas the EPR spectrum of 4 shows two types of signals with g = 2.008 indicating the radical form of TTF.

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PubMed2002

Formation of a one-dimensional array of oxygen in a microporous metal-organic solid.

We report the direct observation of dioxygen molecules physisorbed in the nanochannels of a microporous copper coordination polymer by the MEM (maximum entropy method)/Rietveld method, using in situ high-resolution synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction measurements. The obtained MEM electron density revealed that van der Waals dimers of physisorbed O2 locate in the middle of nanochannels and form a one-dimensional ladder structure aligned to the host channel structure. The observed O-O stretching Raman band and magnetic susceptibilities are characteristic of the confined O2 molecules in one-dimensional nanochannels of CPL-1 (coordination polymer 1 with pillared layer structure).

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PubMed2002

Pseudo-polyrotaxane and beta-sheet layer-based three-dimensional coordination polymers constructed with silver salts and flexible pyridyl-type ligands.

A fascinating 3D pseudo-polyrotaxane architecture with 1D polymeric [Ag(bpp)](n) chains penetrating 2D (6,3) [Ag(2)(bpp)(2)(ox)](n) sheets and a 3D coordination network constructed with 2D infinite [Ag(ppa)](n) beta-sheetlike layers pillared by ox ligands (bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane; ppa = N-(4-pyridinylmethyl)-4-pyridinecarboxamide; ox = oxalate) have been prepared by utilizing flexible pyridyl-type ligands and have been crystallographically characterized. Crystal data for 1: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 7.619(2) A, b = 19.781(4) A, c = 26.799(5) A, beta = 94.720(10) degrees, U = 4025.2(15) A(3), and Z = 4. Crystal data for 2: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 28.947(8) A, b = 8.617(3) A, c = 16.307(6) A, beta =121.07(1) degrees, U = 3484(2) A(3), and Z = 4.

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PubMed2002

Synthesis and ligand-based mixed valency of cis- and trans-Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(X(4)Cat)(L)(n) (X = Cl and Br, n = 1 or 2) complexes: effects of solvent media on intramolecular charge distribution and ligand dissociation of Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(3).

The treatment of Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(3) (SQ = o-semiquinonate; X = Cl and Br) with acetonitrile affords trans-Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(X(4)Cat)(CH(3)CN)(2) (X = Cl (1) and Br (2)). In the presence of 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) or 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthrene (tmphen), the reaction affords Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(X(4)Cat)(bpy).nCH(3)CN (X = Cl, n = 1 (3); X = Br, n = 0.5 (4)) or Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(X(4)Cat)(tmphen) (X = Cl (5) and Br (6)), respectively. All of the complexes show a ligand-based mixed-valence (LBMV) state with SQ and Cat ligands. The LBMV state was confirmed by the presence of the interligand intervalence charge-transfer band. Spectroscopic studies in several solvent media demonstrate that the ligand dissociation included in the conversion of Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(3) to 1-6 occurs only in solvents with relatively high polarity. On the basis of these results, the effects of solvent media were examined and an equilibrium, Cr(III)(X(4)SQ)(3) <--> Cr(III)(X(4)BQ)(X(4)SQ)(X(4)Cat) (BQ = o-benzoquinone), is proposed by assuming an interligand electron transfer induced by solvent polarity.

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PubMed2002

Novel flexible frameworks of porous cobalt(II) coordination polymers that show selective guest adsorption based on the switching of hydrogen-bond pairs of amide groups.

Four porous crystalline coordination polymers with two-dimensional frameworks of a double-edged axe-shaped motif, [[Co(NCS)(2)(3-pia)(2)] x 2 EtOH.11 H(2)O](n) (1 a), [[Co(NCS)(2)(3-pia)(2)] x 4 Me(2)CO](n) (3 a), [[Co(NCS)(2)(3-pia)(2)] x 4T HF](n) (3 b) and [[Co(NCS)(2)(3-pna)(2)](n)] (5), have been synthesized by the reaction of cobalt(II) thiocyanate with N-(3-pyridyl)isonicotinamide (3-pia) or N-(3-pyridyl)nicotinamide (3-pna). X-ray crystallographic characterization reveals that adjacent layers are stacked such that channels are created, except in 5. The channels form a hydrogen-bonded interior for guest molecules; in practice, 1 a contains ethanol and water molecules as guests in the channels with hydrogen bonds, whereas 3 b (3 a) contains tetrahydrofuran (acetone) molecules. In 1 a, the "double-edged axe-shaped" motifs in adjacent sheets are not located over the top of each other, while the motifs in 3 b stack so perfectly as to overlap each other in an edge-to-edge fashion. This subtle change in the three-dimensional framework is associated with the template effect of the guests. Compound 5 has no guest molecules and, therefore, the amide groups in one sheet are used for hydrogen-bonding links with adjacent sheets. Removal of the guest molecules from 1 a and 3 b (3 a) causes a structural conversion accompanied by a color change. Pink 1 a cannot retain its original framework and changes into a blue amorphous compound. On the other hand, the framework of pink 3 b (3 a) is transformed to a new crystalline framework of violet 4. Interestingly, 4 reverts to the original pink crystals of 3 b (3 a) when it is exposed to THF (or acetone) vapor. Spectroscopic measurements (visible, EPR, and IR) provide a clue to the crystal-to-crystal transformation; on removal of the guests, the amide groups are used to form the beta sheet-type hydrogen bonding between the sheets, and thus the framework withstands significant stress on removal of guest molecules. This mechanism is attributed to the arrangement of the adjacent sheets so suited in regularity that the beta sheet-type structure forms efficiently. The apohost 4 does not adsorb cyclopentane, showing a guest selectivity that, in addition to size, hydrogen-bonding capability is required for the guest molecules. The obtained compound is categorized as a member of a new generation of compounds tending towards functional porous coordination polymers.

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PubMed2002

Framework engineering by anions and porous functionalities of Cu(II)/4,4'-bpy coordination polymers.

A combination of framework-builder (Cu(II) ion and 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bpy) ligand) and framework-regulator (AF(6) type anions; A = Si, Ge, and P) provides a series of novel porous coordination polymers. The highly porous coordination polymers ([Cu(AF(6))(4,4'-bpy)(2)].8H(2)O)(n)(A = Si (1a.8H(2)O), Ge (2a.8H(2)O)) afford robust 3-dimensional (3-D), microporous networks (3-D Regular Grid) by using AF(6)(2-) anions. The channel size of these complexes is ca. 8 x 8 A(2) along the c-axis and 6 x 2 A(2) along the a- or b-axes. When compounds 1a.8H(2)O or 2a.8H(2)O were immersed in water, a conversion of 3-D networks (1a.8H(2)O or 2a.8H(2)O) to interpenetrated networks ([Cu(4,4'-bpy)(2)(H(2)O)(2)].AF(6))(n)(A = Si (1b) and Ge (2b)) (2-D Interpenetration) took place. This 2-D interpenetrated network 1b shows unique dynamic anion-exchange properties, which accompany drastic structural conversions. When a PF(6)(-) monoanion instead of AF(6)(2)(-) dianions was used as the framework-regulator with another co-counteranion (coexistent anions), porous coordination polymers with various types of frameworks, ([Cu(2)(4,4'-bpy)(5)(H(2)O)(4)].anions.2H(2)O.4EtOH)(n)(anions = 4PF(6)(-) (3.2H(2)O.4EtOH), 2PF(6)(-) + 2ClO(4)(-) (4.2H(2)O.4EtOH)) (2-D Double-Layer), ([Cu(2)(PF(6))(NO(3))(4,4'-bpy)(4)].2PF(6).2H(2)O)(n)(5.2PF(6).2H(2)O) (3-D Undulated Grid), ([Cu(PF(6))(4,4'-bpy)(2)(MeCN)].PF(6).2MeCN)(n)(6.2MeCN) (2-D Grid), and ([Cu(4,4'-bpy)(2)(H(2)O)(2)].PF(6).BF(4))(n) (7) (2-D Grid), were obtained, where the three modes of PF(6)(-) anions are observed. 5.2PF(6).2H(2)O has rare PF(6)(-) bridges. The PF(6)(-) and NO(3)(-) monoanions alternately link to the Cu(II) centers in the undulated 2-D sheets of [Cu(4,4'-bpy)(2)](n)() to form a 3-D porous network. The free PF(6)(-) anions are included in the channels. 6.2MeCN affords both free and terminal-bridged PF(6)(-) anions. 3.2H(2)O.4EtOH, 4.2H(2)O.4EtOH, and 7 bear free PF(6)(-) anions. All of the anions in 3.2H(2)O.4EtOH and 4.2H(2)O.4EtOH are freely located in the channels constructed from a host network. Interestingly, these Cu(II) frameworks are rationally controlled by counteranions and selectively converted to other frameworks.

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PubMed2002

New microporous coordination polymer affording guest-coordination sites at channel walls.

Utilization of a metalloligand, ([Cu(2,4-pydca)2(H2O)].2Et3NH) (1) (2,4-pydca = pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylate), as a building unit provides a novel porous coordination polymer, ([ZnCu(2,4-pydca)2(H2O)3(DMF)].DMF)n (2), in which the Zn(II) ion at the node of the network acts as a linker and the Cu(II) ion in the channel wall is available for guest-coordination.

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