Guest-selected formation of Pd(II)-linked cages from a prototypical dynamic library
Guest-selected formation of Pd(II)-linked cages from a prototypical dynamic library
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DOI:
10.1021/ja990733n
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发表时间:
1999-11-03
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15
通讯作者:
Fujita, M
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作者:
Hiraoka, S;Fujita, M
Biological receptors modulate the shape and size of their recognition sites to bind substrate molecules, 1 generating numerous receptor structures from which the most suitable one is selected (or induced-fit) by their substrates. Modeling such a system is particularly important to develop a new receptor design wherein artificial receptors are constructed through a selection process by their own guests. Although previous examples dealt with the induced-fit control of receptor conformations, there are only several reports on the control of receptor linkages. 2 Here we report the guest-selected formation of its optimal cage-like receptor from an equilibrium mixture of receptors. 3, 4 In Scheme 1, Pd (II)-linked cages, 3 and 4, and some oligomeric compounds, 5 accessible from the same components 1 and 2, are in equilibrium. We show that, from this thermodynamic mixture, each cage structure is selected upon the addition of appropriate guest molecules. The phenomenon described herein is a prototype for a “dynamic receptor library”, 2 which represents one of important goals in the field of molecular recognition. The treatment of 1 with 2 in a 3: 2 ratio first resulted in the formation of a mixture of oligomeric compounds5 (Figure 1a). From this mixture, however, cage complex 3 was selectively formed upon the addition of 1, 3, 5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (5). 6 1H NMR revealed the desymmetrization of both the host and the guest frameworks (Figure 1b), in good agreement with the asymmetric structure of 3. Namely, Hc and Hd of the host C6H3 ring, as well as Py1 and Py2 rings, were inequivalent and guestC6H3 protons were observed at δ 4.50 (Δδ) 4.08, s, 2 H) and δ 4.81 (Δδ) 3.77, s, 1 H). 7 These observations strongly suggested the formation of 3 which tightly accommodated 5 in its cavity. The formation of host-guest complex 3 ‚5 was also supported by ESI-MS which showed prominent peaks for [3 ‚5-