Spontaneous helical folding of bis(Ni-salphen) complexes in solution and in the solid state: spectroscopic tracking of the unfolding process induced by Na+ ions
Spontaneous helical folding of bis(Ni-salphen) complexes in solution and in the solid state: spectroscopic tracking of the unfolding process induced by Na+ ions
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双(Ni-salphen)配合物在溶液和固态中的自发螺旋折叠:Na离子诱导的展开过程的光谱跟踪
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10.1039/c3dt53397b
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2014
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Hirohiko Houjou
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作者:
Hiroto Achira;Muneyuki Ito;Toshiki Mutai;Isao Yoshikawa;Koji Araki;Hirohiko Houjou
Four kinds of bis(Ni-salphen) complexes containing a 2-methylenepropane-1,3-diyl linker were synthesised and characterised. Crystal structural analysis revealed that one of the complexes folded into a helical structure, in which two Ni atoms were at a distance of 3.2 Å from each other. NMR measurements suggested that a similar folded state was maintained in solution, and the energy barrier for refolding through an unfolded state was 47 kJ mol−1. The folded complex also exhibited a significant bathochromic shift in its UV-Vis absorption structure. Addition of sodium ions caused unfolding of the complexes, and the corresponding spectra were attributed to a virtually isolated state. DFT calculations reproduced well the energy barrier and folding-induced bathochromic shift.