Ditopic Ion Transport Systems: Anion-p Interactions and Halogen Bonds at Work
Ditopic Ion Transport Systems: Anion-p Interactions and Halogen Bonds at Work
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201104966
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发表时间:
2011-01-01
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16.6
通讯作者:
Matile, Stefan
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作者:
Jentzsch, Andreas Vargas;Emery, Daniel;Matile, Stefan
Ion transport systems that operate in lipid bilayer membranes [1–3] are emerging as attractive tools to probe the functional relevance of weak interactions that are otherwise difficult to observe.[1] This approach builds on the notion that transport and catalysis operate best with weaker interactions than the ones that are required for detection in binding studies. Earlier important work in theory and in bulk membranes has confirmed that transport efficiency follows “Goldilocks principle”, with the stronger binders not being the best transporter.[4] Herein, we introduce single-atom mutation series with a new ditopic ion transport system to demonstrate the general functional relevance of anion–π interactions and to achieve, for the first time, anion transport with halogen bonds.The rarity of functional halogen bonds [5–10] compared to the frequency of hydrogen bonds is reminiscent of the situation with anion–π interactions [11] compared to the ubiquitous cation–π interactions. Increasing in strength with halogen atom polarizability, halogen bonds are most efficient with iodine substituents.[5, 6] They strongly depend on the environment, including contributions from solvation/desolvation, and are strongest in noncompetitive hydrophobic solvents.[7] Halogen bonds have been studied extensively in solid-state crystal engineering.[5] Whereas pioneering examples for rational drug design [8] and anion binding with halogen bonds in solution exist,[9] their application to catalysis [10] and particularly to transport is essentially unexplored. Calix [4] arenes 1–6 were designed to dissect the individual contributions of halogen bonds, hydrogen bonds, and anion–π