Three-state molecular shuttles operated using acid/base stimuli with distinct outputs.
Three-state molecular shuttles operated using acid/base stimuli with distinct outputs.
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DOI:
10.1039/c1ob05236e
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发表时间:
2011-06
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Y. Tokunaga;M. Kawabata;Nao Matsubara
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作者:
Y. Tokunaga;M. Kawabata;Nao Matsubara
This paper describes the acid/base-mediated three-state translational isomerization of two [2]rotaxanes, each containing N-alkylaniline and N,N-dialkylamine centers as binding sites for threaded dibenzo[24]crown-8 units. Under neutral conditions, the dialkylamine unit predominantly recognized the crown ether component through cooperative binding of a proton; when both amino units were protonated under acidic conditions, both translational isomers were generated; the addition of a strong base caused aniline-crown ether interactions to dominate. The three states of the [2]rotaxane featuring the 3,5-diphenylaniline terminus in its dumbbell-shaped component were accompanied by distinct absorptive outputs that were detectable using UV spectroscopy.