Towards the development of colorimetric probes to discriminate between isomeric dicarboxylates.
Towards the development of colorimetric probes to discriminate between isomeric dicarboxylates.
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10.1002/anie.200390178
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2003-02
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F. Sancenón;R. Martínez‐Máñez;M. Miranda;M. Seguí;J. Soto
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F. Sancenón;R. Martínez‐Máñez;M. Miranda;M. Seguí;J. Soto
The development of new chemosensors based on supramolecular concepts is a field of current interest.[1] A significant amount of work has been devoted to obtain specific chemosensors that are able to change, upon complexation with the target guests, one or several macroscopic properties in response to the molecular coordination event. Changes in fluorescence [2] and in absorbance [3] are the output signals used in the development of optical chemosensors. Although a number of chromogenic receptors for the sensing of metal ions have been developed,[4] very few chromogenic receptors for anions have been described in the literature that are based on recognition approaches.[5] Most of the receptors have been developed for the colorimetric sensing of inorganic anions,[6] whereas very few have been designed for recognition of organic anions,[7] particularly in aqueous environments. Thus, the development of chromogenic reagents for such species remains a challenge. In this context, and as an advancement of this field, we wish now to report a chromogenic system for the colorimetric discrimination between certain organic isomers (cis/trans and ortho/meta/para dicarboxylates). Differentiation of isomers is, in general, a difficult task because of their rather similar chemical and physical properties. To the best of our knowledge, the examples we show here are the first supramolecular-based colorimetric probes for the detection of isomeric anions. Most of the known colorimetric anion chemosensors are based on host molecules containing anion coordination sites coupled to chromogenic signaling units. In those receptors, coordination of the anion usually modifies the charge-transfer band of the chromogenic group resulting in™ naked-eye∫ anion detection. A different approach involves the use of anion-induced reactions that can be either reversible or irreversible.[8] We have recently reported the use of one such anion-induced reversible reaction for the selective detection of ATP in water/organic solvent mixtures.[9] The system was based on the cyclization of yellow 1, 3, 5-triarylpent-2-en-1, 5-diones to the magenta pyrylium cation. A family of 1, 3, 5-triarylpent-2-en-1, 5-diones were synthesized by electrophilic aromatic substitution of the corresponding aniline derivative with 2, 6-diphenylpyrylium perchlorate in DMF at 1508C. Subsequent column chromatography on aluminum oxide afforded the receptors L1ąL8 in approximately 35% yield. The UV/Vis spectra of L1ąL8 are very similar, with a band centered at around 370ą380 nm, which is indicative of their brightly yellow color. The structures of the compounds L1ąL8 are shown in Scheme 1.