Strong, Size-Selective, and Electronically Tunable C−H···Halide Binding with Steric Control over Aggregation from Synthetically Modular, Shape-Persistent [34]Triazolophanes
摘要:
A series of shape-persistent [3(4)]triazolophanes bearing t-butyl or triethylene glycol (OTg) substituents on the phenylene linkers have been prepared in a modular manner from simple building blocks. Triazolophane-halide binding affinities were determined using UV titrations in order to help in understanding the driving forces behind the large receptor-anion binding strengths supported solely by CH hydrogen-bond donors. The fixed size of the central cavity provides a means for selective recognition of Cl- and Br- anions with large binding strengths (K-a > 1 000 000 M-1; Delta G > -8.5 kcal mol(-1)). The smaller F- and larger I- anions are bound less tightly by similar to 1 and similar to 3 orders of magnitude, respectively. The four triazole-based H-bond donors are believed to be of primary importance, while the four phenylene CH H-bond donors take on a secondary role. Consistent with this idea, the binding affinity can be tuned by as much as 1 kcal mol-1 by changing the character of the four phenylene-based substituents from more (OTg) to less (t-butyl) electron-donating. Preorganization was also found to play a central role, on the basis of comparisons with a foldamer analogue that shows much-reduced binding. Aggregation was facilitated as the substituents were changed from t-butyl to OTg, increasing the degree of self-association from K-E approximate to 0 to 230 M-1 in CD2Cl2. Diffusion NMR experiments established aggregation as opposed to dimerization. These findings indicate the importance of the cavity size for selective anion recognition as well as the role of the phenylene linkers in tuning the binding strengths and modulating the aggregation of the [3(4)]triazolophanes.
Solid-Phase Synthesis of Phenylacetylene Oligomers Utilizing a Novel 3-Propyl-3-(benzyl-supported) Triazene Linkage
作者:James C. Nelson、James K. Young、Jeffrey S. Moore
DOI:10.1021/jo961250u
日期:1996.11.15
Sequence-specific phenylacetylene oligomers consisting of functionalized monomers (hexyl benzoate, hexyl phenyl ether, benzonitrile, and tert-butylphenyl) are synthesized in gram quantities using solid-phase methods. Growing oligomers are attached to a divinylbenzene cross-linked polystyrene support by the 1-aryl-3-propyl-3-(benzyl-supported) triazene moiety. This linkage is obtained by reaction of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborate salts with a n-propylamino-modified Merrifield resin. Condensation strategies are described, producing oligomers with higher yields and simplified procedures compared to solution-phase methods. Terminal acetylene is protected with a trimethylsilyl group. After deprotection of the resin-bound terminal acetylene, an aryl iodide monomer or an aryl iodide-terminated oligomer is coupled to the supported oligomer using a palladium(0) catalyst. The cycle can be repeated to produce sequence-specific oligomers of varying length and functionality. The resulting oligomers are liberated from the polymer support by cleavage of the 1-aryl-3-propyl-3-(benzyl-supported) triazene group by reaction with iodomethane producing an aryl iodide.