作者:Luyan Meng、Keyin Liu、Shuli Mo、Yueyuan Mao、Tao Yi
DOI:10.1039/c3ob27204d
日期:——
Two guanosine analogues have been designed and synthesized by connecting one (1) or three adamantane branches (2). The compound containing a single adamantane branch formed G-quartets in acetonitrile solution, and was then transformed into a G-ribbon gel at concentrations higher than the critical gelation concentration. In contrast, the compound with three adamantane branches precipitated after a heating–cooling process. By means of circular dichroism and UV/visible spectra, NMR, SEM, and structural studies, the mechanism of the formation of the G-quartets and G-ribbon gel, as well as the difference in the self-assembly modes of the two compounds, have been fully elucidated. Compound 1 firstly self-assembled into G-quartets in solutions in the concentration range 5.0 × 10−4 to 1.0 × 10−2 M, and these G-quartets were transformed into a G-ribbon on further increasing the concentration. Gelation occurred when the G-ribbon self-assembled into a hexagonal columnar structure with the help of intermolecular hydrogen-bonding and hydrophobic interactions. This gel was sensitive to sonication and underwent a morphology change from a columnar structure to a flower-like structure composed of flakes. In contrast, due to steric hindrance, compound 2 only assembled into a spherical structure based on hydrophobic interactions.
两种鸟苷类似物通过连接一个(1)或三个金刚烷枝(2)被设计和合成。含有单个金刚烷枝的化合物在乙腈溶液中形成了G四聚体,并在高于临界凝胶化浓度时转变为G丝带凝胶。相较之下,含有三个金刚烷枝的化合物在加热-冷却过程后沉淀。通过圆二色性和紫外/可见光谱、NMR、SEM以及结构研究,充分阐明了G四聚体和G丝带凝胶的形成机制,以及两种化合物自组装模式的差异。化合物1首先在浓度范围5.0 × 10−4到1.0 × 10−2 M的溶液中自组装成G四聚体,随后在浓度进一步增加时,这些G四聚体转变为G丝带。在分子间氢键和疏水相互作用的帮助下,G丝带自组装成六角柱状结构时,发生了凝胶化。该凝胶对超声处理敏感,其形态从柱状结构变化为由薄片组成的花状结构。相对而言,由于空间位阻,化合物2仅基于疏水相互作用组装成球形结构。