Silica-attached molecular receptor complexes for benzoates and naphthoates
作者:Jozef A. Z. Hodyl、Stephen F. Lincoln、Kevin P. Wainwright
DOI:10.1007/s10847-010-9782-8
日期:2010.12
A series of cyclen (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) derived molecular receptors for aromatic oxoanions, that are activated by complexation with Cd(II), have been covalently linked to 3-(glycidoxy)propyl-functionalised silica gel (70–230 mesh). These immobilised receptor complexes are highly effective for the sequestration of o-hydroxybenzoates and 2-naphthoate from aqueous solution, achieving a >80% saturation level by stirring the material in the aqueous solution for 1 h at pH 7.00 and 298 K. Examination of the uptake levels of a variety of different benzoates and naphthoates suggests that the retention mechanism involves a combination of classical hydrogen bonding and non-classical, water mediated, O–H···π hydrogen bonding. Contrary to expectations, attachment of hydroxy terminated polyether chains to the periphery of the receptor complex diminished the level of uptake. Silica-attached receptor complexes of the type shown are effective materials for sequestering o-hydroxybenzoates from aqueous solution.
一系列由环烯(1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十二烷)衍生的芳香族氧阴离子分子受体通过与镉(II)络合而被激活,并与 3-(缩水甘油)丙基功能化硅胶(70-230 目)共价连接。在 pH 值为 7.00 和 298 K 的条件下,将这种材料在水溶液中搅拌 1 h 就能达到 80% 的饱和度。对各种不同苯甲酸盐和萘酸盐吸收水平的研究表明,保留机制涉及经典氢键和以水为介质的非经典 O-H--π 氢键的组合。与预期相反,羟基末端聚醚链附着在受体复合物外围会降低吸收水平。所示类型的二氧化硅附着受体复合物是从水溶液中封存邻羟基苯甲酸盐的有效材料。
Preliminary evaluation of fluoro-pegylated benzyloxybenzenes for quantification of β-amyloid plaques by positron emission tomography
作者:Yanping Yang、Hualong Fu、Mengchao Cui、Cheng Peng、Zhigang Liang、Jiapei Dai、Zhiyong Zhang、Chunping Lin、Boli Liu
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.09.028
日期:2015.11
A new series of fluoro-pegylated benzyloxybenzenes were designed, synthesized and evaluated as PET probes for early detection of A beta plaques. Molecular docking revealed that all of the flexible benzyloxybenzenes inserted themselves into the hydrophobic Va118_Phe20 cleft on the flat spine of the A beta fiber, in a manner similar to that of IMPY molecule. The most potent probe, [F-18]9a, exhibited a combination of high binding affinity to A beta aggregates (K-i= 21.0 +/- 4.9 nM), high initial brain uptake (9.14% ID/g at 2 min), fast clearance from normal brain tissue (1.79% ID/g at 60 min), and satisfactory in vivo biostability in the brain (95% of intact form at 2 min). [F-18]9a clearly labeled A beta plaques in in vitro autoradiography of postmortem AD patients and Tg mice brain sections. Ex vivo autoradiography further demonstrated that [F-18]9a did penetrate the intact BBB and specifically bind to A beta plaques in vivo. Overall, [F-18]9a may be a potential PET probe for imaging A beta plaques in AD brains. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Simple Mechanical Molecular and Supramolecular Machines: Photochemical and Electrochemical Control of Switching Processes
作者:Peter R. Ashton、Roberto Ballardini、Vincenzo Balzani、Sue E. Boyd、Alberto Credi、Maria T. Gandolfi、Marcos Gómez-López、Sayeedha Iqbal、Douglas Philp、Jon A. Preece、Luca Prodi、Howard G. Ricketts、J. Fraser Stoddart、Malcolm S. Tolley、Margherita Venturi、Margherita Venturi、Andrew J. P. White、David J. Williams
DOI:10.1002/chem.19970030123
日期:1997.1
AbstractPhotochemical control of a self‐assembled supramolecular 1:1 pseudorotaxane (formed between a tetracationic cyclophane, namely the tetrachloride salt of cyclobis(paraquat‐p‐phenylene), and 1,5‐bis[2‐(2‐(2‐hydroxy)ethoxy)ethoxy]naphthalene) has been achieved in aqueous solution. The photochemical one‐electron reduction of the cyclophane to the radical trication weakens the noncovalent bonding interactions between the cyclophane and the naphthalene guest—π‐π interactions between the π‐electron‐rich and π‐electron‐poor aromatic systems, and hydrogen‐bonding interactions between the acidic α‐bipyridinium hydrogen atoms of the cyclophane and the polyether oxygen atoms of the naphthalene derivative—sufficiently to allow the guest to dethread from the cavity; the process can be monitored by the appearance of naphthalene fluorescence. The radical tricationic cyclophane can be oxidized back to the tetracation in the dark by allowing oxygen gas into the system. This reversible process is marked by the disappearance of naphthalene fluorescence as the molecule is recomplexed by the tetracationic cyclophane. This supramolecular system can be chemically modified such that the π‐electron‐rich unit, either a naphthalene derivative or a hydroquinone ring, and the tetracationic cyclophane are covalently linked. We have demonstrated that the π‐electron‐rich residue in this system is totally “self‐complexed” by the cyclophane to which it is covalently attached. Additionally, the self‐complexation can be switched “off” and “on” by electrochemical two‐electron reductions and oxidations, respectively, of the tetracationic cyclophane component. Thus, we have achieved the construction of two switches at the nanoscale level, one driven by photons and the other by electrons.