Different metal-ion-induced dimeric self-assembling cavities based on thiacalix[4]benzocrown-4 isomers
作者:Xiong Li、Yan Li、Wei-Ping Yang、Yuan-Yin Chen、Shu-Ling Gong
DOI:10.1039/c0dt00543f
日期:——
To construct the self-assembly of metal-ion-induced well-ordered architectures based on calixcrowns, isomeric thiacalix[4]benzocrowns-4 1 and 2 with rigid and small crown units were employed as the new scaffolds. They all show remarkable selectivity for Ag+ and their complexation ability towards Ag+ results in two novel dimeric aggregates of calixcrowns, which were first evidenced by ESI-MS, 1H and DOSY-NMR spectra. Ultimately, X-ray diffraction experiments confirmed unambiguously the existence of the two metal-ion-induced dimers in lower rim/lower rim mode, and showed that dimerization of calixcrown 1 or 2 in the presence of Ag+ could form dimeric supramolecular cavity with a small inner room. Moreover, the positional isomerism of their crown units (o-benzocrown unit for ligand 1 and m-benzocrown unit for 2) led to a dramatic change in the configuration of the two dimeric cavities 1·Ag+ and 2·Ag+. For dimeric cavity 1·Ag+, two silver centers seamed two thiacalix[4]crown molecules together and resided at the edge of the dimeric self-assembling cavity; for dimeric cavity 2·Ag+, one Ag+ stitched two thiacalixcrowns together and was encapsulated in the center of the self-assembling cavity, while the other Ag+ is tied down to one end of the dimer. Consequently, as a result of the different construction of dimeric cavities 1·Ag+ and 2·Ag+ the extended structures of the complexes are also different. The neighbour self-assembling cavities 1·Ag+ are mutually oriented side-by-side and form a 1-D rectilineal polymeric chain. While, the neighbour self-assembling cavities 2·Ag+ arrange themselves in a typical head-to-tail fashion to form a zig-zag polymeric chain.
构建基于金属离子诱导的自组装良序结构,采用了具有刚性和小型冠单元的异构硫碱[4]苯冠-4 1和2作为新的支架。它们对Ag+显示出显著的选择性,且对Ag+的络合能力导致了两种新型二聚体聚合物的形成,这一点首次通过ESI-MS、1H和DOSY-NMR谱得到了证实。最终,X射线衍射实验明确证实了两种金属离子诱导的二聚体在下边缘/下边缘模式下的存在,并显示在Ag+存在的情况下,硫碱冠1或2的二聚化可形成具有小内腔的二聚超分子腔。此外,它们的冠单元的位移异构(配体1的邻苯冠单元和配体2的间苯冠单元)导致这两种二聚腔体1·Ag+和2·Ag+的构型发生了显著变化。对于二聚腔体1·Ag+,两个银中心将两个硫碱[4]冠分子拼接在一起,并位于二聚自组装腔体的边缘;而对于二聚腔体2·Ag+,一个Ag+将两个硫碱冠拼接在一起,并被包裹在自组装腔体的中心,而另一个Ag+则固定在二聚体的一端。因此,由于二聚腔体1·Ag+和2·Ag+的不同构造,复合物的扩展结构也有所不同。相邻的自组装腔体1·Ag+是相互并排排列,形成一维直线聚合物链;而相邻的自组装腔体2·Ag+则以典型的头尾排列方式排列,形成锯齿状聚合物链。