Toward Synthetic Tubes for NO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>: Design, Synthesis, and Host−Guest Chemistry
作者:Grigory V. Zyryanov、Dmitry M. Rudkevich
DOI:10.1021/ja0392869
日期:2004.4.1
Design of molecular nanotubes is proposed for entrapment and conversion of NO2/N2O4 gases. Synthesis of 1,3-alternate bis-calix[4]arene tube 3 of 5 x 11 Angstrom internal dimensions is presented, and its reversible reactions with NO2/N2O4 in solution are studied. Exposure of 3 to NO2/N2O4 in chlorinated solvents results in the rapid encapsulation of nitrosonium (NO+) cations within its interior. Mono- and dinitrosonium complexes 4 and 5, respectively, were isolated and characterized by UV-vis, FTIR, and H-1 NMR spectroscopies, and also molecular modeling. The NO+ entrapment process is reversible, and addition of water quickly recovered starting tube 3. Encapsulated within the tube NO+ species act as nitrosating agents for secondary amides. These findings open wider perspectives toward NO2/NOx storing and converting materials and also offer a promise for further development of supramolecular chemistry of synthetic nanotubes.