Bistren cryptands and cryptates: versatile receptors for anion inclusion and recognition in water

作者:Alibrandi Giuseppe; Amendola Valeria; Bergamaschi Greta; Fabbrizzi Luigi*; Licchelli Maurizio
来源:Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, 13(12): 3510-3524.
DOI:10.1039/c4ob02618g

摘要

Bistren cryptands can be easily synthesised through the Schiff base condensation of two molecules of tren and three molecules of a dialdehyde, followed by hydrogenation of the six C=N double bonds to give octamine cages, whose ellipsoidal cavity can be varied at will, by choosing the appropriate dialdehyde, in order to include substrates of varying sizes and shapes. Bistrens can operate as effective anion receptors in two ways: (i) in their protonated form, providing six secondary ammonium groups capable of establishing hydrogen bonding interactions with the anion; (ii) as dicopper(II) cryptates, in which the two coordinatively unsaturated metal centres can be bridged by an ambidentate anion. Representative examples of the two approaches, as well as the design of an anion molecular dispenser, in which a dicopper(II) bistren cryptate acts as a bottle will be illustrated.

  • 出版日期2015