Peripheral Templation-Modulated Interconversion between an A4L6 Tetrahedral Anion Cage and A2L3 Triple Helicate with Guest Capture/Release

Xuemin Bai, Chuandong Jia*, Yanxia Zhao, Dong Yang, Shi Cheng Wang, Anyang Li, Yi Tsu Chan, Yao Yu Wang, Xiao Juan Yang, Biao Wu

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Abstract

An anion-coordination-based A4L6 (“A” denotes anion and “L” is ligand) tetrahedral cage was constructed by a C2-symmetric bis-bis(urea) ligand and phosphate anion, which showed reversible interconversion with the A2L3 triple helicate as a response to the template, concentration, or solvent. Notably, an unusual “peripheral” templation was found to be critical to stabilize the tetrahedral structure. This peripheral effect was utilized to assemble an “empty” A4L6 cage that allows the multi-stimuli-controlled capture/release of biologically important species such as choline and acetylcholine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1851-1855
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • anion coordination
  • multistimuli-responsive behavior
  • peripheral template ion
  • self-assembly
  • tetrahedral anion cage

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