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Binding Mechanisms and Driving Forces for the Selective Complexation between Pillar[5]arenes and Neutral Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds

  1. Kang Han1,2,
  2. Yanyan Zhang3,
  3. Jian Li1,
  4. Yihua Yu3,
  5. Xueshun Jia1,
  6. Chunju Li1,2

Article first published online: 1 MAR 2013

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201647

Issue

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volume 2013, Issue 11, pages 2057–2060, April 2013

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Han, K., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Yu, Y., Jia, X. and Li, C. (2013), Binding Mechanisms and Driving Forces for the Selective Complexation between Pillar[5]arenes and Neutral Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2013: 2057–2060. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201201647

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China, Fax: +86-21-6613-4862, http://www.shu.edu.cn/

  2. 2

    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China, http://www.meplab.fudan.edu.cn/

  3. 3

    Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China, http://www.ecnu.edu.cn/

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 APR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 1 MAR 2013
  3. Manuscript Received: 5 DEC 2012

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Keywords:

  • Supramolecular chemistry;
  • Host–guest systems;
  • Molecular recognition;
  • Binding mechanisms;
  • Macrocycles

Abstract

To clarify the binding mechanisms and driving forces for the unique ability of pillar[5]arenes to recognize neutral molecules, the complexation of a series of nitrogen heterocycle substituted 1,4-butylene guests with pillar[5]arenes was studied. Guests molecules that have similar structures exhibit remarkably different association constants, and multiple weak C–H···N interactions between the alkyl groups of the pillar[5]arenes and the outer nitrogen atoms of the heterocycles of the guests are the dominant driving forces for complexation.

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