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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
The structure of a cyclophanic tetraester (1), previously employed for investigations on the cation-pi interaction, has been optimized to better accommodate acetylcholine (ACh) and tetramethylammonium (TMA) guests. Following indications from molecular modeling calculations, a flexible cyclophane receptor of significantly improved binding properties has been obtained by removing the four carbonyl groups of the parent host. 2,11,20,29-Tetraoxa[3.3.3.3]paracyclophane (2) was prepared by an improved procedure, which was conveniently devised to avoid the formation of contiguous cyclooligomers that caused serious separation issues. Association of 2 with TMA picrate was measured in CDCl(3) at T = 296 K by (1)H NMR titrations and compared to binding data obtained for a set of reference hosts, including the parent tetraester 1, the corresponding cyclophanic tetraamine, the open-chain counterpart of 2, and its cyclooligomers from pentamer to octamer. Binding enhancements ranging from 15-fold (with respect to the tetraester and the tetraamine) to over 80-fold (with respect to the open-chain tetraether) were achieved by geometry optimization of the host. Binding of 2 to ACh and TMA was investigated for a variety of counterions. A constant binding free energy increment of nearly 8 kJ mol(-1) with respect to 1 was observed, independent from the anion and irrespective of the different structure of the cationic guests. Results showed that the electrostatic inhibiting contribution of the counterion to the cation's binding is a characteristic constant of each anion. The value of -Delta G degrees = 44.9 kJ mol(-1) extrapolated for TMA in the absence of a counterion indicates that 28-34 kJ mol(-1) of binding free energy are lost in ion pairing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-3263
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3654-61
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Binding of acetylcholine and tetramethylammonium to flexible cyclophane receptors: improving on binding ability by optimizing host's geometry.
pubmed:affiliation
CNR, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Università di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article