Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5223237 Tetrahedron 2009 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

The synthesis of disulfonamide receptor scaffolds for anion binding is reported. Acyclic receptors are found to tightly bind acetate in MeCN-d3 with dominant 1:1 stoichiometry, a smaller, sequential 1:2 (H+G) association is also found. Constraint of the disulfonamide receptor into macrocycles serves to eliminate the 1:2 binding stoichiometry and X-ray crystal structures of several macrocyclic receptors allow rationalisation of their affinity for acetate binding. l-Valine derived macrocycles maintain tight 1:1 binding of acetate (Ka1:1 >104 M−1) in MeCN-d3 and display preference for oxyanion binding in more competitive MeCN-d3/2% H2O.

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