Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5280495 Tetrahedron Letters 2005 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide-based anion receptor 3 binds dihydrogenphosphate with 1:1 stoichiometry through cooperative hydrogen bonding to a naphthalimide N-H and thiourea N-H groups. This was clearly established from 1H NMR titration experiments in DMSO-d6 where a substantial shift in the resonance for the naphthalimide N-H was observed concomitant with the expected thiourea N-H chemical shift migration upon successive additions of H2PO4−. However, whilst 1H NMR titration experiments indicate that 3 was capable of binding other anions such as acetate, the naphthalimide N-H does not participate and the N-H resonance was essentially invariant during the titration. The lack of cooperative binding in this instance was justifiable on steric grounds.

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