Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions

The efficient binding of dicarboxylates represents an important yet challenging issue in supramolecular chemistry. In this study, we designed functional ultracycles as hosts to accommodate large organic dicarboxylate anions. These ultracycles were synthesized via a one-pot strategy starting from mac...

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Main Authors: Wen-Hui Mi, Teng-Yu Huang, Xu-Dong Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang
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Published: Beilstein-Institut 2025-05-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.72
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Teng-Yu Huang
Xu-Dong Wang
Yu-Fei Ao
Qi-Qiang Wang
De-Xian Wang
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description The efficient binding of dicarboxylates represents an important yet challenging issue in supramolecular chemistry. In this study, we designed functional ultracycles as hosts to accommodate large organic dicarboxylate anions. These ultracycles were synthesized via a one-pot strategy starting from macrocyclic precursors. Host–dicarboxylate binding was investigated using 1H NMR titrations, revealing that B4aH exhibits strong binding affinities toward a series of dicarboxylates, with association constants reaching up to 6896 M−1. The selectivity for heptanedioate (C72−) was attributed to cooperative hydrogen bonding, anion–π interactions, and a size-matching effect, as supported by DFT optimizations.
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spelling doaj-art-1854b0eb16c4473eaafae70f6c7e67512025-08-20T03:19:24ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry1860-53972025-05-0121188488910.3762/bjoc.21.721860-5397-21-72Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactionsWen-Hui Mi0Teng-Yu Huang1Xu-Dong Wang2Yu-Fei Ao3Qi-Qiang Wang4De-Xian Wang5Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China The efficient binding of dicarboxylates represents an important yet challenging issue in supramolecular chemistry. In this study, we designed functional ultracycles as hosts to accommodate large organic dicarboxylate anions. These ultracycles were synthesized via a one-pot strategy starting from macrocyclic precursors. Host–dicarboxylate binding was investigated using 1H NMR titrations, revealing that B4aH exhibits strong binding affinities toward a series of dicarboxylates, with association constants reaching up to 6896 M−1. The selectivity for heptanedioate (C72−) was attributed to cooperative hydrogen bonding, anion–π interactions, and a size-matching effect, as supported by DFT optimizations.https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.72anion–π interactionsanion recognitionhydrogen bondingdicarboxylatesultracycles
spellingShingle Wen-Hui Mi
Teng-Yu Huang
Xu-Dong Wang
Yu-Fei Ao
Qi-Qiang Wang
De-Xian Wang
Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
anion–π interactions
anion recognition
hydrogen bonding
dicarboxylates
ultracycles
title Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions
title_full Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions
title_fullStr Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions
title_full_unstemmed Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions
title_short Dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion–π interactions
title_sort dicarboxylate recognition based on ultracycle hosts through cooperative hydrogen bonding and anion π interactions
topic anion–π interactions
anion recognition
hydrogen bonding
dicarboxylates
ultracycles
url https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.72
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