Calix[4]arenes containing thiourea and amide moieties: Neutral receptors towards α,ω-dicarboxylate anions

  • Shun Ying Liu
  • , Yong Bing He*
  • , Jin Long Wu
  • , Lan Hua Wei
  • , Hai Juan Qin
  • , Ling Zhi Meng
  • , Ling Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two-armea neutral anion receptors (4.5). were prepared and examined for their anion-binding ability using UV-vis, fluorescence and 1H NMR spectra in DMSO. The results of non-linear curve fitting indicate that 4 or 5 form 1 : 1 stoichiometric complexes with dicarboxylate anions by multiple hydrogen bonding interactions and the sensitivity for recognition of dicarboxylate depends on the chain length of these dicarboxylate anions. Receptors 4 and 5 have no binding ability with acetate, dihydrogen phosphate and the halogen (Cl-, Br-, I- ) anions. This demonstrates that receptors 4 or 5 could be used as chemical sensors for some special dicarboxylate anions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1582-1586
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume2
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

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