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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1582-1586 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Jun 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |