Abstract
In this work, we synthesized n-octylpyrazinium bromide(G-Br) and n-octylpyrazinium hexafluorophosphate(G-PF6) as model guests and studied their host-guest complexation with 1,4-dimethoxypillar[5]arene(DMP5A). Effect of alkylpyrazinium counterions on the host-guest recognition was investigated. Based on the 1H NOESY spectra, the binding site of DMP5A with G-PF6 is the same as that of DMP5A with G-Br. However, G-PF6 forms a stronger complex with DMP5A than G-Br, owing to that hexafluorophosphate forms weaker doubly inonic H-bonds with ammonium cation than bromide ion in chloroform, which leads to some aggregates that could be dissociated with the addition of DMP5A.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 202-206 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Research in Chinese Universities |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2016 |
Keywords
- Counterion
- Host-guest recognition
- Pillararene
- Supramolecular chemistry