Naslov
Experimental and theoretical study of the cation binding properties of macrocyclic dehydrodibenzopyrido[15]annulenes

Autori
Zimmermann, Boris ; Baranović, Goran ; Gembarovski, Dubravka

Izvornik
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy (1386-1425) 137 (2015); 730-739

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Dehydroannulenes; Dehydrodibenzopyrido[15]annulenes; Time-dependent DFT; Polarizable continuum model; Metal cation binding; Protonation

Sažetak
The UV/Vis titration measurements, vibrational and NMR spectroscopy of isomeric dehydrodibenzopyrido[15]annulenes (DBPA) 1 and 2 clearly show that under proper conditions these macrocycles can achieve fast, quantitative and unselective binding of metal ions. The macrocycle 1 is an example of a hindered amine 2, 6-bis(R)pyridine and its isomer 2 of a non-hindered amine 3, 5-bis(R)pyridine. The protonation stoichiometry for both 1 and 2 was assumed to be DBPA:H+ = 1:1 and the formation constants log K = 4.77 ± 0.02 for 1, and log K = 6.78 ± 0.08 for 2 were obtained that well agree with those obtained under similar conditions for a macrocycle containing bipyridine units. The protonation of 2 gave the estimated stoichiometry of 2:H+ = 1:1 while the stoichiometric protonation of macrocycle 1 could not be achieved and the lower stability of the ion pair containing 1H+ is most likely due to the inaccessibility of the nitrogen atom of 1 to the counterions and solvent molecules. The structures and electronic absorption spectra of 1 and 2, as well as the structures and spectra of 1H+ and 2H+, i.e. the species formed by protonation of the pyridine nitrogen, were calculated with the time-dependent DFT method with a B3LYP functional and a 6-31+G(d) basis set. The solvent effects were incorporated by means of the polarizable continuum model (PCM). The agreement of the calculated absorption data for the parent and protonated species with the observed spectra is rather satisfactory. Vibrational IR and Raman spectra of 1, 2, 1H+ and 2H+ in vacuo were calculated at the B3LYP/cc-pVTZ level of theory. Macrocycles 1 and 2, and their products protonated by trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (1HOTf and 2HOTf) were also characterized by temperature-dependent FTIR technique known as two dimensional IR correlation analysis. Quite large difference in degradation temperature between macrocycle 1 and 2 and their protonated complexes was measured, indicating that inclusion of proton leads to significant thermal stabilization of dehydroannulene ring.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija

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