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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 15, Issue 44, Pages 11912-11917Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901020
Keywords
calixarenes; host-guest systems; polyamines; regioselectivity; supramolecular chemistry
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- CNRS
- Agence National pour la Recherche (Calixzyme) [ANR-05-BLAN-0003]
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A Zn-II-funnel complex based on a calix[6]arene ligand decorated with three tris(imidazolyl) arms at one end of the cone and three NH2 substituents at the other end, acts as a multipoint recognition host for polyfunctionalized guests. The selectivity is ensured by coordination to Zn-II, CH-pi interaction within the calix cone, and H-bonding at both rims of the cavity. As a result of these multiple interactions, the host can wrap and orient an unsymmetrical triamine guest with a high selectivity. Furthermore, a proton-monitored switch between the regioisomeric adducts allows reversible inversion of the directionality of the system. Thanks to this directional control, the regioselective mono-carbamoylation of the unsymmetrical triamine guest was successfully achieved on a preparative scale. This case study shows that a funnel-like receptor can be used as a supramolecular protecting tool allowing a transformation which would be impracticable with conventional covalent chemistry.
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