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  • 1Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique Moléculaire, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 rue Blaise Pascal, F-67008 Strasbourg Cedex, France.

Inorganic Chemistry
|June 26, 2001
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A novel methylated alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) with diamino ligands was synthesized and complexed with platinum. This platinum-cyclodextrin complex exhibits an unusual flattened structure, creating a preorganized pocket for water molecule complexation.

Area of Science:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry

Background:

  • Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides with a hydrophobic cavity and hydrophilic exterior, widely used in host-guest chemistry.
  • Modification of cyclodextrins can alter their structural and binding properties for specific applications.
  • Platinum complexes are crucial in catalysis and medicine, and their integration with supramolecular hosts is of interest.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize a novel methylated alpha-cyclodextrin bearing diamino ligands.
  • To prepare and characterize a platinum(II) complex with this modified cyclodextrin.
  • To investigate the structural consequences of complexation on the cyclodextrin core.

Main Methods:

  • Four-step synthesis of a methylated alpha-cyclodextrin derivative with diamino functionalities.

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  • Reaction of the synthesized cyclodextrin with potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II) to form a platinum complex.
  • Characterization using elemental analysis, Mass Spectrometry (MS), Infrared (IR), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
  • Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the platinum complex.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful synthesis of the methylated alpha-cyclodextrin bearing two -CH(2)NH(2) ligands.
    • Formation of a water-soluble platinum(II) chelate complex, [PtCl(2)(5)], with the cyclodextrin.
    • X-ray crystallography revealed a highly distorted, elongated, and flattened cyclodextrin core, adopting an unprecedented rectangular shape.
    • Two opposing glucose units adopted a skew-boat conformation, deviating from the typical chair form.
    • The flattened structure created a preorganized hydrophilic pocket capable of binding a single water molecule via hydrogen bonding.

    Conclusions:

    • The synthesis of the functionalized cyclodextrin and its platinum complex was achieved.
    • Platinum complexation significantly distorts the cyclodextrin structure, leading to an elongated and flattened conformation.
    • This structural transformation results in a unique hydrophilic cavity with potential for selective guest binding.