Zn(II)-coordination and fluorescence studies of a new polyazamacrocycle incorporating 1H-pyrazole and naphthalene units
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Preparation of Stable Bicyclic Aziridinium Ions and Their Ring-Opening for the Synthesis of Azaheterocycles
Published on: August 22, 2018
Javier Pitarch1, M Paz Clares, Raquel Belda
1Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Dr Moliner, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
The synthesis and Zn(2+) coordination properties of a new macrocycle (L1) obtained by dipodal (2 + 2) condensation of the polyamine 3-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)pentane-1,5-diamine with 1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarbaldehyde are reported. pH-metric studies show that L1 bears five measurable protonation steps in the 2.0-11.0 pH range. Fluorescence emission studies indicate that the removal of the first proton from the H(5)L1(5+) species leads to a significant decrease in the emission due to a photoinduced electron transfer process. Addition of Zn(2+) promotes a boat-like conformation that approaches both fluorophores and facilitates the formation of an excimer which reaches its highest emission for a 1 : 1 Zn(2+) : L1 molar ratio. Density functional theory calculations support the experimental data and suggest that the protective effect of the Zn(2+) ion along with hydrogen bonding between the 1H-pyrazole moiety and one of the tertiary nitrogen atoms is responsible for this behaviour.
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