The water-soluble argentivorous molecule: Ag(+)-π interactions in water
Yoichi Habata1, Yoko Okeda, Mari Ikeda
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan. habata@chem.sci.toho-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Ag(+)-π interactions between Ag(+) ions and a water-soluble tetra-armed cyclen bearing aromatic side-arms (tetracesium 4,4',4'',4'''-((1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl)tetrakis(methylene))tetrabenzoate, Cs4) are reported. The structure of the Ag(+) complex with Cs4 was examined using cold ESI-MS, and (1)H NMR and UV spectroscopies. It is found that when it forms Ag(+) complexes in water, Cs4 behaves like an insectivorous plant (Venus flytrap).
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