Neutral iodotriazole foldamers as tetradentate halogen bonding anion receptors.

Arseni BorissovJason Y C LimAsha BrownKirsten E ChristensenAmber L ThompsonMartin D SmithPaul D Beer

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)

Neutral tetradentate halogen bond donor foldamers were synthesised and exhibit enhanced anion affinities over their hydrogen bonding analogues, displaying iodide selectivity over lighter halide, carboxylate and dihydrogen phosphate anions. A foldamer with a chiral (S)-binaphthol motif was demonstrated to distinguish between enantiomers of chiral anions.

Keyphrases

ionic liquid
capillary electrophoresis
molecular docking
mass spectrometry
structure activity relationship
structural basis