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Journal Article
Halogen bonding in water results in enhanced anion recognition in acyclic and rotaxane hosts
2014
Overview
Halogen bonding (XB), the attractive interaction between an electron-deficient halogen atom and a Lewis base, has undergone a dramatic development as an intermolecular force analogous to hydrogen bonding (HB). However, its utilization in the solution phase remains underdeveloped. Furthermore, the design of receptors capable of strong and selective recognition of anions in water remains a significant challenge. Here we demonstrate the superiority of halogen bonding over hydrogen bonding for strong anion binding in water, to the extent that halide recognition by a simple acyclic mono-charged receptor is achievable. Quantification of iodide binding by rotaxane hosts reveals the strong binding by the XB-rotaxane is driven exclusively by favourable enthalpic contributions arising from the halogen-bonding interactions, whereas weaker association with the HB-rotaxanes is entropically driven. These observations demonstrate the unique nature of halogen bonding in water as a strong alternative interaction to the ubiquitous hydrogen bonding in molecular recognition and assembly.
The ability to achieve strong molecular recognition in water is a key challenge for supramolecular chemistry. Now, halogen bonding — the attractive interaction between an electron-deficient halogen atom and a Lewis base — has been shown to be superior to hydrogen bonding for strong anion binding in water. Ripple image: © PhotoDisc/Getty Images.
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Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
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