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Communication

Binaphthyl-Based Chiral Macrocyclic Hosts for the Selective Recognition of Iodide Anions

by
Zong-Cheng Wang
,
Ying-Zi Tan
,
Lin-Li Tang
and
Fei Zeng
*
Department of Biology and Chemistry, Hunan Universityof Science and Engineering, Yongzhou 415199, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2023, 28(12), 4784; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124784
Submission received: 28 May 2023 / Revised: 8 June 2023 / Accepted: 14 June 2023 / Published: 15 June 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bio-conjugated Organic Chromophores for the Building-Up of Supramolecular Architectures and Sensors)
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Abstract

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In this study, we explorethe synthesis of binaphthyl-based chiral macrocyclic hosts for the first time. They exhibited the selective recognition abilities of iodide anions which can be favored over those of other anions (AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−), as confirmed by UV-vis, HRMS, and 1H NMR spectroscopy experiments, as well as DFT calculations. Neutral aryl C–H···anion interactions play an important role in the formation complexes. The recognition process can be observed by the naked eye.

1. Introduction

Anions are ubiquitous and play an important role in our body. For example, iodine [1,2,3] is araw material used for the synthesis of thyroid hormones, which can promote the metabolism of substances; regulate the metabolism of proteins, fats, and sugars; and help regulate the metabolism of water and salt. However, iodine deficiency can cause diseases such as goiter or hypothyroidism. However, the most common effects of hyperiodine on thyroid function are iodine-induced goiter (IH) and hyperiodine hyperthyroidism. Moreover, the radioisotopes of 129I− and 130I− are considered harmful to the environment [4]. Therefore, the development of iodide anion receptors is of great value and has attracted considerable interest.
The continuous synthesis of novel macrocyclic host molecules and their unique molecular recognition properties have driven the development of supramolecular chemistry [5,6,7,8,9,10,11]. During the past several decades, various macrocyclic hosts have been developed and show excellent recognition properties for anions (such as fluoride, nitrate, oxyacid, and other anions). Outstanding examples include Sessler’s calixpyrrole [12,13,14], Farnham’s fluorinated macrocyclic ethers [15], Flood’s triazolophane [16,17,18], Sindelar’sbambusuril macrocycle [19,20,21], Beer’s rotaxanes and catenanes [22,23,24,25], and so on [26,27,28,29,30]. Most strategies involve the modification of cavities by employing hydrogen bonds offered by specific bindingsites to bind anions with size and shape selectivity in various media. However, the purpose of constructing iodide anion receptor macrocyclic [31,32], due the large diameter and low electron density [33], rarely makes it difficult to form hydrogen bonds and iodide anion–π interactions. After neutral C–H···anion interactions were elucidated by chemists in 2008 [34,35,36,37], this kind of interaction has attracted significant interest and has developed rapidly. Flood and co-works successfully prepared triazolophane and cages and found that these triazolophane and cages display strong affinity for anions through neutral C–H···anion interactions [16,17,18]. Li’s group reported anionsin water recognized by cages through neutral C–H···anion interactions [38,39,40]. Huang’s group demonstrated that a preorganized rigid macrocycle cyclo[4]carbazole can act as an iodide anion receptor through neutral C–H···anion interactions [41]. Despite these seminal reports, we still need to explorethe application of neutral C–H···anion interactions, especially for the selective recognition of iodide anions.
Since the aryl C–H groups form stronger hydrogen bonds with anions than alkyl C–H group [42], we explored the possibility of using binaphthyl units containing a large number of aryl C–H groups as building blocks to construct macrocyclic arene that can selectively recognize iodide anionsthrough neutral C–H···anion interactions. Recently, Wang and co-works reported the easy preparation of a series of triazine- and binaphthol-based chiral macrocycles and cages [43]. Inspired by their work, in this study, we prepared enantiopure macrocyclic arene composed of chiral enantiomeric binaphthyl units, named RR-1 and SS-1, respectively (Figure 1). It was found that RR-1 and SS-1 have a proper cavity size (approximately 10.100 Å × 9.000 Å). 1H NMR and UV-vis experiments demonstrated that RR-1 and SS-1 could be used as exclusive selectivity sites for iodide anion receptors relative to other anions (such as AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−). Neutral C–H···anion interactions play an important role in the formation of RR-1/iodineand SS-1/iodide anion complexes.

2. Results and Discussion

The synthesis of RR-1 and SS-1 isoutlined in Scheme 1. R-3 and S-3 were prepared according to the literature [44]. We then obtained R-2 and S-2 viathe Suzuki coupling reaction of 2,4-dimethoxybenzeneboronic acid with R-3 or S-3 inthe presence of Pd(PPh3)4 as the catalyst in a 68–70% yield. Finally, RR-1 and SS-1 weresynthesized in moderate yield following thetreatment of R-2 or S-2 with paraformaldehyde and boron trifluoride diethyl etherate in dichloromethane at room temperature. The structuresof RR-1 and SS-1 were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, as well as HRMS spectra. The CD spectra of RR-1 (black line) and SS-1 (red line) showed mirror images (Figure 2c), providing strong evidence for the handedness of enantiopure macrocycles.
The attempts to obtain the single crystals of RR-1 and SS-1 that are suitable for X-ray analysis ended in failure. Thus, density functional theory (DFT) methods were used to gain further insightinto the structures of RR-1 and SS-1 by usingGaussian 09 software and by choosing 6-311G as the basis sets. As shown in Figure 2, both RR-1 and SS-1 hadbox-like structures with a cavity size of approximately 10.100 Å × 9.000 Å. Initially, we hypothesized that RR-1 and SS-1 contain electron-rich cavities that could be used for complexes with cationic guest molecules. Unfortunately, when RR-1 (4.0 mM) and 1.0 equiv. tetramethylammonium hexafluorophosphate were mixed in CDCl3/CD3CN (v/v = 1/1), the proton signals of both RR-1 and tetramethylammonium hexafluorophosphate were not shifted, suggesting that no complexation occurred between RR-1 and tetramethylammonium hexafluorophosphate (Figure S10). Since RR-1 and SS-1 contain a large number of neutral aryl C–H bonds, we questioned whether RR-1 and SS-1 can be used as receptorsfor anions.
Consequently, UV-vis experiments were carried out to verify our hypothesis and commercially available tetrabutylammonium salts (TBAX) were used as anion sourcesdue totheir simple composition and good solubility in chloroform. As shown in Figure 3a, after the addition of 5.0 equiv. tetrabutylammonium salts (TBAX, X = AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, I−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−) to the solution of RR-1 in chloroform, the color of the solution containing RR-1 and TBAI changed from colorless to light orange, whereas the others remained colorless. This obvious color change suggests that interactions between RR-1 and TBAI may have occurred. UV-vis experiments further reveal the interactions behavior between RR-1 and TBAX. Upon the addition of 5.0 equiv TBAI, the absorption at 300 nm and 350 nm was enhanced significantly, and new absorption bands appeared at 375 nm, indicating the formation of RR-1/iodide complexes in the solution. On the other hand, no absorption spectral changes were observed after the addition of other TBAX salts mentioned above. All the above results indicate that RR-1 has the ability toselectively recognize iodide anionsover other tested anions. Similar to RR-1, SS-1 also showedthe selective recognition of iodide anionsover other tested anions (Figure 3b).
1H NMR experiments further provided the evidence for the formation of RR-1/iodide complexes in the solution. After RR-1 and TBAI with a 1:1 molar ratio were mixed in CDCl3, a new set of proton signals that differedfrom RR-1 and TBAI were observed on the1H NMR spectrum, indicating that a new complex RR-1/iodide was formed (Figure 4). The protons b and e corresponding to the RR-1 shift up-field by 0.006 and 0.004 ppm, respectively, which could be attributed to the formation of neutral C–H···anion interactions between RR-1 and TBAI. Only the protons b and e corresponding to RR-1 wereshifted, leading us to doubt that the recognition of iodide using RR-1 may occur on the outside of the cavity. Moreover, unlike the recognition of iodide usingcyclo[4]carbazole [41], which is a slow process and occurs inside the cavity, the complex and decomplex between RR-1 and TBAI is a fast exchange process on the NMR time scale at room temperature. This differencemay be due to the iodide being recognized by RR-1 through neutral C–H···anion interactions that are outside of the cavity. To further obtaininsights into the complexation process between RR-1 and TBAI, 1H NMR spectroscopic titrations experiments were then carried out. By monitoring the change inproton b corresponding to RR-1 followingthe addition of TBAI, a1:1 complex between RR-1 and TBAI was formed by the mole ratio plot. The binding constant Ka of the complex RR-1/iodide was determined to be 132.8 ± 33.8 M−1 using BindFit software (http://supramolecular.org). Consequently, the 1:1 complex of SS-1/iodide was also formed and the binding constant was calculated to be Ka = 119.1 ± 32.6 M−1 (Figure S9).
The energy-minimized optimized structure of RR-1/iodide and SS-1/iodide further supported the formation of neutral C–H···anion interactions. As shown in Figure 5a, the iodide anion waslocated outside the cavity of RR-1 through C–H···anion interactions with distances of 3.307 and 3.123 Å, respectively. Only protons b and e corresponding to RR-1 participated in the formation of hydrogen bonds with iodide anions, which is consistent with the results in 1H NMR experiments indicating that only the protons b and e shifted up-field. In the structure of the complex SS-1/iodide, an iodide anionwasalso located outside the cavity of SS-1 through C–H···anion interactions with distances of 3.307 and 3.123 Å, respectively (Figure 5b).

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. General Considerations

Unless otherwise noted, all reagents were obtained from commercial suppliers and used without further purification. 1H NMR and13C NMR spectra were recorded witha Bruker DMX400 NMR spectrometer. Electrospray ionization mass spectra (ESI-MS) were recorded on the Thermo Fisher® Exactive LC-MS spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA).

3.2. Typical Procedure for the Synthesis of RR-1

To a mixture of R-2 (1.17 g, 2.0 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (180 mg, 6.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (150 mL),boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (0.3 mL, 2.4 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h. Then, the reaction was quenched by the addition of 150 mL of water. The organic layer was separated and dried with anhydrous MgSO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was separated viacolumn chromatography on silica gel (eluent: 2:1 DCM/petroleum ether) to give RR-1 (538 mg, 45%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.90 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 4H), 7.84 (s, 4H), 7.39 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 4H), 7.26 (s, 4H), 7.01–6.93 (m, 8H), 6.60 (s, 4H), 3.97 (s, 4H), 3.93 (s, 12H), 3.81 (s, 12H), 3.76 (s, 12H). 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 157.6, 155.8, 154.8, 133.7, 132.7, 132.1, 129.3, 129.2, 128.7, 127.5, 124.6, 122.7, 121.4, 119.6, 114.1, 96.0, 57.0, 56.0, 55.9, 27.8. HRMS (APCI) m/z: [M+Na]+ calculatedfor C78H68O12Na, 1219.4608; found, 1219.4559.

4. Conclusions

In summary, we successfully designed and synthesized enantiopure macrocyclic arene RR-1 and SS-1 composed of chiral enantiomeric binaphthyl units. The anion receptor ability of RR-1 and SS-1 was investigated using UV-vis and 1H NMR experiments. RR-1 and SS-1 were found to be able to selectivity bind the iodide anion in a 1:1 manner among the ten tested anions, and neutral C–H···anion interactions were found to play an important role in the formation of the RR-1/iodideand SS-1/iodide anion complex. The complexation between the iodide with RR-1 or SS-1 can be observed by the naked eye, and the color of solution changes from colorless to light orange. We believe that this new kind of iodide receptor will pavethe way to the design of new anion receptors via neutral C–H···anion interactions.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/molecules28124784/s1, indicating the 1H and 13C spectra of thenew compounds, as well asthe determination of the association constants of complexes.

Author Contributions

Z.-C.W. and Y.-Z.T. performed the synthesis. L.-L.T. performed the 1H NMR spectroscopy experiments and F.Z. conceived and supervised the project and wrote the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21602055); the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2017JJ3094); the Construct Program of Applied Characteristic Discipline in Hunan Province.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Sample Availability

Samples of the compounds are available upon request from the authors.

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Figure 1. Structural formula and proton designations of RR-1 and SS-1.
Figure 1. Structural formula and proton designations of RR-1 and SS-1.
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Scheme 1. The synthesis of RR-1 and SS-1.
Scheme 1. The synthesis of RR-1 and SS-1.
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Figure 2. Theenergy-minimized structures of RR–1 (a) and SS–1 (b) simulated by Gaussian computer program; (c) CD spectra of RR–1 (black line) and SS–1 (red line).
Figure 2. Theenergy-minimized structures of RR–1 (a) and SS–1 (b) simulated by Gaussian computer program; (c) CD spectra of RR–1 (black line) and SS–1 (red line).
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Figure 3. (a) UV–vis spectra of RR–1 (1.00 × 10−2 mM) in CHCl3 and mixed solutions of RR–1 and TBAX (X = AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, I−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−) (5.0 equiv); (b) UV–vis spectra of SS–1 (1.00 × 10−2 mM) in CHCl3 and mixed solutions of SS-1 and TBAX (X = AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, I−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−) (5.0 equiv). Inset: photograph showing the colors of these mixed solutions.
Figure 3. (a) UV–vis spectra of RR–1 (1.00 × 10−2 mM) in CHCl3 and mixed solutions of RR–1 and TBAX (X = AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, I−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−) (5.0 equiv); (b) UV–vis spectra of SS–1 (1.00 × 10−2 mM) in CHCl3 and mixed solutions of SS-1 and TBAX (X = AcO−, NO3−, ClO4−, HSO4−, Br−, I−, PF6−, H2PO4−, BF4−, and CO3F3S−) (5.0 equiv). Inset: photograph showing the colors of these mixed solutions.
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Figure 4. Partial 1H NMR spectra (400 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K) of (a) free RR-1, (b) RR-1 and 1.0 equiv. of TBAI, and (c) free TBAI. [RR-1]0 = 4.0 mM.
Figure 4. Partial 1H NMR spectra (400 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K) of (a) free RR-1, (b) RR-1 and 1.0 equiv. of TBAI, and (c) free TBAI. [RR-1]0 = 4.0 mM.
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Figure 5. The energy-minimized structures of RR-1/iodide (a,b) SS-1/iodide simulated by the Gaussian computer program.
Figure 5. The energy-minimized structures of RR-1/iodide (a,b) SS-1/iodide simulated by the Gaussian computer program.
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