Synthesis and metal binding properties of N-alkylcarboxyspiropyrans
2017 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 1542-1550
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Keyword(s):
H Nmr
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Spiropyrans bearing an N-alkylcarboxylate tether are a common structure in dynamic, photoactive materials and serve as colourimetric/fluorimetric cation receptors. In this study, we describe an efficient synthesis of spiropyrans with 2–12 carbon atom alkylcarboxylate substituents, and a systematic analysis of their interactions with metal cations using 1H NMR and UV-visible spectroscopy. All N-alkylcarboxyspiropyrans in this study displayed a strong preference for binding divalent metal cations and a modest increase in M2+ binding affinity correlated with increased alkycarboxylate tether length.
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2012 ◽
Vol 287
(15)
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pp. 11798-11809
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2012 ◽
Vol 12
(2)
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pp. 135-140
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