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The interaction of pinanediol with 2-fluorophenylboronic acid and several other substituted phenylboronic acids was studied in 40% vol. aqueous acetonitrile by 1H and 11B NMR, potentiometric and spectrophotometric titrations at variable pH values. The experimental results reveal the formation of a very stable trigonal ester (Ktrig ≈ 2 × 104 M-1) and a significantly less stable tetrahedral hydroxocomplex (Ktet ≈ 5 × 103 M-1) in contrast to the traditionally observed inverted order of stabilities KtrigKtet. Comparison of the crystal structure of the trigonal ester isolated from aqueous acetonitrile with the DFT simulated structure of the respective hydroxocomplex shows that an unusual order of stabilities KtrigKtet is observed in spite of the existence of the usual strain release effect in the O-B-O angle considered responsible for the typically observed increased stability of the tetrahedral hydroxocomplex. A complementary study of the stability of the six-membered cyclic boronate esters of chromotropic acid demonstrated the order Ktrig ≪ Ktet although the strain was absent in these esters. The results for m-, p-substituted phenylboronic acids show that the stability of both five- and six-membered trigonal esters formed with pinanediol and chromotropic acid, respectively, is insensitive to electronic effects but the electron accepting substituents stabilize the hydroxocomplexes. It follows from the whole set of results that Ktet can be much larger than Ktrig in the absence of the strain, but with a sufficiently acidic diol, and that the presence of the strain does not necessarily make Ktet larger than Ktrig for a less acidic diol with a purely saturated hydrocarbon backbone. Thus, the electronic effects manifested in the acidity of the diol appear to be more significant than the strain release effect in determining the Ktet/Ktrig ratio.

Imine formation in aqueous solution of kanamycin A with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and other aldehydes was studied by potentiometry, NMR spectroscopy and computational chemistry. It was found that imines are formed with yields near 100 % at pH 7 in equimolar reactant ratio. In order to identify the kanamycin amino groups involved in the reaction, a NMR spectroscopic study was conducted. The structures of possible imines formed between kanamycin and FURAN or PLP were optimized by molecular mechanics with the OPLS-2005 force field. The 1H NMR spectra were calculated at the DFT-GIAO B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory for all structures and compared with the experimentally observed spectra. From these results a probable structure of the imines was proposed. The results obtained in this work show that kanamycin has the ability to form imine derivatives in high yields due to its anion recognition properties. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A new water soluble 26-membered macrocyclic pyridinophane functionalized by amide and carboxymethyl groups has been synthesized in a single step reaction and characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry (FAB+), UV-vis, fluorescence, and 1H NMR spectroscopy as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Its complexation properties with the nucleobases thymine and uracil have been explored in aqueous media by performing 1H NMR titration experiments and potentiometric studies. The binding constants of the 1:1 host-guest complexes were determined as 103 M− 1 by proton NMR and 102–103 M− 1 by potentiometry. Semiempirical molecular modelling studies have shown that the nucleobases are included within the cavity of the macrocyclic receptor and that the complexes are stabilized by hydrogen bonding.

International audience; A new family of luminescent boronates was prepared from reaction of 5-formyl-2-furanboronic acid with 2-aminophenol derivatives. The furan ring-opening was favored by the presence of the boronic acid group. Evaluation of the photophysical characteristics for all compounds showed significant solvatochromic, fluorescent, and NLO properties. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

A simplified method of synthesis and purification of Erbium-Tetraphenylporphyrin (ErTpp) complexes, and their incorporation within a silica gel by the sol–gel process, is presented. On the basis of optical spectroscopic measurements in the UV–VIS range it was found that in ErTpp complexes the tetraphenylporphyrin molecule served as a protective screen for erbium ions. The half-width of the erbium ion luminescence band for the 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition was narrower by a factor of 5–6 in the new material than the corresponding value in erbium doped glasses or glass ceramics. It was shown that the value of the nonlinear refraction coefficient in ErTpp gels could considerably exceed that of silica glasses.

Glycine and N,N-dimethylglycine stabilize La(III) hydroxide complexes of the type La2L2(OH)4 which possess phosphodiesterolytic activity close to that observed with most active tetravalent cations like Ce(IV).

Dicationic N-methylated at pyridyl or quinolyl moieties derivatives of three isomers of N,N'-bis(pyridyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (o-, m-, and p-1) and of N,N'-bis(3-quinolyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (4) strongly bind anions in MeCN (log K in the range 3.5-6.5) with pronounced selectivity for Cl(-) and also bind neutral urea and amide guests with log K in the range 1.1-2.8. Crystal structures of the triflate salts of m-1, p-1, and 4 show that amide NH and pyridinium o-CH groups are directed inside the receptor cleft with their four protons forming a circle of radius ca. 2.35 A optimal for inclusion of Cl(-). The binding of anions to these protons is evident from the crystal structure of a mixed triflate/chloride salt of p-1, calculated (DFT/B3LYP 6-31G**) structures of 1:1 complexes of all receptors with Cl(-), and results of (1)H NMR titrations. In the crystal structure of o-1 pyridinium N-Me(+) groups are directed inside the receptor cleft impeding the anion complexation, but calculations demonstrate that simple rotation of pyridinium rings in opposite directions by ca. 30 degrees creates a cavity to which the Cl(-) ion can fit forming 4 hydrogen bonds to amide NH and aliphatic CH groups of N-Me(+). The results of (1)H NMR titrations confirm this type of binding in solution. Anions quench the intense fluorescence of 4, which allows their fluorescent sensing in the muM range. A new methodology for determination of anion binding constants to strongly acidic receptors by inhibitory effects of anions on the receptor deprotonation by an external base has been developed. High affinity and selectivity of anion complexation by dicationic pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamides is attributed to the rigid preorganized structure of receptors, the high acidity of NH and CH groups, and the electrostatic charge effect.

Protonation of an aminoglycoside antibiotic kanamycin A sulfate was studied by potentiometric titrations at variable ionic strength, sulfate concentration and temperature. From these results the association constants of differently protonated forms of kanamycin A with sulfate and enthalpy changes for protonation of each amino group were determined. The protonation of all amino groups of kanamycin A is exothermic, but the protonation enthalpy does not correlate with basicity as in a case of simple polyamines. The sites of stepwise protonation of kanamycin A have been assigned by analysis of 1 H– 13 C–HSQC spectra at variable pH in D 2 O. Plots of chemical shifts for each H and C atom of kanamycin A vs. pH were fitted to the theoretical equation relating them to p K a values of ionogenic groups and it was observed that changes in chemical shifts of all atoms in ring C were controlled by ionization of a single amino group with p K a 7.98, in ring B by ionization of two amino groups with p K a 6.61 and 8.54, but in ring A all atoms felt ionization of one group with p K a 9.19 and some atoms felt ionization of a second group with p K a 6.51, which therefore should belong to amino group at C3 in ring B positioned closer to the ring A while higher p K a 8.54 can be assigned to the group at C1. This resolves the previously existed uncertainty in assignment of protonation sites in rings B and C.

Interactions of 2-, 3- and 4-formyl phenylboronic acids (FPBAs) with sugars, amino sugars, aminoglycosides and various poly- and monoamines have been studied by UV-vis, (1)H and (11)B NMR titrations in water at variable pH. Behavior of 2-FPBA was anomalous in several aspects. Transformation of the acid into its conjugate base was slow in NMR time scale and was accompanied by intramolecular cyclization affording the respective benzoboroxole. The equilibrium constants for imine formation (K(imine)) between 2-FPBA and simple monoamines including amino sugars were ca. 2 orders of magnitude larger than those with other isomers. Still one order of magnitude larger K(imine) values were observed for 2-FPBA with aminoglycosides (kanamycin, amikacin, gentamicin, neomycin) and polyamines (spermine, spermidine). The examination of UV-vis and (11)B NMR spectra of imines formed with 2-FPBA showed that formally neutral Schiff bases in fact were zwitterionic species containing a protonated imine group and an anionic B(OH)(3)(-) group. The enhanced stability of imines with monoamines can therefore be attributed to the electrostatic stabilization provided by the zwitterionic structure and further increased stability of imines with antibiotics and polyamines is explicable by additional stabilization of the borate anionic group by ion paring with ammonium groups not involved in Schiff base formation. Thanks to high molar absorptivity of protonated imines interaction of 2-FPBA with aminoglycosides allows detecting them spectrophotometrically in a μM concentration range in neutral aqueous solutions in the presence of sugars, amino sugars and amino acids.

Our research group have reported that, under high dilution conditions, condensation reactions between 4,4’-ethylenebis(2,6-morpholinedione), 1, and aromatic diamines gave a new series of tetraaza chelating cylophanes, which have amide and aromatic groups in the ring framework and pendant carboxymethyl groups [1].[...]

Two bis crown ether receptors were synthesized and tested as host molecules for protonated forms of alkyl amines and amino acid esters. Molecular recognition studies were conducted in CH2Cl2:MeOH (92:8) by spectrophotometric UV/Vis titrations andby spectrometric 1H NMR titrations in CDCl3. The calculated binding constants are in the range 102-105 M-1. A high affinity for L-amino acid methyl ester derivatives was found. A theoretical study at the DFT level of the synthesized receptor and some analog ligands with three different ammonium ions helps to rationalize the experimentally found trends.