Selective halide ion binding templation effect for a quadruple-stranded-helicate enabling the activation of C–Br bonds

• Published in: Organic chemistry frontiers an international journal of organic chemistry Vol. 11; no. 21; pp. 6110 - 6116
• Main Authors: Fu, Lei, Liu, Yang, Jiang, Zhiyuan, Zhang, Zhe, Bai, Qixia, Yu-Qing, Li, Chen, Zhi, Li, Xiaopeng, Wang, Pingshan, Wu, Tun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Royal Society of Chemistry 22.10.2024
• Subjects: Alcoholysis; Anions; Aromatic compounds; Binding; Bonding strength; Chemical bonds; Chemical reactions; Complementarity; Metallography; Nucleophiles; Shape effects

Here, we report the investigation of the mechanism of an anion-induced templation effect, in which nucleophilic anions serving as a ligand competitor destroy the partial coordination bonds of a library of metallo-macrocycles and form quadruple-stranded helicates with a vacant cavity. Due to its shap...