Perfect encapsulation of a guanidinium ion in a helical trinickel(ii) metallocryptand for efficient regulation of the helix inversion rate??

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers Pub Date: 2013-12-20 DOI: 10.1039/C3QI00067B

Abstract

Novel tris(salen)-type trinickel(II) metallocryptands, [LNi3] (L = L1, L2), were designed and synthesized. The metallocryptand [L2Ni3] perfectly encapsulated a guanidinium ion in the cavity. The resulting guanidinium complex underwent significantly slow helix inversion compared to the free [L2Ni3]; thus the helix inversion rate was efficiently regulated by guanidinium recognition.

Graphical abstract: Perfect encapsulation of a guanidinium ion in a helical trinickel(ii) metallocryptand for efficient regulation of the helix inversion rate
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