Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
Abstract
Azocalixarenes functionalized with cation binding sites are popular chromoionophores due to the ease of synthesis and the large complexation-induced shifts of their absorption band that originate from an azo-phenol–quinone-hydrazone tautomerism. Despite their extensive use, however, a thorough investigation of the structure of their metal complexes has not been reported. We describe herein the synthesis of a new azocalixarene ligand (2) and the study of its complexation properties with the Ca2+ cation. Through a combination of solution (1H NMR and UV-vis spectroscopies) and solid-state (X-ray diffractometry) techniques, we demonstrate that metal complexation induces a shift of the tautomeric equilibration towards the quinone-hydrazone form, while deprotonation of the complex results in the reversion to the azo-phenol tautomer.
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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