Edwards, William and Smith, David K. orcid.org/0000-0002-9881-2714 (2014) Enantioselective component selection in multicomponent supramolecular gels. Journal of the American Chemical Society. pp. 1116-1124. ISSN 1520-5126
Abstract
We investigate a two-component acid-amine gelation system in which chirality plays a vital role. A carboxylic acid based on a second generation l-lysine dendron interacts with chiral amines and subsequently assembles into supramolecular gel fibers. The chirality of the amine controls the assembly of the resulting diastereomeric complexes, even if this chirality is relatively "poor quality". Importantly, the selective incorporation of one enantiomer of an amine over the other into the gel network has been demonstrated, with the R amine that forms complexes which assemble into the most stable gel being primarily selected for incorporation. Thermodynamic control has been proven by forming a gel exclusively with an S amine, allowing the R enantiomer to diffuse through the gel network, and displacing it from the "solidlike" fibers, demonstrating that these gels adapt and evolve in response to chemical stimuli to which they are exposed. Excess amine, which remains unincorporated within the solidlike gel fiber network, can diffuse out and be reacted with an isocyanate, allowing us to quantify the enantioselectivity of component selection but also demonstrating how gels can act as selective reservoirs of potential reagents, releasing them on demand to undergo further reactions; hence, component-selective gel assembly can be coupled with controlled reactivity.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © American Chemical Society 2014. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of the American Chemical Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2015 13:51 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 12:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/ja411724r |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/ja411724r |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92606 |