文摘
Molecular receptors, consisting of either two parallel cofacially disposed terpyridyl-Pd-Cl+ orterpyridyl-Pt-Cl+ units, are described. Concerted rotation of these units about the molecular spacer canalter their separation between 6.4 and 7.2 Å to accommodate the dimensions of molecular guests. Neutraland anionic planar complexes of platinum(II) were investigated as guests to determine if metal-metalinteraction between the host and guest metals could stabilize host-guest association. With a neutral guest,it was found that host-guest formation is signaled by a color change from light yellow to deep red. For oneof the anionic guests, a visible absorption band appears upon host-guest formation with the platinumreceptor that is ascribed to transitions associated with a Pt-Pt interaction. The association constants foundfor the neutral guest with the palladium and platinum receptors are large, suggesting that metal-metalinteraction contributes to the molecular recognition. The structures of the host-(neutral)guest complexesin solution have been determined by 1H NOESY spectra. A crystal structure of the platinum host-(neutral)guest complex is the same as that found in solution and confirms the presence of a Pt-Pt interaction.Temperature-dependent 195Pt NMR spectra in solution provide a quantitative estimate of the conformationalinterconversions of the free platinum receptor.