COMPLEXATION OF NUCLEOTIDE BASES BY MOLECULAR TWEEZERS WITH ACTIVE-SITE CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS - EFFECTS OF MICROENVIRONMENT

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作者
ZIMMERMAN, SC
WU, WM
ZENG, ZJ
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[1] Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana
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10.1021/ja00001a028
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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In chloroform-d molecular tweezer 1 forms a 1:1 complex (Job plot) with 9-propyladenine (4). Changes in the UV-visible absorption spectrum of 1 upon addition of 4 and the changes 1 and 4 induce in each other H-1 NMR spectrum are consistent with those of a complex comprised of hydrogen bonds and pi-stacking interactions. The microenvironment around the carboxylic acid group in 1 markedly alters its complexation behavior relative to a simple carboxylic acid such as butyric acid (Lancelot, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 7037-7042). The association constants for the 1-4 and butyric acid-5 complexes are 25 000 M-1 (298 K) and 160 M-1 (303 K), respectively. Butyric acid prefers a type 1 hydrogen bonding pattern while 1 adopts a type 7 pattern. The nucleotide base selectivities follow the order G > C > A U for butyric acid and A > G >> C > U for 1. The presence of protic solvents markedly decreases the strength of the complex between 1 and 4. Two analogues of 1 have also been studied, molecular tweezer 2 and 3. Both lack the dimethylamino substituent found in 1, while 3 has a spacer unit that is fully oxidized. The association constants for the 2-4 and 3-4 complexes are 14 000 and 120 000 M-1, respectively.
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