Positive homotropic allosteric binding of silver(I) cations in a Schiff base oligopyrrolic macrocycle

Jonathan L Sessler; Elisa Tomat; Vincent M Lynch

doi:10.1021/ja0582004

Positive homotropic allosteric binding of silver(I) cations in a Schiff base oligopyrrolic macrocycle

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Apr 5;128(13):4184-5. doi: 10.1021/ja0582004.

Authors

Jonathan L Sessler¹, Elisa Tomat, Vincent M Lynch

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712-0165, USA. sessler@mail.utexas.edu

PMID: 16568966
DOI: 10.1021/ja0582004

Abstract

The binuclear silver(I) complex of a Schiff base oligopyrrolic macrocycle was prepared in high yield and fully characterized. UV-visible absorption and 1H NMR spectroscopic analyses reveal that coordination of Ag(I) cations is subject to a strong positive homotropic allosteric effect.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cations, Monovalent
Hydrogen Bonding
Kinetics
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Pyrroles / chemical synthesis
Pyrroles / chemistry*
Schiff Bases / chemistry*
Silver / chemistry*
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Cations, Monovalent
Macrocyclic Compounds
Pyrroles
Schiff Bases
Silver