Abstract
A C(3)-symmetric ligand containing three converging cysteine chains anchored on a nitrilotriacetic acid moiety has been synthesized. This tripodal pseudopeptide, which provides three soft sulfur donor groups, exhibits a very high affinity for Cu(I) in either a monometallic complex or the cluster species Cu(6)L(3).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cations, Monovalent / chemistry
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Chelating Agents / chemical synthesis
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Chelating Agents / chemistry*
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Circular Dichroism
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Copper / chemistry*
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Cysteine / analogs & derivatives*
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Cysteine / chemistry
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Ligands
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Models, Molecular
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Nitrilotriacetic Acid / chemical synthesis
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Nitrilotriacetic Acid / chemistry
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Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
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Substrate Specificity
Substances
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Cations, Monovalent
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Chelating Agents
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Ligands
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Copper
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Cysteine
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Nitrilotriacetic Acid