Pseudo-allosteric regulation of the anion binding affinity of a macrocyclic coordination complex

Junpei Kuwabara; Hyo Jae Yoon; Chad A Mirkin; Antonio G DiPasquale; Arnold L Rheingold

doi:10.1039/b905150c

Pseudo-allosteric regulation of the anion binding affinity of a macrocyclic coordination complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Aug 14:(30):4557-9. doi: 10.1039/b905150c. Epub 2009 Jun 19.

Authors

Junpei Kuwabara¹, Hyo Jae Yoon, Chad A Mirkin, Antonio G DiPasquale, Arnold L Rheingold

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and the International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113, USA.

PMID: 19617982
DOI: 10.1039/b905150c

Abstract

The anion binding affinity of a macrocyclic Rh complex can be allosterically regulated by reaction with a small molecule (an isocyanide), which effects a change in macrocycle size and shape.