Abstract
Two dinuclear copper complexes with and without ammonium moieties were synthesized. The complexes exhibited selective binding affinity to pyrophosphate in aqueous solution. The dinuclear copper complex, with ammonium arms, showed a ca. 527-fold enhancement in pyrophosphate binding affinity compared with its analogue without ammonium units.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Ammonium Compounds / chemistry*
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Colorimetry
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Copper / chemistry*
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Diphosphates / chemistry*
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Structure
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Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
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Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
Substances
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Ammonium Compounds
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Diphosphates
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Organometallic Compounds
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diphosphoric acid
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Copper