Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 354.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20120710

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Supramolecular Self-assemblies of Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril with 1-Butyl-4,4'-bipyridinium Bromide

XIAO Xin1, TU Shi-Chun1, XUE Sai-Feng1, ZHU Qian-Jiang1, TAO Zhu1, ZHANG Jian-Xin2, WEI Gang3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Natural Products of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550002, China;
    3. CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, NSW 2070, Australia
  • Received:2012-07-31 Online:2013-02-10 Published:2013-01-21
  • Contact: JIANG Jian-Zhuang E-mail:gyhxxiaoxin@163.com;gang.wei@csiro.au

Abstract:

One guest 1-butyl-4,4'-bipyridinium bromide(BV+) was designed and synthesized, while supramolecular assemblie of tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril(TMeQ[6]) with the guest BV+ was investigated by 1H NMR and UV-Vis absorption spectra, thermogravimetry analysis and X-ray crystallography in details. The experimental results showed that TMeQ[6] can preferred encapsulate the butyl moiety of the 1-butyl-4,4'-bipyridinium guest in its hydrophobic cavity to form inclusion complexes with a ratio of 1:1 in the aqueous solution and solid state. This observation contributes to a deeper understanding in molecular recognition, design and construction of novel molecular machines.

Key words: TMeQ[6], 1-Butyl-4,4'-bipyridinium bromide, Supramolecular self-assembly

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