Issue 42, 2020

Quantifying reversible nitrogenous ligand binding to Co(ii) porphyrin receptors at the solution/solid interface and in solution

Abstract

We present a quantitative study comparing the binding of 4-methoxypyridine, MeOPy, ligand to Co(II)octaethylporphyrin, CoOEP, at the phenyloctane/HOPG interface and in toluene solution. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was used to study the ligand binding to the porphyrin receptors adsorbed on graphite. Electronic spectroscopy was employed for examining this process in fluid solution. The on surface coordination reaction was completely reversible and followed a simple Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Ligand affinities (or ΔG) for the binding processes in the two different chemical environments were determined from the respective equilibrium constants. The free energy value of −13.0 ± 0.3 kJ mol−1 for the ligation reaction of MeOPy to CoOEP at the solution/HOPG interface is less negative than the ΔG for cobalt porphyrin complexed to the ligand in solution, −16.8 ± 0.2 kJ mol−1. This result indicates that the MeOPy–CoOEP complex is more stable in solution than on the surface. Additional thermodynamic values for the formation of the surface ligated species (ΔHc = −50 kJ mol−1 and ΔSc = −120 J mol−1) were extracted from temperature dependent STM measurements. Density functional computational methods were also employed to explore the energetics of both the solution and surface reactions. At high concentrations of MeOPy the monolayer was observed to be stripped from the surface. Computational results indicate that this is not because of a reduction in adsorption energy of the MeOPy–CoOEP complex. Nearest neighbor analysis of the MeOPy–CoOEP in the STM images revealed positive cooperative ligand binding behavior. Our studies bring new insights to the general principles of affinity and cooperativity in the ligand–receptor interactions at the solution/solid interface. Future applications of STM will pave the way for new strategies designing highly functional multisite receptor systems for sensing, catalysis, and pharmacological applications.

Graphical abstract: Quantifying reversible nitrogenous ligand binding to Co(ii) porphyrin receptors at the solution/solid interface and in solution

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Aug 2020
Accepted
14 Oct 2020
First published
21 Oct 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 24226-24235

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Quantifying reversible nitrogenous ligand binding to Co(II) porphyrin receptors at the solution/solid interface and in solution

K. N. Johnson, K. W. Hipps and U. Mazur, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 24226 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP04109B

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