Issue 1, 2021
From the journal:

Chemical Communications

Imidazolium-based catenane host for bromide recognition in aqueous media†

Christopher J. Serpell, ORCID logo *ab   Ah Young Park,b   Carol V. Robinson ORCID logo b  and  Paul D. Beer ORCID logo *b  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Physical Sciences, Ingram Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
E-mail: C.J.Serpell@kent.ac.uk

b Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
E-mail: paul.beer@chem.ox.ac.uk

Abstract

The synthesis of a novel catenated system which is dense in cationic hydrogen bonding imidazolium units is described. The interlocked host system displays a preference for binding of bromide over other halides, overcoming basicity and Hofmeister trends, under aqueous conditions. This is the first example of an imidazolium-based catenane acting as an anion host through C–H hydrogen bonding.

Graphical abstract: Imidazolium-based catenane host for bromide recognition in aqueous media

About
Cited by
Related
Download options Please wait...

Supplementary files

Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC06299E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Sep 2020
Accepted
09 Dec 2020
First published
09 Dec 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 101-104

Permissions

Request permissions

Imidazolium-based catenane host for bromide recognition in aqueous media

C. J. Serpell, A. Y. Park, C. V. Robinson and P. D. Beer, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 101 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC06299E

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. You can use material from this article in other publications without requesting further permissions from the RSC, provided that the correct acknowledgement is given.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements