Issue 7, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene ion channel shows pH dependent conductivity change†

Wen-Hua Chen,bc   Masanori Nishikawa,a   Song-De Tan,c   Mika Yamamura,b   Akiharu Satakea  and  Yoshiaki Kobukeab  

a Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
E-mail: kobuke@ms.aist-nara.ac.jp
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Tel: (+81)743-72-6110

b CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Kawaguchi Center Building 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi City, Saitama Pref., Japan

c School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China

Abstract

A pH sensitive artificial ion channel, tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene, whose pKa1 to pKa3 are around pH 7, was synthesized. Conductivities for potassium ion were increased by the progress of dissociation at the channel mouth.

Graphical abstract: Tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene ion channel shows pH dependent conductivity change

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B312952G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Oct 2003
Accepted
18 Feb 2004
First published
03 Mar 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 872-873

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Tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene ion channel shows pH dependent conductivity change

W. Chen, M. Nishikawa, S. Tan, M. Yamamura, A. Satake and Y. Kobuke, Chem. Commun., 2004, 872 DOI: 10.1039/B312952G

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