Complex formation between dibenzo-3n-crown-n ethers and the diquat dication

Howard M. Colquhoun*, Eric P. Goodings, John M. Maud, J. Fraser Stoddart, David J. Williams, John B. Wolstenholme

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Abstract

An X-ray crystallographic investigation of the complex between the diquat dication and dibenzo-30-crown-10, [Diquat.DB30C10] [PF6]2, reveals gross structural features for host-guest complexes (I) and (II) in which weak [C-H ⋯ O] hydrogen bonding and charge transfer are the major components of host-guest binding; these same components are also responsible for the formation of stable and ordered 1:1 solution complexes between dibenzo-3n-crown-n (n = 9-12) and diquat bis(hexafluorophosphate) (2).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1140-1142
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

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  • Molecular Medicine

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