Effects of Anion Size, Shape, and Solvation in Binding of Nitrate to Octamethyl Calix[4]pyrrole
We present cryogenic ion vibrational spectroscopy of complexes of the anion receptor octamethyl calix[4]pyrrole (omC4P) with nitrate in vacuo. We compare the resulting vibrational spectrum with that in deuterated acetonitrile solution, and we interpret the results using density functional theory. Nitrate binds to omC4P through hydrogen bonds between the four NH groups of the receptor and a single NO group of the nitrate ion. The shape of the ion breaks the <i>C</i><sub>4<i>v</i></sub> symmetry of the receptor, and this symmetry lowering is encoded in the pattern of the NH stretching modes of omC4P. We compare the spectrum of nitrate-omC4P with that of chloride-omC4P to discuss effects of ion size, shape, and solvent interaction on the ion binding behavior.
Authors
- Madison M. Foreman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6516-5426)
- J. Mathias Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-5886)
- Lane M. Terry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7675-9150)
Institutions
- Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02347
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- Colorado State University
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Division of Chemistry
- Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure