Anion transport across lipid bilayers by a hydrogen bonding homo[2]catenane
We report the first example of transmembrane anion transport mediated by a hydrogen-bonding homo[2]catenane. The catenane outperforms its non-interlocked analogues in chloride transport, highlighting the advantages of interlocked architectures in ionophore design. The synthesis of this electroneutral [2]catenane was enabled by doubly charged sulfate (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>), acting as a powerful anionic template.
Authors
- Michał J. Chmielewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-7670)
- Krzysztof M. Bąk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-4887)
- Magdalena Zimnicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5078-4374)
- Debashis Mondal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6977-6785)
- Olga Kisiel
Institutions
- Institute of Organic Chemistry (PL)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02888d
- Primary Topic
- Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki