Abstract
Au nanoparticles (NPs) are functionalized with chiral (R) or (S) binaphthol phenylboronic acid ligands, (1a) or (1b). The (R)- or (S)-binaphthol phenylboronic acid ligands form donor-acceptor complexes with the chiral dicationic helicene, helquat (P)-HQ2+ or (M)-HQ2+, (2a) or (2b). The association constants between (1a)/(2a) and (1a)/(2b) correspond to (7.0 ± 0.5) × 105 M-1 and (2.5 ± 0.3) × 105 M-1, respectively, whereas the association constants between (1b)/(2b) and (1b)/(2a) correspond to (4.0 ± 0.5) × 105 M-1 and (1.8 ± 0.3) × 10 5 M-1, respectively. Chiroselective aggregation of chiral binaphthol phenylboronic acid-capped Au NPs triggered by the chiral helquats, is demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5835-5839 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nano Letters |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Nanoparticles
- aggregation
- binaphthol phenylboronic acid
- chirality
- donor-acceptor interactions
- helquat