TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrogen-bonded rosettes of aminotriazines for selective-ion recognition
AU - Petelski, Andre N.
AU - Guerra, Célia Fonseca
PY - 2020/2/6
Y1 - 2020/2/6
N2 - Ion recognition is still an emerging topic in supramolecular chemistry and has aroused great attention in the last few years. In this work, we have examined the assemblies of selected hexameric rosettes of melamine and ammeline and their capacities to host halide and alkali ions in the gas phase and in water. Using relativistic dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D), we first studied the stability and the effect of introducing monovalent anions (Cl−, Br−, and I−) and cations (Na+, K+, and Rb+) in the center of the rosette’s cavity. Finally, we explored the interactions in two stacked rosettes with an interlayer ion. Our computations reveal that amine-substituted triazines are promising candidates for anion and cation recognition either in self-assembled monolayers or pillar array structures. The anion recognition process is governed by both the electrostatic and charge-transfer (donor−acceptor) interactions, while the cation recognition is governed by electrostatic and polarization. In addition, melamine and ammeline could constitute a potent mixture for dual-ion recognition strategies.
AB - Ion recognition is still an emerging topic in supramolecular chemistry and has aroused great attention in the last few years. In this work, we have examined the assemblies of selected hexameric rosettes of melamine and ammeline and their capacities to host halide and alkali ions in the gas phase and in water. Using relativistic dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D), we first studied the stability and the effect of introducing monovalent anions (Cl−, Br−, and I−) and cations (Na+, K+, and Rb+) in the center of the rosette’s cavity. Finally, we explored the interactions in two stacked rosettes with an interlayer ion. Our computations reveal that amine-substituted triazines are promising candidates for anion and cation recognition either in self-assembled monolayers or pillar array structures. The anion recognition process is governed by both the electrostatic and charge-transfer (donor−acceptor) interactions, while the cation recognition is governed by electrostatic and polarization. In addition, melamine and ammeline could constitute a potent mixture for dual-ion recognition strategies.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09366
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09366
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85075605249
VL - 124
SP - 3352
EP - 3363
JO - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
IS - 5
ER -