Oligomeric phosphate clusters in macrocyclic channels

Subhamay Pramanik, Pall Thordarson, Victor W. Day, Kristin Bowman-James

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Abstract

A 36-membered macrocycle, H313+, crystallizes with a mixture of five phosphates with valences HPO42−, H2PO4, and H3PO4. The macrocycles form sandwich-like channels for clusters of six phosphates interconnected through oligomeric chains of water-linked phosphates and phosphoric acid molecules. Binding studies indicate 3 : 1 phosphate : macrocycle associations in keeping with 6 : 2 phosphate : macrocycle “sandwiches.”

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8047-8051
Number of pages5
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume24
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 14 2022
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors thank the National Science Foundation (CHE-1710535) for support of this work and (CHE-0923449) for the purchase of the X-ray diffractometer. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Nigam Rath for discussions concerning the crystal structure.

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationCHE-0923449, CHE-1710535
National Science Foundation

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