Diuranyl bis(salophen) complex 1 features a relatively slow conformational motion, induced by an intramolecular O═U═O···UO2 binding motif, which interconverts the two nonsymmetric halves of the ligand. This flipping motion, which constitutes one of the fundamental molecular motions, can be completely halted by addition of fluoride anion, which is bound to 1, reaching one of the highest affinities reported to date. This system represents a model to study flipping dynamics in light of the possibility of developing novel types of molecular machines based on it.

ON/OFF Control of the Flipping Motion of Diuranyl Bis(Salophen) Macrocycle by Extremely Strong Binding with Fluoride Ion

Cametti M.;Marti-Rujas J.;
2019-01-01

Abstract

Diuranyl bis(salophen) complex 1 features a relatively slow conformational motion, induced by an intramolecular O═U═O···UO2 binding motif, which interconverts the two nonsymmetric halves of the ligand. This flipping motion, which constitutes one of the fundamental molecular motions, can be completely halted by addition of fluoride anion, which is bound to 1, reaching one of the highest affinities reported to date. This system represents a model to study flipping dynamics in light of the possibility of developing novel types of molecular machines based on it.
2019
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