A combined crystallography and DFT study on ring-shaped Cucurbit[ n ]urils: structures, surface character, and host-guest recognition

A combined crystallography and DFT study of cucurbit[ ]urils ( = 5-8, 10) was carried out, and PBE0 was certified to be the most rational density functional method for optimization task. Steric hindrance and electronic effect of the hindered lone pair electrons in cucurbit[ ]urils were qualitatively...

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Veröffentlicht in:RSC advances 2022-03, Vol.12 (16), p.10014-10019
Hauptverfasser: Zhu, Guoxun, You, Ao, Song, Huacan, Li, Zhengquan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A combined crystallography and DFT study of cucurbit[ ]urils ( = 5-8, 10) was carried out, and PBE0 was certified to be the most rational density functional method for optimization task. Steric hindrance and electronic effect of the hindered lone pair electrons in cucurbit[ ]urils were qualitatively measured by bond order analysis, lone pair electron (LP) visualization and electrostatic potential (ESP) study. Together with energy decomposition analysis of some selected host-guest systems, we quantitatively verified the effect of size/cavity and noncovalent interaction in host-guest recognition. This solid study revealed that lone pairs electrons affect not only on host-guest identification mode but also on geometry stability, which pave the avenue for further sophisticated applications.
ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/d2ra00797e