The binding of sulfate anions by guanidinium receptors is entropy-driven

Michael Berger, Franz P. Schmidtchen

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Abstract

Clear trends in the molecular recognition of guest species by artificial hosts in solution are often observed by intrinsic enthalpy-entropy compensation, which requires the dissection of these free-energy components. Contrary to common belief, it is not the enthalpic electrostatic attraction that makes guanidinium hosts such as 1 strong binders for sulfate anions. Isothermal titration calorimetry has now allowed this molecular recognition to be characterized as an entropy-driven association.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2694-2696
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume37
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Oct 1998

Keywords

  • Calorimetry
  • Guanidine
  • Host-guest chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

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