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Tunable phenylacetylene hosts

Assignee: STATE OF OREGON ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGONPriority: Dec 14, 2006Filed: Sep 28, 2010Published: Jan 20, 2011
Est. expiryDec 14, 2026(~0.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C07D 401/04C07D 213/22C07D 513/22C07D 333/20
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Abstract

Disclosed herein is a class of tunable phenylacetylene compounds as well as compositions and methods for their use as host compounds for ligand binding. In certain examples the hosts report binding events by exhibiting altered spectroscopic properties, such as different fluorescent emission spectra.

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1 . A compound or salt thereof comprising the formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein Y represents an optionally substituted aromatic group;
 n is 1 or 2; 
 R is H or lower alkyl; 
 R 1  is H, lower alkyl or aralkyl; 
 R 2  is selected from H, acyl aralkyl, phosphonyl, —SO 2 R 3 , —(R 4 )C(O)R 5 ; —N(R 6 )C(O)OR 7 , and —N(R 8 )C(O)NR 9 R 10 ; 
 R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10  independently are selected from H, lower alkyl, aralkyl, and aryl; 
 provided that Y is not a pyridyl or bipyridyl. 
 
     
     
         2 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Y comprises a heteroaromatic group. 
     
     
         3 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein Y is a 5- or 6-membered ring. 
     
     
         4 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein Y comprises a polycyclic group. 
     
     
         5 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein Y comprises a group selected from pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrole, imidazole, triazole, thiophene, thiazole, furyl, and oxazolyl. 
     
     
         6 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein Y is 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         7 . The compound of  claim 1 , according to the formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R is selected from H and lower alkyl; and 
         X is selected from —N(H)SO 2 R 3 , —N(R 4 )C(O)R 5 , —N(R 6 )C(O)OR 7 , and —N(R 8 )C(O)NR 9 R 10 ; 
         R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10  independently are selected from H, lower alkyl, aralkyl, and aryl. 
       
     
     
         8 . The compound of  claim 1 , according to the formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein X is selected from —N(H)SO 2 R 3 , —N(R 4 )C(O)R 5 , —N(R 6 )C(O)OR 7 , and —N(R 8 )C(O)NR 9 R 10 ; and 
         R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10  independently are selected from H, lower alkyl, aralkyl, and aryl. 
       
     
     
         9 . The compound of  claim 1 , according to the formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R is lower alkyl; 
         X is halogen, —OR 11 , alkyl sulfide, nitro, sulfonyl, phosphonyl, phosphate, sulfate, or lower alkyl; 
         and R 11  is H, acyl, or optionally substituted lower alkyl. 
       
     
     
         10 . The compound of  claim 9 , wherein X comprises an alkoxy or alkyl sulfide moiety. 
     
     
         11 . The compound of  claim 10 , wherein X has the formula —OR 11  or —SR 11  and R is optionally substituted lower alkyl. 
     
     
         12 . The compound  claim 1 , having the formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or 
       
     
     
         13 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is macrocyclic. 
     
     
         14 . A method for binding a ligand, comprising providing a host compound according to  claim 1  and exposing the compound to the ligand, thereby binding the ligand. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the ligand is an ionic ligand. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the ligand is an anionic ligand. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the host is protonated. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the ligand is chloride, sulfate, hydrogen sulfate, perchlorate, pertechnetate, or nitrate. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the ligand is an inorganic ligand. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the ligand comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Pb, As, Zn, U, Ca, Cd, Hg, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein binding the ligand induces a change in the fluorescence emission spectrum of the host compound. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein binding the ligand occurs in a stoichiometry of about two host compound molecules per ligand. 
     
     
         23 . A crystalline complex comprising a compound of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         24 . A method for preparing a host compound, comprising:
 providing a compound of the formula   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and converting it to a compound of the formula 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , comprising
 providing a compound of the formula   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and converting it to a compound of the formula

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