| Literature DB >> 11959939 |
Christopher A Hunter1, Caroline M R Low, Carmen Rotger, Jeremy G Vinter, Cristiano Zonta.
Abstract
A synthetic supramolecular complex has been adapted to quantify cation-pi interactions in chloroform by using chemical double-mutant cycles. The interaction of a pyridinium cation with the pi-face of an aromatic ring is found to be very sensitive to the pi-electron density. Electron-donating substituents lead to a strong attractive interaction (-8 kJ/mol(-1)), but electron-withdrawing groups lead to a repulsive interaction (+2 kJ/mol(-1)).Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11959939 PMCID: PMC122686 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.072647899
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205