• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.540-542
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• 1993

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.681-684
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• 1997

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.321-324
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• 2001

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.891-896
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• 2002

The structures and energies of p-tert-butylcalix[4]crown-6-ether(1) in various conformers and their alkyl ammonium complexes have been calculated by ab initio HF/6-31G quantum mechanics method. We have tried to obtain the relative affinity of partial-cone and 1,3-alternate conformers of 1 for alkyl ammonium guests by comparison with its cone-shaped analogue. We have also calculated the relative complexation efficiency of these host-guest complexes focusing on the binding sites of $crown-\sigma-enther$ moiety or benzene-rings pocket of the host molecule 1. These calculations revealed that the crown moiey has better complexation efficiency than upper rim part of calyx[4]arene that is in similar trend to the cone-shaped complexes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.11
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• pp.1248-1254
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• 2001

The conformations and energies of p-tert-butylcalix[4]crown-6-ether (1) and its alkyl ammonium complexes have been calculated by ab initio HF/6-31G quantum mechanics method. The cone conformation was found to be most stable for free host 1. We hav e determined the binding site of these host-guest complexes focusing on the crown-6-ether or p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene pocket of the cone conformation of host molecule 1. The primary binding site of host 1 for the recognition of alkyl ammonium guests was confirmed to be the central part of the crown moiety of cone conformation. The complexation energy calculations revealed that the ammonium cation without alkyl group showed the highest complexation efficiency when combined with host 1, that is in satisfactory agreement with the experimental results.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.596-600
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• 2007

The structures and energies of p-tert-butylcalix[5]crown-6-ether (1) and its alkylammonium complexes have been calculated by DFT B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) method. We have studied the binding sites of these host-guest complexes focusing on the p-tert-butylcalix[5]arene pocket (endo) or the crown-6-ether moiety (exo) of 1. The smaller alkylammonium cations have the better complexation efficiency with p-tert-butylcalix[5]crown-6- ether than the bulkier alkylammonium ions. For the sec- and tert-butylammonium ions, the hydrogen-bond distances of the exo-complexes are shorter, therefore, stronger than the endo-cases. This DFT calculated result is in parallel with the trend of the experimental association constants of the branched butylammonium ions.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.819-822
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• 2004

Protonation constants of calix[4]-cyclen-benzo-crown-6, L in 1X$10^{-2}$ M $Bu_4NCF_3SO_3$ in 40% $CH_2Cl_2/CH_3OH$ at $25^{\circ}C$ determined by potentiometric titration are log $K_1$ = 10.91, log $K_2$ = 10.30, log $K_3$ = 6.24 and log $K_4$ = 2.55. Stability constants for the receptor L complexes with Cu(II) and Zn(II) in 1X$10^{-2}$ M $Bu_4NCF_3SO_3$ in 40% $CH_2Cl_2/CH_3OH$ at $25^{\circ}C$ were determined by UV-VIS spectrometric titration. Stability constants of the CuL and ZnL complexes as log $\beta$ are 4.37 and 3.45, respectively. Stabilization energies for protonations of receptor L, derived from ab initio Hartree-Fock method with 6-31G basis set, are ${\Delta}E_1$ = -290.1, ${\Delta}E_2$ = -205.0, ${\Delta}E_3$ = -124.9 and ${\Delta}E_4$ = -26.9 kcal/mol and complexation energy of ZnL complex is -370.3 kcal/mol.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.541-545
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• 2008

Stable molecular isomers were calculated for the azobenzene crown ether p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (1) in the host and their alkali-metal-ion complexes. The structures of two distinct isomers (cis and trans) have been optimized using DFT B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) method. Trans isomer of 1 is found to be 11.69 kcal/mol more stable than cis analogue. For two different kinds of complexation mode, the alkali-metal-cation in the crown-ether moiety (exo) has much better complexation efficiency than in the benzene-rings (endo) pocket for both isomers of 1. Sodium ion has much better complexation efficiency than potassium ion in all kinds of complexation mode with host 1. The Na+ complexation efficiency of the trans-complex (1) in the exo-binding mode is 8.24 kcal/mol better than cis-exo analogue.

• Proceedings of the Korea Crystallographic Association Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.23-23
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• 2000

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.867-874
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• 2000

Two new azobenzene crown ether calix[4]arenes, 10 and 11, were synthesized by two pathways. In the first pathway,two ethoxy nitrobenzene groups were attached to t-butylcalix[4]arenes in a 1,3 position. Subsequent reduction ofthe nitrobenzene group s by metallic zinc in an alkaline solution afforded 10 and 11 in8% and 12%,respectively. In the second pathway,an azobenzene containing two glycolic units was prepared prior connect-ing to t-butylcalix[4]arenes. The yields from the second approach (5%, 8% for 10 and 11, respectively) were lower than those from the former approach. Single crystals of 10 suitable for X-ray crystallography was ob-tained by recrystallization in methanol.Both the X-ray structure and the 1H-NMR spectrum of 10 indicated that the stereoisomer of the azobenzene moiety was trans and the calixarene platform was in cone conformation. 1H NMR spectroscopy suggested that 10 underwent an observable cis-trans isomerization in CDCl3 under room light and upon UV irradiation with cis:trans ratios of 33:67 and 36:64,respectively. Compound 6 which was the precursor of 11showed fluxional behavior and was found to have mixed conformations ofcone and partial cone with a ratio of 47:53 at -30 $^{\circ}C.$ 1H NMR spectrum of 11 suggested that 11 was initially isolated as cis azobenzene with calix[4]arene in cone conformation and underwent conformational interconversion through calix[4]arene annulas in a similar fashion to 6 upon exposing to light. The complexation studies of 10 with picrate salts of Na+ and K+ using 1H NMR spectroscopysuggested that Na+ preferred to bind the cis form of 10 while K+ preferred to bind the trans form. The stereoisomer of the azobenzene unit in 11 changed partially from cis to trans upon complexing with K+.