ArticleInorganic chemistry2026
Enhancing Lithium Binding Affinity, Exchange Rate, and Hard-Soft Selectivity of Catenane Ligands by Post-Interlocking Modification.
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A Li+-selective catenane host featuring a small, tetrahedral binding cavity lined with pyridine N-oxide motifs was synthesized through post-interlocking modification of a readily accessible bipyridine-derived catenane. The incorporation of N-oxide groups enhances binding strength and hard-soft selectivity by optimizing the hard-soft acid-base interactions with the hard Li+ ion, while the mechanically constrained catenane results in partially unsaturated coordination sites for Na+ and K+, further favoring Li+ binding. Exchange kinetics of Li+ binding are also accelerated with more rapid association/dissociation dynamics. The strong and dynamic Li+ binding enables the catenane to selectively extract the alkali metal from a solid mixture of alkali metal chlorides. Overall, the design underscores the potential of mechanically interlocked molecules with tailored cavities for selective alkali metal ion separation.
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