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by Prakash P. Neelakandan, Azucena Jiménez, John D. Thoburn, Jonathan R. Nitschke
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Article first published online: 6 OCT 2015
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507045
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201507045/abstract
Abstract
The functions of life are accomplished by systems exhibiting
nonlinear kinetics: autocatalysis, in particular, is integral to the
signal amplification that allows for biological information processing.
Novel synthetic autocatalytic systems provide a foundation for the
design of artificial chemical networks capable of carrying out complex
functions. Here we report a set of FeII4L6
cages containing BODIPY chromophores having tuneable photosensitizing
properties. Electron-rich anilines were observed to displace
electron-deficient anilines at the dynamic-covalent imine bonds of these
cages. When iodoaniline residues were incorporated, heavy-atom effects
led to enhanced 1O2 production. The incorporation
of (methylthio)aniline residues into a cage allowed for the design of an
autocatalytic system: oxidation of the methylthio groups into
sulfoxides make them electron-deficient and allows their displacement by
iodoanilines, generating a better photocatalyst and accelerating the
reaction.
Sensitive operation: The incorporation of oxidizable (methylthio)aniline residues in FeII4L6 cages comprising 1O2-sensitizing
groups and dynamic-covalent imine bonds led to a system where
photooxidation became autocatalytic: transformation of methylthio groups
into sulfoxides renders the aniline residues electron-deficient enough
for them to be displaced by iodoanilines, generating a better
photocatalyst and accelerating the reaction.
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