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The reaction of half-sandwich complexes of ruthenium, rhodium, and iridium with amino-substituted 3-hydroxy-2-pyridone ligands in aqueous solution gives monomeric O,O'-chelate complexes. Upon addition of base, the complexes assemble to form trimeric metallamacrocycles, as evidenced by NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray analyses. The macrocycles are able to act as highly selective receptors for lithium ions. The binding constants depend on the nature of the half-sandwich complex. the ligand, and the pH. With a commercially available (cymene)Ru complex, a receptor with a Li-divided by binding Constant of K-a = 5.8 (+/-1.0) x 10(4) M-1 and a Li-divided by-Na+ selectivity of 10 000:1 can be obtained. The fact that the assembly process of the receptor is pH-dependent can be used to detect the presence of lithium ions by a pH measurement. Furthermore, it is possible to transduce the binding of Li-divided by into a change of color by means of a chemical reaction with FeCl3. This allows the detection of Li-divided by in the pharmacologically relevant concentration range of 0.5-1.5 mM by the "naked eye".
Paul Joseph Dyson, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani, Mouna Hadiji
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