A G-octamer scaffold via self-assembly of a guanosine-based Au(I) isonitrile complex for Au(I)-Au(I) interaction

Xiangtai Meng; Toshiyuki Moriuchi; Masatoshi Kawahata; Kentaro Yamaguchi; Toshikazu Hirao

doi:10.1039/c1cc10774g

A G-octamer scaffold via self-assembly of a guanosine-based Au(I) isonitrile complex for Au(I)-Au(I) interaction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Apr 28;47(16):4682-4. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10774g. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Authors

Xiangtai Meng¹, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masatoshi Kawahata, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Hirao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

PMID: 21423957
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10774g

Abstract

A guanosine-based Au(I) isonitrile complex was demonstrated to serve as the reliable scaffold via self-assembly, wherein the quartet and octamer were formed in the absence and presence of a potassium ion, respectively, exhibiting a switchable emission based on Au(I)-Au(I) interaction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallography, X-Ray
Gold / chemistry*
Guanosine / chemistry*
Hydrogen Bonding
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Nitriles / chemistry*
Organogold Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Organogold Compounds / chemistry
Potassium / chemistry
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Nitriles
Organogold Compounds
Guanosine
Gold
Potassium