Selective cation and anion guest binding in host selenazamacrocycles

Dalton Trans. 2018 Sep 11;47(35):12066-12070. doi: 10.1039/c8dt02110d.

Abstract

We report selenazamacrocycle hosts that are the first system to change guest binding affinity from cation to anion depending upon macrocycle oxidation/reduction. Selective cation (Fe2+) or anion (BF4-) binding occurs with both ions present and under identical reaction conditions. We also report the first macrocyclic complex with a Fe-Se bond.