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Efficient stabilisation of a dihydrogenphosphate tetramer and a dihydrogenpyrophosphate dimer by a cyclic pseudopeptide containing 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole moieties

Mungalpara, Disha,Valkonen, Arto,Rissanen, Kari,Kubik, Stefan

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This is an elec onic ep in o he o iginal a icle. This ep in may di e om he o iginal in pagina ion and ypog aphic de ail. Au ho (s): Ti le: Yea : Ve sion: Please ci e he o iginal e sion: All ma e ial supplied ia JYX is p o ec ed by copy igh and o he in ellec ual p ope y igh s, and duplica ion o sale o all o pa o any o he eposi o y collec ions is no pe mi ed, excep ha ma e ial may be duplica ed by you o you esea ch use o educa ional pu poses in elec onic o p in o m. You mus ob ain pe mission o any o he use. Elec onic o p in copies may no be o e ed, whe he o sale o o he wise o anyone who is no an au ho ised use . E icien s abilisa ion o a dihyd ogenphospha e e ame and a dihyd ogenpy ophospha e dime by a cyclic pseudopep ide con aining 1,4- disubs i u ed 1,2,3- iazole moie ies Mungalpa a, Disha; Valkonen, A o; Rissanen, Ka i; Kubik, S e an Mungalpa a, D., Valkonen, A., Rissanen, K., & Kubik, S. (2017). E icien s abilisa ion o a dihyd ogenphospha e e ame and a dihyd ogenpy ophospha e dime by a cyclic pseudopep ide con aining 1,4-disubs i u ed 1,2,3- iazole moie ies. Chemical Science, 8(9), 6005-6013. h ps://doi.o g/10.1039/C7SC02700A 2017 Efficien s abilisa ion o a dihyd ogenphospha e e ame and a dihyd ogenpy ophospha e dime by a cyclic pseudopep ide con aining 1,4-disubs i u ed 1,2,3- iazole moie ies†‡ Disha Mungalpa a, a A o Valkonen, b Ka i Rissanen b and S e an Kubik * a A cyclic pseudooc apep ide 2is desc ibed con aining 1,4-disubs i u ed 1,2,3- iazole moie ies. This compound ea u es eigh con e ging hyd ogen bond dono s along he ing, namely ou amide NH and ou iazole CH g oups, which enable 2 o engage in in e ac ions wi h anions. While ully dep o ona ed sul a e anions exhibi only mode a e affini y o 2, p o ona ed anions such as dihyd ogenpy ophospha e and dihyd ogenphospha e anions a e s ongly bound. Complexa ion o he phospha e-de i ed anions in ol es sandwiching o a dihyd ogenpy ophospha e dime o a dihyd ogenphospha e e ame be ween wo pseudopep ide ings. X- ay c ys allog aphy p o ided s uc u al in o ma ion, while 1 H NMR spec oscopy, mass spec ome y, and iso he mal i a ion calo ime y demons a ed ha hese complexes a e s able in solu ion (2.5 ol% wa e / DMSO) and can e en be ans e ed wi hou decomposi ion in o he gas phase. The obse ed high he modynamic s abili ies a e a ibu ed o he mu ual ein o cemen o he in e ac ions be ween he indi idual complex componen s, namely, hyd ogen-bonding be ween he anions, mul iple hyd ogen bonding in e ac ions be ween he anion agg ega es and he iazole CH and NH hyd ogen bond dono s o 2, and po en ial dispe si e in e ac ions be ween he closely a anged pseudopep ide ings. Pseudopep ide 2 hus ep esen s a p omising lead o he cons uc ion o phospha e ecep o s, whose binding selec i i y makes use o he unique abili y o ce ain anions o assemble in o highe agg ega es. In oduc ion Coulomb's law s a es ha pa icles wi h a like elec ical cha ge epel each o he . 1 As a consequence, wo isola ed ca ions o anions a e expec ed o maximise hei dis ance hus minimising he elec os a ic epulsion. Repulsion can be a oided i he cha ges o he ions a e sc eened by an app op ia e ligand as in complexes o la ge c own e he s olding a ound wo ca ions, 2 o complexes o ce ain anion ecep o s binding o wo halides. 3 A special si ua ion a ises in anion coo dina ion chemis y 4 i he anion is p o ona ed. In his case, Coulomb epulsion o he anions can be compen- sa ed by hyd ogen-bonding in e ac ions, allowing p o ona ed anions o o m dime s o la ge agg ega es in which e e y indi idual componen is nega i ely cha ged. While he e ecen ly has been con o e sy in he li e a u e abou he exac na u e o he unde lying in e ac ions, 5 such agg ega es a e gene ally belie ed o be s abilised by a ac i e elec os a ic in e ac ions in he hyd ogen bond ha balance elec os a ic epulsion. 6 Agg ega es o anions ha e been expe imen ally de ec ed in he solid s a e, 7–10 and in solu ion. 11 They can be s abilised by o ganic ligands as he examples o complexes demons a e con aining hyd ogensul a e anions, 7a– sul a e anions, 7g sul a e anions b idged by wa e molecules, 7h o dihyd ogenphospha e anions. 8–10 Phospha es, in pa icula , ha e been shown o assemble in o a wide a ie y o diffe en s uc u es, anging om dime s 8 o la ge linea 9 o cyclic oligome s. 10 The e is ample e idence o he sup amolecula s abilisa ion o anion agg ega es in he solid s a e, bu epo s ha demons a e he su i al o hese complexes in solu ion a e sca ce. 11 A no able excep ion came om he Flood g oup who showed ha hei cyanos a ecep o s abilises he hyd ogensul a e dime . 12 NMR spec oscopy clea ly e ealed he exis ence o he espec i e complex in chlo o o m. The au ho s we e e en able o de ec he signal o he b idging p o ons in he anion dime by NMR spec oscopy and hey demons a ed he s abili y o he complex in he gas phase by mass spec ome y. In addi ion, a bis-calix[4]py ole ecep o has ecen ly been desc ibed by he a Technische Uni e si ¨ a Kaise slau e n, Fachbe eich Chemie –O ganische Chemie, E win-Sch ¨ odinge -S aße, 67663 Kaise slau e n, Ge many. E-mail: kubik@chemie. uni-kl.de b Uni e si y o Jy askyla, Depa men o Chemis y, Nanoscience Cen e , P.O. Box 35, Jy ¨ askyl¨ a FI-40014, Finland †In memo iam F i z V¨ og le (1939–2017). ‡Elec onic supplemen a y in o ma ion (ESI) a ailable: Syn he ic de ails, NMR spec oscopic and MS spec ome ic cha ac e isa ion o 2, NMR spec oscopic and mass spec ome ic binding s udies, ITC i a ions, and c ys al s uc u es. CCDC 1555955–1555958. Fo ESI and c ys allog aphic da a in CIF o o he elec onic o ma see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02700a Ci e his: Chem. Sci.,2017,8, 6005 Recei ed 16 h June 2017 Accep ed 12 h July 2017 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02700a sc.li/chemical-science This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chem. Sci.,2017,8, 6005–6013 | 6005 Chemical Science EDGE ARTICLE Open Access A icle. Published on 12 July 2017. Downloaded on 21/09/2017 11:19:16. This a icle is licensed unde a C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 3.0 Unpo ed Licence. View A icle Online View Jou nal | View Issue Sessle g oup, which was shown o bind wo dihy- d ogenphospha e anions, wo sul a e anions b idged by wa e molecules, and wo py ophospha e anions. 13 Ou g oup ecen ly in oduced he cyclic pseudopep ide 1 con aining 1,4-disubs i u ed 1,2,3- iazole moie ies. 14 This compound p e e s con o ma ions in solu ion wi h he p o ons on he NH g oups and hose on he iazole moie y con e ging o he cen e o he mac ocycle, well p eo ganised o anion binding. Binding o oxoanions such as sul a e and dihyd ogenphospha e (DHP) was de ec ed in 2.5 ol% wa e /DMSO, bu he binding equilib ia we e a he complex, likely because o he inabili y o 1 o sa u a e all hyd ogen bond accep o s o he in es iga ed anions. In he case o sul a e, we de ec ed he o ma ion o complexes wi h wo ecep o molecules binding o one anion. DHP ecogni ion, on he o he hand, in ol ed binding o wo DHP anions o one ecep o in solu ion, a complex s oichiome y consis en wi h he dime o he DHP anion ac ing as gues . The c ys al s uc u e o he co esponding complex e ealed ha wo molecules o 1bind o a linea DHP ime in he solid s a e, con ming he abili y o 1 o s abilise DHP agg ega es. He e, we show ha he highe cyclic oligome o 1, cyclic pseudooc apep ide 2, has an e en mo e p onounced p opensi y o s abilise such anion agg ega es. Compound 2was o iginally syn hesised in he hope ha i would old a ound oxoanions as some o he la ge mac ocyclic ecep o s in oduced by Ka aye and Sessle , 15 hus yielding simple 1 : 1 complexes. We ound, howe e , ha 2p e e s o bind a DHP e ame and a dime o dihyd ogenpy ophospha e (DHPP) anions by sandwiching hese agg ega es be ween wo mac ocyclic ings. The complexes pe sis in solu ion (2.5 ol% wa e /DMSO) and can also be de ec ed in he gas phase. Conside ing ha he DHP complex comp ises six indi idual componen s his s abili y is ema k- able, clea ly illus a ing he subs an ial s abilising effec o ecep o 2. Pseudopep ide 2 hus ep esen s a p omising lead compound o he cons uc ion o phospha e ecep o s, whose binding selec i i y is no go e ned by size o shape comple- men a i y be ween he hos and indi idual anions bu makes use o he unique abili y o ce ain p o ona ed anions o assemble in o highe agg ega es. Resul s and discussion Syn hesis and s uc u al cha ac e isa ion Syn hesis o 2was based on he s a egy de eloped o 1 (Scheme 1). I s a ed wi h building block 3o which one po ion was TMS dep o ec ed and an equi alen po ion con- e ed in o he azide by subs i u ion o he mesyla e g oup. The p oduc s hus ob ained we e hen coupled unde coppe (I)- ca alysis o affo d dime 4. This dime , which was also used o he syn hesis o 1, 14 was now chain elonga ed o he co e- sponding linea e ame 5by using a ela ed h ee s ep sequence. The e minal g oups o 5we e p epa ed o cyclisa- ion and he subsequen cyclisa ion was hen pe o med unde dilu ion condi ions o supp ess oligome isa ion. Ae ch o- ma og aphic pu ica ion, 2was ob ained in analy ically pu e o m. I should be no ed ha a side p oduc was isola ed du ing pu ica ion ha did no exhibi he simple 1 H NMR spec um o he C 4 symme ic 2bu a mo e complex one. This side p oduc also ep esen s a cyclic e ame acco ding o MS whose educed symme y is p esumably caused by pa ial epime isa ion. Epi- me isa ion likely only occu s du ing o ae cyclisa ion since no e idence o he p esence o s e eoisome s could be ound in he 1 H NMR spec a o he linea p ecu so s. 1 H NMR spec oscopy indica es ha 2adop s an a e aged C 4 symme ic con o ma ion in DMSO-d 6 . The NOESY NMR spec um in he same sol en ea u es c osspeaks be ween he NH, iazole CH, and he C*H signals, he la e o which co espond o he p o ons on he s e eogenic cen es. These c osspeaks accoun o he spa ial p oximi y o he espec i e se s o p o ons (see ESI‡). Since no c osspeak is isible be ween he NH signal and he signal o he a oma ic C 3 H, he p e e ed con o ma ion o 1, cha ac e ised by a con e ging a angemen o he NH, iazole CH, and C*Hp o ons,seems o be e ained upon ing enla gemen . Scheme 1 Syn hesis o cyclic pseudopep ide 2. 6006 |Chem. Sci.,2017,8, 6005–6013 This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chemical Science Edge A icle Open Access A icle. Published on 12 July 2017. Downloaded on 21/09/2017 11:19:16. This a icle is licensed unde a C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 3.0 Unpo ed Licence. View A icle Online Anion binding s udies Binding s udies we e es ic ed o 2.5 ol% wa e /DMSO as sol en and o he oxoanions sul a e, dihyd ogenphospha e (DHP), and (di)hyd ogenpy ophospha e [(D)HPP] as gues s o allow compa ison wi h he p e ious wo k on ecep o 1, whose in e ac ions wi h he same anions was s udied unde analogous condi ions. 14 Anions such as halides and ni a e we e excluded because hey did no exhibi de ec able affini y o 1in DMSO. Sul a e binding. Addi ion o 2 equi . o TBA sul a e o a solu ion o 2in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/DMSO-d 6 p oduced downeld shis o he iazole CH signal by 0.35 ppm and o he C*H signal by 0.30 ppm. The ex en o he shio he iazole CH signal is signican ly smalle han he one obse ed o he smalle pseudopep ide 1unde he same condi ions (see ESI‡), while ha o he C*H signal is la ge . 14 The binding mode o he wo ecep o s he e o e seems o diffe wi h he ela i ely mode a e shio he iazole CH signal indica ing ha in e - ac ions o 2wi h he sul a e anion migh be weake han hose o 1. The ESI mass spec um o a solu ion o 2in dichlo ome hane con aining 1 equi . o TBA sul a e, eco ded in he nega i e mode, exhibi s wo majo signals (see ESI‡). Besides he signal o he dep o ona ed ecep o also a s ong signal is isible whose m/z a io can be assigned o he 1 : 1 complex 2$SO 42 wi h one TBA ca ion pa ially balancing he wo nega i e cha ges. No e idence o he p esence o highe complexes could be de ec ed. The p e e en ial o ma ion o a 1 : 1 complex is also consis en wi h he shape o he ITC iso he m ob ained by i a ing 2wi h TBA sul a e in 2.5 ol% H 2 O/DMSO. The esul ing s abili y cons an log K a amoun s o 3.1 (DH¼+6.1 kJ mol 1 ,TDS¼+23.6 kJ mol 1 ), ende ing he sul a e complex o 2mo e han one o de o magni ude less s able han he co - esponding 1 : 1 complex o 1. 14 Mo eo e , ing enla gemen causes sul a e binding o go om exo he mic o 1 o endo- he mic o 2in 2.5 ol% wa e /DMSO. The s oichiome y o he sul a e complex sugges s ha 2can indeed old a ound an anion as p edic ed, bu binding seems o be no e y efficien . While he exac mode o complex o ma- ion un o una ely could no be elucida ed, i is e y likely ha i diffe s p o oundly om he one obse ed o p o ona ed phospha e-de i ed anions ( ide in a). Dihyd ogenpy ophospha e binding. C ys als o he complex be ween 2and DHPP wi h modes quali y o X- ay c ys al- log aphy we e ob ained om a solu ion o 2in DMSO con- aining 1 equi . o TBA DHPP. Fig. 1 shows ha anion binding in he solid-s a e in ol es sandwichingo ahyd ogen-bonded DHPP dime be ween wo pseudopep ide ings esul ing in an o e all C 2 symme ic complex. The hyd ogen bonding pa e n o he DHPP dime commences h ough pai s o oxygen a oms on each phospho us a om wi h O/O dis ances be ween 2.53 ˚ A and 2.55 ˚ A. The ou emaining oxygen a oms poin in o he co ne s o he ec angula complex, in e ac ing wi h he pseudopep ide ings. I should be no ed ha a simila hyd ogen-bonded DHPP dime has ecen ly been ound in he complexes o non-cyclic py ole-de i ed ecep o s de eloped in he Sessle g oup. 16 The pseudopep ide ings in 2 2 $DHPP 2 adop a sligh ly dis- o ed con o ma ion wi h a lowe han he ideal C 4 symme y. Each acan oxygen a om o he anion dime is hyd ogen- bonded o wo NH g oups o 2, one om he uppe and one om he lowe ing in he sandwich. The N/O dis ances ange be ween 2.76 and 2.84 ˚ A. Fou opposing iazole CH bonds ace he oxygen a oms o he anion dime ha a e in ol ed in he hyd ogen-bonding in e ac ions. The C/O dis ances o 3.65– 3.85 ˚ A indica e ha his in e ac ion is also weakly s abilising. The o he ou iazole CH bonds ace he b idging oxygen a om o he anions a dis ances o 3.65–3.80 ˚ A. Two TBA coun e ions ll he bowl-shaped ca i ies o he pseudopep ide ings, one on each side o ming he sandwiched 2 22 complex (see ESI‡). The emaining wo TBA ca ions could no be loca ed due o he se e e diso de in he c ys al. The space lling model shown in Fig. S1a‡illus a es ha he o e all s uc u e o he complex is e y compac and ha he DHPP dime pe ec ly lls he space be ween he wo pseudo- pep ide ings. Bo h ings a e s uc u ally nicely complemen a y, allowing hem o closely app oach each o he in he sandwich as isible in he espec i e side iew in Fig. S1b.‡The a angemen o NH and CH hyd ogen bond dono s om bo h ings abo e one ano he causes he me hyl g oups in he side chains o one ing o be a anged abo e he a oma ic ings o he o he pseudo- pep ide (Fig. 1b), indica ing ha dispe si e in e ac ions be ween he ings could con ibu e o s abilise he whole agg ega e. NMR spec oscopy demons a es ha he binding mode seen in he c ys al s uc u e o he DHPP complex o 2pe sis s in solu ion. The effec s o TBA DHPP on he 1 H NMR spec um o 2in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/DMSO-d 6 a e shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 1 Molecula s uc u e o 2 2 $DHPP 2 showing he 2 : 2 associa ion o he pseudopep ide and wo DHPP anions wi h he he mal ellipsoids shown a he 50% p obabili y le el (a). The TBA ca ions and he hyd ogen a oms excep hose on he NH and iazole CH g oups a e omi ed o cla i y. (b) shows he same s uc u e as a s ick model om he op (le ) and he side ( igh ) o u he illus a e he a angemen o he binding pa ne s. This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chem. Sci.,2017,8, 6005–6013 | 6007 Edge A icle Chemical Science Open Access A icle. Published on 12 July 2017. Downloaded on 21/09/2017 11:19:16. This a icle is licensed unde a C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 3.0 Unpo ed Licence. View A icle Online Acco ding o hese spec a, he addi ion o TBA DHPP o a solu ion o 2causes he appea ance o a new se o signals. This signal se becomes p og essi ely la ge as he amoun o he sal inc eases while he signals o he ee ecep o simul- aneously dec ease, showing ha complex o ma ion is slow on he NMR ime-scale. The complex is p ac ically ully o med ae addi ion o 1 equi . o he sal . The obse ed downeld shio mos signals is consis en wi h anion complexa ion, while he new signal se associa ed wi h he complex u he mo e illus a es ha complex o ma- ion in ol es a symme y educ ion om C 4 o he ee ecep o o C 2 in he complex. This o e all symme y is consis en wi h he s uc u e o he complex ound in he c ys al s uc u e. NMR spec oscopy hus indica es ha he DHPP complex o 2 possesses equi alen s uc u es in solu ion and he solid s a e. To ob ain s uc u al in o ma ion abou his complex in solu ion, a ROESY NMR spec um o a 1 : 1 mix u e o 2and TBA DHPP in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/DMSO-d 6 was eco ded. NOE c osspeaks a e isible in his spec um be ween indi idual pai s o iazole CH and C*H signals, indica ing he spa ial p oximi y o he co esponding p o ons. These c osspeaks also show ha wo ypes o symme y equi alen pai s o iazole CH and C*H p o ons exis in he complex, which is consis en wi h he c ys al s uc u e. Addi ional exchange peaks appea be ween he wo iazole CH and be ween he wo C*H signals, accoun ing o he dynamics o he complex in solu ion. These exchange signals can ei he be caused by he exchange o indi idual pseudopep ide ings o he con e sion o hei mu ual a angemen in he complex. Un o una ely, no in e molecula c osspeaks a e isible be ween, o example, me hyl p o ons o 2 and a oma ic p o ons ha would con m he sandwich- ype a angemen o he wo ings. Ne e heless, he ROESY NMR spec um p o ides e idence o a symme y ela ionship o p o ons o 2 ha mi o s he one in he c ys al s uc u e. The ROESY NMR spec um hus suppo he conclusion de i ed om he 1D NMR spec a. The ac ha he addi ion o he exac amoun o TBA DHPP equi ed o he o ma ion o he 2 : 2 complex (1 equi .) is sufficien o con e 2in o he espec i e complex sugges s ha i is he modynamically e y s able. S abili y is in ac so high ha 2 2 $DHPP 2 can also be ans e ed in o he gas phase wi hou decomposi ion as demons a ed by ESI mass spec- ome y. In he mass spec um eco ded in he nega i e mode o an equimola solu ion o 2and TBA DHPP in dichlo o- me hane only wo majo signals a e isible a 771.89 and 1279.02 (Fig. 3). The peak wi h he lowe m/z a io can be assigned o he ianion [(2$DHPP) 2 $TBA] 3 while he o he co esponds o he same ion wi h an addi ional TBA ca ion. The iso ope pa e ns o he wo peaks con m hei espec i e cha ge s a es. The mu ual s abilisa ion o he DHPP dime and wo ings o pseudopep ide 2 he e o e seem o su i e ans e o he complex om solu ion o he gas phase. We also in es iga ed he complex be ween 2and DHPP by iso he mal i a ion calo ime y (ITC). This i a ion showed ha complex o ma ion is s ongly exo he mic in 2.5 ol% wa e /DMSO. The ob ained binding iso he m ea u es a single sha p ansi ion a a 1 : 1 mola a io o he binding pa ne s (Fig. 4), which is consis en wi h he s oichiome y de i ed om he c ys al s uc u e and om MS. The s eep s ep mo eo e sugges s coope a i i y because e en small amoun s o he sal lead o he nal 2 : 2 complex. The p esence o o he po en ial complex species, also absen in he NMR spec oscopic binding s udy (Fig. 2), is no e iden . In spi e o i s highe s oichiome y, o ma ion o he DHPP complex o 2 hus seems o p oceed in a ela i ely simple ashion, which allowed us o  he ITC da a o a simplied binding model by neglec ing he dime isa ion equilib ium o he anion and assuming ha he DHPP dime binds as a single en i y o wo molecules o 2in a s epwise ashion. We hus ob ained wo binding cons an s, he  s one desc ibing binding o he DHPP dime o one pseudopep ide ing and he Fig. 2 1 H NMR spec um o 2(0.5 mM) in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/DMSO-d 6 in he absence (a) and he p esence o 0.25 equi . (b), 0.5 equi . (c), 0.75 equi . (d), 1.0 equi . (e), and 2.0 equi . ( ) o TBA DHPP. The signals o he iazole and C*H p o ons a e ma ked in g een and blue, espec i ely. Fig. 3 ESI mass spec um (nega i e mode) o a solu ion o 2(0.5 mM) in dichlo ome hane con aining 1 equi . o TBA DHPP. The do ed ed lines in he inse s show he calcula ed iso opic pa e n o he espec i e peak. 6008 |Chem. Sci.,2017,8,6005–6013 This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chemical Science Edge A icle Open Access A icle. Published on 12 July 2017. Downloaded on 21/09/2017 11:19:16. This a icle is licensed unde a C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 3.0 Unpo ed Licence. View A icle Online second one he subsequen o ma ion o he nal complex ( o de ails, see ESI‡). Wi h a log K 11 o 6.3 and a log K 21 o 6.4 bo h binding cons an s a e p ac ically equal in size, leading o a log b o 12.7 o he o e all s abili y o he complex. This log b, al hough no ep esen ing he ac ual s abili y cons an as he dime isa ion equilib ium o he anion is missing, clea ly shows ha DHPP binding p oceeds e y efficien ly. The ac ha he second s abili y cons an is la ge han log(K 11 /4) is consis en wi h coope a i e binding, 17 and he he modynamic pa ame e s associa ed wi h he indi idual s abili y cons an s indica e ha DHPP binding is no only en halpically (nega i e DH) bu also en opically a ou able (posi i e TDS). ITC did no allow us, un o una ely, o es ima e he dime - isa ion cons an o he DHPP dime di ec ly because i a ing a solu ion o TBA DHPP in o 2.5 ol% H 2 O/DMSO p oduced only small exo he mic hea effec s. As he associa ion cons an o he DHP dime was p e iously de e mined o amoun o a log K a o 1.71 in DMSO, 11g i is likely ha also he DHPP dime (o e en he cyclic DHP e ame , ide in a) is no p esen in 2.5 ol% H 2 O/DMSO o a signican ex en a he concen a ions used o he binding s udies. I s s abilisa ion by 2can he e o e be a ibu ed o he p esence o he pseudopep ide ings ha hold he anions oge he . Hyd ogenpy ophospha e binding. To in es iga e he effec o he p o ona ion s a e o he anion on complex o ma ion, also hyd ogenpy ophospha e (HPP) anions we e conside ed in he binding s udies. In e es ingly, no majo diffe ences a e isible in he 1 H NMR spec a o solu ions o 2in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/DMSO-d 6 con aining ei he TBA HPP o TBA DHPP (see ESI‡). Also, he ESI mass spec um o a mix u e o 2and TBA HPP exhibi s he same peaks as he spec um in Fig. 3, showing ha he DHPP dime is bound by he ecep o and no HPP anions. High affini y o 2 o he DHPP dime hus seems o cause he p o ona ion s a e o he py ophospha e anion o shiin solu ion o he dip o ona ed o m, which is hen bound in he o m o he co esponding dime . The p o ons equi ed o his p ocess likely de i e om he wa e p esen in he mix u e. Indi ec e idence o he p o ona ion equilib ium came om he ollowing esul s. X- ay c ys allog aphy showed ha c ys als o 2g own om ace one in he p esence o TBA HPP con ain analogous 2 2 2 sandwich- ype a angemen s o wo pseudopep ide ings and DHPP dime s as in he s uc u e 2 2 $DHPP 2 shown in Fig. 1. The c ys als ob ained we e, howe e , cen osymme ic (space g oup P  1) and hus con ain bo h enan iome s o 2(see Fig. S2‡). The pseudopep ide ings in 2( ac) 2 $DHPP 2 adop simila con o - ma ions, again wi h a lowe han he ideal C 4 symme y, inde- penden o whe he he DHPP dime is complexed by he all-Ro he all-S-enan iome o 2. The binding modes de ec ed in he s uc u e in Fig. 1 a e e ained in 2( ac) 2 $DHPP 2 . Specically, he acan oxygen a oms o he DHPP dime hyd ogen-bond o NH g oups o 2wi h N/O dis ances anging be ween 2.74 and 2.84 ˚ A o all-R-2and 2.71 and 2.86 ˚ A o all-S-2. Mo eo e , pai s o opposing iazole CH bonds in he pseudopep ide sand- wiches a e o ien ed owa ds he oxygen a oms o he anion dime ha a e in ol ed in he hyd ogen-bonding in e ac ions (C/O dis ances o all-R-2: 3.62–4.09 ˚ A and all-S-2: 3.61–4.36 ˚ A), while he o he ou iazole CH bonds ace he b idging oxygen a om o he anions (C/O dis ances o all-R-2: 3.65–3.72 ˚ A and all-S-2: 3.71–3.80 ˚ A). The O/O dis ances in he DHPP dime s amoun o 2.51–2.53 ˚ A o he complex wi h all-R-2and 2.49– 2.54 ˚ A o he one wi h all-S-2. O e all, 2( ac) 2 $DHPP 2 is hus s uc u ally closely ela ed o he complex shown in Fig. 1 wi h only small diffe ences in he dis ances, con o ma ions o he pseudopep ide ings, and a angemen o he binding pa ne s. We a ibu e he p esence o bo h enan iome s o 2in 2( ac) 2 $DHPP 2 o he basic condi ions a ising upon p o ona ion o he HPP anion. The ac ha he c ys als con ain only he wo homochi al o ms o 2can ei he be explained by assuming a dynamic shio he acemisa ion equilib ium o he s e eo- isome s in e ac ing bes wi h he anion and/o by c ys al packing effec s. An addi ional low esolu ion acemic c ys al s uc u e (2( ac) 2 $DHPP 2 -2) was ob ained om c ys als g own in DMSO/DCM and using HPP TBA as gues (see ESI and Fig. S3‡). Fu he e idence o he basic condi ions o he c ys al- lisa ion condi ions came om he p esence o se e al 4- hyd oxy-4-me hylpen an-2-one molecules, he aldol adduc o ace one, in he c ys als g own om his sol en . NMR spec- oscopy showed ha o ma ion o his aldol adduc is induced by TBA HPP alone and does no equi e he p esence o 2(see ESI‡). HPP hus seems o be sufficien ly basic in ace one o media e he aldol eac ion and po en ially also he acemisa ion o 2. In wa e a pH 7, HPP domina es in he HPP/DHPP p o ona ion equilib ium by a ac o o ca. 2, 18 bu his si ua- ion may diffe in o ganic sol en s and he ex en o HPP p o ona ion can be u he shied by 2. No aldol adduc o ms in ace one when adding TBA DHPP (see ESI‡), explaining why 2 does no acemise in he p esence o his anion. These esul s hus demons a e ha 2 e y efficien ly in e - ac s wi h DHPP in 2.5 ol% wa e /DMSO. The ca i y be ween wo app op ia ely a anged pseudopep ide ings is ob iously pe ec ly sui ed o hos he dime o he anion. The espec i e 2 2 $DHPP 2 complex is s abilised by mul iple hyd ogen bonding in e ac ions be ween he subs a e and iazole CH and NH hyd ogen bond dono s o 2, which likely cause a mu ual ein- o cemen o he anion dime and he pseudopep ide sandwich. Addi ional dispe si e in e ac ions be ween he closely a anged pseudopep ide ings po en ially u he s abilise he complex. Fig. 4 ITC binding iso he m ob ained by i a ing a solu ion o TBA DHPP (6.1 mM) in o a solu ion o 2(0.4 mM) in 2.5 ol% H 2 O/DMSO. The inse shows he hea pulses o he measu emen ha we e used o ob ain he iso he m. This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chem. Sci.,2017,8, 6005–6013 | 6009 Edge A icle Chemical Science Open Access A icle. Published on 12 July 2017. Downloaded on 21/09/2017 11:19:16. This a icle is licensed unde a C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 3.0 Unpo ed Licence. View A icle Online High o e all s abili y is hus achie ed, in spi e o he en opic disad an age associa ed wi h he 2 : 2 s oichiome y. Indica- ions o s abili y a e he slow complexa ion equilib ium on he NMR ime-scale, he nea comple e complex o ma ion when all componen s a e p esen in he equi ed 1 : 1 a io, and he su i al o he complex e en upon ans e in o he gas phase. While py ophospha e binding has also been obse ed o 1, he in o ma ion ha could be de i ed abou he complex o he smalle pseudopep ide was less clea . 14 ITC indica ed ha 1 binds one HPP anion wi h a s abili y cons an s log K a o 6.6. Highe complexes in ol ing, o example, wo pseudopep ides and one anion we e also de ec ed, howe e , whose composi ion and s abili ies could no be ully cha ac e ised. In con as , DHPP binding by 2leads o a s uc u ally well-dened and s able complex, demons a ing ha ing enla gemen signi- can ly imp o es he s uc u al complemen a i y be ween ecep o and he DHPP anion in i s dime ic o m. Dihyd ogenphospha e binding. Cha ac e isa ion o he in e ac ion o DHP anions wi h 2showed ha he unde lying binding mode is closely ela ed o he one o DHPP anions. S uc u al e idence was de i ed om he X- ay c ys allog aphic analysis o c ys als o he complex g own om DMSO (Fig. 5). Fig. 5 shows ha he complex be ween 2and DHP also ea u es wo closely a anged pseudopep ide molecules ha , in his case, sandwich a cyclic e ame o DHP anions ins ead o a DHPP dime . While DHP e ame s ha e been obse ed in o he s uc u es be o e, his cyclic a angemen is, o he bes o ou knowledge new. In a p e iously desc ibed DHP complex o a bis(u ea) ype anion ecep o , ou DHP anions we e ound o be a anged in a e ahed al ashion. 10b The ou phospho us a oms a e a anged in he DHP e ame o 2 2 $DHP 4 a p ac ically equal dis ances wi h wo opposing phospho us a oms loca ed abo e and wo below he plane o a squa e, ende ing he whole a angemen o e all C 2 symme ic (see Fig. S4‡). Each DHP anion in e ac s wi h wo neighbou ing ones ia hyd ogen-bonding in e ac ions be ween h ee o he ou oxygen a oms. One o hese oxygen a oms bind o oxygen a oms o bo h neighbou s while each o he o he wo oxygen a oms binds o only one o he wo neighbou ing DHP anions. The co esponding O/O dis ances ange be ween 2.57 and 2.61 ˚ A. As a esul o he a angemen o he ou anions, he oxygen a oms no in ol ed in he s abilisa ion o he agg ega e di e ge and a e a ailable o he in e ac ions wi h he pseudopep ide. Because o he squa e-like s uc u e o he DHP e ame , he con o ma ions o he wo pseudopep ide ings in 2 2 $DHP 4 a e less dis o ed han in 2 2 $DHPP 2 albei no ully C 4 symme ic. As in 2 2 $DHPP 2 , each o he ou di e ging hyd ogen bond accep o s o he DHP e ame binds o wo NH g oups o 2, one om each ing o he sandwich (N/O dis ances: 2.70–2.92 ˚ A). Each o he iazole CH p o ons u he engages in hyd ogen-bonding in e - ac ions wi h an oxygen a om o he DHP e ame ha is in ol ed in s abilisa ion o he anion agg ega e (C/O dis ances: 3.18–3.38 ˚ A). These a ac i e in e ac ions p esumably con ibu e o he s abili y o he o e all complex. The a angemen o he wo pseudopep ide ings esembles ha in 2 2 $DHPP 2 in ha he side chain me hyl g oups o one ing a e a anged close o he a oma ic planes o he o he one (see Fig. S5‡). The TBA ca ions ha could be loca ed in he s uc u e occupy space be ween he 2 2 $DHP 4 complexes a he han he bowl-shaped ca i ies o he pseudopep ides as in 2 2 $DHPP 2 . O e all, he c ys al s uc u e solu ion con ains 4 2 2 $DHP 4 complexes, 11 TBA ca ions and one DMSO molecule. Due o high diso de he loca ions o he 5 emaining TBA ca ions emain unknown. 1 H NMR spec oscopy and mass spec ome y demons a ed ha he 2 : 4 s oichiome y ound in he solid-s a e s uc u e o 2 2 $DHP 4 is also p esen in solu ion and can u he mo e be ans e ed o he gas phase. In Fig. 6, 1 H NMR spec a o 2in he p esence o a ious amoun s o TBA DHP in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/ DMSO-d 6 a e shown. These spec a illus a e ha o ma ion o he DHP complex o 2is again slow on he NMR ime-scale and associa ed wi h a symme y educ ion, consis en wi h he C 2 symme y o he bound DHP e ame seen in he c ys al s uc u e o 2 2 $DHP 4 .In con as o DHPP binding, whe e one iazole CH signal mo es upeld, all ou iazole CH and C*H signals a e shied downeld upon DHP binding. Mo eo e , he spli ing o he C*H signals is smalle han in he case o he DHPP complex and one signal in he pai s o iazole CH and C*H signals is consis en ly b oade han he co esponding o he one. While all o hese ea u es accoun o sligh s uc u al diffe ences be ween he DHPP and he DHP complexes o 2, 1 H NMR spec oscopy suppo s he assump ion ha he binding modes ound in he c ys al s uc u es o he espec i e complexes a e p ese ed in solu ion. DHP binding o 2seems o be somewha Fig. 5 Molecula s uc u e o 2 2 $DHP 4 showing he 2 : 4 associa ion o he pseudopep ide and ou cyclically a anged DHP anions wi h he he mal ellipsoids shown a he 50% p obabili y le el (a). The TBA ca ions and he hyd ogen a oms excep hose on he NH and iazole CH g oups a e omi ed o cla i y. (b) Shows he same s uc u e as a s ick model om he op (le ) and he side ( igh ) o u he illus a e he a angemen o he binding pa ne s. 6010 |Chem. Sci.,2017,8, 6005–6013 This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chemical Science Edge A icle Open Access A icle. Published on 12 July 2017. Downloaded on 21/09/2017 11:19:16. This a icle is licensed unde a C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 3.0 Unpo ed Licence. View A icle Online less efficien because 5 equi . o TBA DHP a e equi ed o he almos comple e disappea ance o he signals o he ee ecep o in he 1 H NMR spec um. The signals obse ed in he ESI mass spec um o a solu ion o 2(0.5 mM) con aining 2 equi . o TBA DHP con m he 2 : 4 composi ion o he complex and hus suppo he complex s oichiome y assigned c ys allog aphically. The majo signals in his spec um a 783.89 and a 1297.00 can be assigned o a iply nega i ely cha ged ion [(2$DHP 2 ) 2 $TBA] 3 and o a doubly nega i ely cha ged anion [(2$DHP 2 ) 2 $TBA 2 ] 2 , espec i ely (see ESI‡). A mino hi d signal is isible ha co esponds o he 1 : 1 complex be ween 2and a DHP anion. Mass spec ome y hus again p o ides e idence ha he complex, which in his case comp ises an agg ega e o ou nega i ely cha ged ions hold oge he by hyd ogen-bonding and u he s abilised by wo pseudopep ide ings, is a he s able. Complex o ma ion is exo he mic acco ding o ITC and he obse ed binding iso he m suppo s o ma ion o a complex wi h a highe s oichiome y (see ESI‡). Pa o his iso he m could be  ed by using he model also employed o he DHPP complex and he esul s sugges ed ha he DHP complex is indeed less s able han he DHPP complex. Un o una ely, he complexi y o he equilib ia unde lying o ma ion o he 2 : 4 DHP complex o 2did no allow de i ing mo e de ailed quan- i a i e in o ma ion om his i a ion. The binding s udies wi h DHP hus show ha efficien anion ecogni ion by 2is no es ic ed o DHPP bu ex ends o DHP. Bo h anions a e able o o m agg ega es wi h he DHPP dime and he cyclic e ame o DHP being s uc u - ally closely ela ed in e ms o size and a angemen o hyd ogen bond accep o s. Bo h anion agg ega es he e o e pe ec ly  in o he space be ween wo sui ably a anged pseudopep ide ings. Indi idual anions a e connec ed by hyd ogen bonds, while he whole agg ega es a e u he s a- bilised by in e ac ions wi h hyd ogen bond dono s o he wo pseudopep ide ings ha p o ude in o he ca i y be ween hem. The DHP complex o 2comp ises six indi idual componen s, which should ende i s o ma ion en opically un a ou able. The binding s udies ne e heless indica e ha he modynamic s abili y is subs an ial. The compa ison o DHP binding o 2wi h ha o 1, which binds wo DHP anions in solu ion while a linea DHP ime is bound o wo pseudopep ide ings in he solid s a e, 14 again shows ha he la ge pseudopep ide o ms he s uc u ally be e dened complex. Conclusions Ring enla gemen o he cyclic pseudopep ide 1,affo ding he co esponding cyclic pseudooc apep ide 2, u ned ou o ha e p o ound consequences on oxoanion binding in 2.5 ol% wa e / DMSO. In spi e o he highe numbe o hyd ogen bond dono s along he ing, he la ge ecep o 2binds ully dep o ona ed sul a e anions wi h a lowe affini y han 1. P o ona ed anions, on he o he hand, which ha e he in insic abili y o o e come cha ge epulsion by in e -anion hyd ogen bond o ma ion, can o m agg ega es ha a e s ongly bound o 2. The p e e ed subs a es a e he s uc u ally closely ela ed DHPP dime and he cyclic DHP e ame . Thei inco po a ion in o he space be ween wo pseudopep ide ings causes he mu ual ein- o cemen o he in e ac ions be ween he indi idual complex componen s. As a consequence, he complexes pe sis in solu- ion and can be ans e ed in o he gas phase wi hou decomposi ion in spi e o he ac ha a e made up o up o six componen s. In e es ingly, he sandwich- ype binding mode obse ed o he DHPP and DHP complexes o 2is somewha eminiscen o he binding mode we p e iously obse ed o an anion-binding cyclopep ide. 19 In his case, shielding o he bound anion om he su ounding sol en combined wi h hyd ophobic in e ac- ions be ween he cyclopep ide ings in he sandwich complex cause anion binding o e en occu in compe i i e aqueous media. Should simila p inciples go e n s abili y o he phos- pha e complexes o 2, wa e -soluble analogues o he pseudo- pep ide migh be able o o m such complexes e en unde aqueous condi ions. Ano he a ac i e ea u e o 2is he possibili y o a ge la ge anionic agg ega es ha can only be o med by ce ain anions. Anion ecogni ion is hus associa ed wi h cha ac e is ic p ope ies o he anions, which could ende he selec i i y po en ially la ge han i he ypically ela i ely small diffe ences in shape and coo dina ion s eng h o indi idual anions a e a ge ed. Bo h aspec s ende 2 a highly in e es ing lead s uc u e o he de elopmen o phospha e selec i e ecep o s ac ing in wa e . Wo k in his con ex is cu en ly unde way. Conflic o in e es The e a e no conic s o in e es o decla e. Fig. 6 1 H NMR spec um o 2(0.5 mM) in 2.5 ol% D 2 O/DMSO-d 6 in he absence (a) and he p esence o 0.5 equi . (b), 1.0 equi . (c), 2.0 equi . (d), 3.0 equi . (e), and 5.0 equi . ( ) o TBA DHP. The signals o he iazole and C*H p o ons a e ma ked in g een and blue, espec i ely. This jou nal is © The Royal Socie y o Chemis y 2017 Chem. Sci.,2017,8,6005–6013 | 6011 Edge A icle Chemical Science Open Access A icle. 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