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Jozef Hodyl PhD Thesis - Theses - Flinders University

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these guest molecules with receptor 94.Table 6.4Percent guest inclusion of different hydroxybenzoate guest species with Si-GPS-[Cd(Trac)](ClO 4 ) 2 , 94, in aqueous solution with a guest concentration of 5 x 10 -3 mol dm -3at pH 7 in 0.01 mol dm -3 HEPES buffer at 298 K.Guest Species % InclusionapK a2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate 94 1.682,5-dihydroxybenzoate 82 2.953,5-dihydroxybenzoate 50 4.043,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 73 4.41a Values obtained in H 2 O from PHYSPROP database for their respective conjugate acids. 202High inclusion values for 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate and 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoatefurther demonstrate that having hydroxy groups in the ortho position increasesbinding strength through hydrogen bonding interactions with the host pendant arms.The relatively high inclusion value for 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate is a little surprisingin that this guest molecule not only lacks a hydroxy group in the ortho position, butin that both of the meta hydroxy groups are not equally available for hydrogenbonding due to one being intramolecularly hydrogen bonded with the para hydroxygroup. This effectively leaves only one hydroxy group to form a hydrogen bond withthe host aromatic group. Some compensation by stronger bonding through thebenzoate moiety due to its higher basicity (pK a = 4.41) is suggested.6.1.4 Guest inclusion with immobilised hydroxy terminated polyether (HTPE)receptorsDue to the organic nature and hence low wettability in water of the receptorcomponent of Si-GPS-[Cd(Trac)](ClO 4 ) 2 , 94, it was thought that a receptor moietywith hydrophilic groups attached to its pendant arm framework would provide better104

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