Binding selectivity of dibenzo-18-crown-6 for alkali metal cations in aqueous solution: A density functional theory study using a continuum solvation model

Chemistry Central Journal

Chang Min Choi²  Jiyoung Heo¹  Nam Joon Kim² 

[1] Department of Biomedical Technology, Sangmyung University, Chungnam, 330-720, South Korea

[2] Department of Chemistry, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, 361-763, South Korea

关键词: Binding selectivity;    Continuum solvation model;    Crown ether;    Density functional theory;   

Others  :  788092
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-153X-6-84

 received in 2012-06-01, accepted in 2012-08-01,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6) exhibits the binding selectivity for alkali metal cations in solution phase. In this study, we investigate the main forces that determine the binding selectivity of DB18C6 for the metal cations in aqueous solution using the density functional theory (DFT) and the conductor-like polarizable continuum model (CPCM).

Results

The bond dissociation free energies (BDFE) of DB18C6 complexes with alkali metal cations (M⁺-DB18C6, M = Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs) in aqueous solution are calculated at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31 + G(d) level using the CPCM. It is found that the theoretical BDFE is the largest for K⁺-DB18C6 and decreases as the size of the metal cation gets larger or smaller than that of K⁺, which agrees well with previous experimental results.

Conclusion

The solvation energy of M⁺-DB18C6 in aqueous solution plays a key role in determining the binding selectivity of DB18C6. In particular, the non-electrostatic dispersion interaction between the solute and solvent, which depends strongly on the complex structure, is largely responsible for the different solvation energies of M⁺-DB18C6. This study shows that the implicit solvation model like the CPCM works reasonably well in predicting the binding selectivity of DB18C6 in aqueous solution.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Choi et al.; licensee Chemistry Central Ltd.

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