title: Synthesis of new enantiomerically pure macrocycles containing phenanthroline subunits.
abstract: New enantiomerically pure macrocycles have been prepared by combining 1,10-phenanthroline 2,9-dicarboxylic acid and two alpha-amino-acids linked through spacers. Different diamine linkers have been employed in order to modify the dimensions and the properties of the macrocycles whose structures have been studied by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The ability of the (L)-valine containing macrocycles to bind metal ions and phenolic molecules has been investigated by 1H NMR experiments and Molecular Mechanics calculations.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Eccellenza CISI and Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Annunziata
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raimondi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benaglia