title: Redox-driven intramolecular anion translocation between a metal centre and a hydrogen-bond-donating compartment.
abstract: Dicationic ligands incorporating two 2,2'-bipyridine units and two imidazolium moieties, [1](2+) and [2](2+), form stable chelate complexes with Cu(II) and Cu(I) in acetonitrile solution. Each Cu(II) complex binds two X(-) ions according to two stepwise equilibria, the first involving the Cu(II) centre and the second involving the bis-imidazolium compartment. Cu(I) complexes are able to host only one NO(3)(-) ion in the bis-imidazolium cavity, while other anions induce demetallation. Thus, in the presence of one equivalent of NO(3)(-), the Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox change makes the anion translocate quickly and reversibly from one binding site to the other within the [Cu(II,I)(1)](4+/3+) system, as demonstrated by cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential electrolysis experiments.
authors: Dipartimento di Chimica Generale, Università di Pavia via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors: Valeria
authors: V
authors: Amendola
authors: Benoît
authors: B
authors: Colasson
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Fabbrizzi
authors: Maria-Jesús
authors: MJ
authors: Rodriguez Douton
mesh_terms: D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D000838:Anions; D007093:Imidazoles; D008024:Ligands; D011725:Pyridines; D003300:Copper; C032159:acetonitrile