Issue 7, 2003

The role of the counteranion in the cation-π interaction

Abstract

Chemical double mutant cycles have been used to quantify cation-π interactions in chloroform as a function of the nature of the counteranion. The cation-π interaction is −2.5 ± 0.4 kJ mol−1 and independent of the anion, even though the overall stability of the complexes varies by an order of magnitude due to competition of the anion for alternative binding sites.

Graphical abstract: The role of the counteranion in the cation-π interaction

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Jan 2003
Accepted
17 Feb 2003
First published
10 Mar 2003

Chem. Commun., 2003, 834-835

The role of the counteranion in the cation-π interaction

C. A. Hunter, C. M. R. Low, C. Rotger, J. G. Vinter and C. Zonta, Chem. Commun., 2003, 834 DOI: 10.1039/B300693J

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