Publications by authors named "Matija Modrusan"

A comprehensive thermodynamic and structural study of the complexation affinities of tetra (), penta (), and hexaphenylalanine () linear peptides towards several inorganic anions in acetonitrile (MeCN) and ,-dimethylformamide (DMF) was carried out. The influence of the chain length on the complexation thermodynamics and structural changes upon anion binding are particularly addressed here. The complexation processes were characterized by means of spectrofluorimetric, H NMR, microcalorimetric, and circular dichroism spectroscopy titrations.

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Novel fluorescent calix[4]arene derivatives and were synthesized by introducing phenanthridine moieties at the lower calixarene rim, whereby phenanthridine groups served as fluorescent probes and for cation coordination. To enhance the cation-binding ability of the ligands, besides phenanthridines, tertiary-amide or ester functionalities were also introduced in the cation-binding site. Complexation of the prepared compounds with alkali metal cations in acetonitrile (MeCN), methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH), -dimethylformamide (DMF), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was investigated at 25 °C experimentally (UV spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, microcalorimetry, and in the solid state by X-ray crystallography) and by means of computational techniques (classical molecular dynamics and DFT calculations).

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Cyclic pentaphenylalanine was studied as an efficient anion sensor for halides, thiocyanate and oxoanions in acetonitrile and methanol. Stability constants of the corresponding complexes were determined by means of fluorimetric, spectrophotometric, H NMR, and microcalorimetric titrations. A detailed structural overview of receptor-anion complexes was obtained by classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.

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The binding of alkali metal cations with two tertiary-amide lower-rim calix[4]arenes was studied in methanol, -dimethylformamide, and acetonitrile in order to explore the role of triazole and glucose functionalities in the coordination reactions. The standard thermodynamic complexation parameters were determined microcalorimetrically and spectrophotometrically. On the basis of receptor dissolution enthalpies and the literature data, the enthalpies for transfer of reactants and products between the solvents were calculated.

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