Redox-controlled chalcogen and pnictogen bonding: the case of a sulfonium/stibonium dication as a preanionophore for chloride anion transport
Gyeongjin Park, François P. Gabbaı̈
Abstract
We describe a sulfonium/stibonium dication that behaves as a preanionophore activatable by glutathione (GSH). Indeed, this dication is reduced by GSH to yield a thioether/stibonium monocation that readily transports Cl<sup>−</sup> across phospholipid membranes.
Topics & Concepts
PnictogenDicationSulfoniumChalcogenChemistryRedoxIonChloridePhotochemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistrySalt (chemistry)SuperconductivityPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCrystallography and molecular interactionsChemical Reaction MechanismsMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection