1. 1 Convergent Synthesis of Alternating Fluorene-p-xylene Oligomers and Delineation of the (Silver) Cation- Induced Folding Vincent J. Chebny and Rajendra Rathore* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 8458-8465

2. 2 The Biopolymers Permit Structure Modulation by Difference Interaction 1. Hydrogen bonding 2.  -stacking 3. Columbic interactions 4. Metal-ion binding

3. 3 DAN: 1,5-dialkoxynaphthalene Donor The Biopolymers Permit Structure Modulation by  -Stacking Zych, A. J.; Iverson, B. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 8898 NDI :1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide acceptor

4. 4 Khan, A.; Kaiser, C.; Hecht, S. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1878. Irradiation at 365 nm Artificial Polymeric Materials can be Modulated by Light

5. 5 Suzuki, Y. J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 7910 Artificial Polymeric Materials can be Modulated by Metal-ion Binding

6. 6 Selective Zinc Sensor Molecules Kikuchi. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 10197

7. 7 Rathore, R. et. al J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8012 Synthesis of Receptor (a) and Its Model Compound (b) ba

8. 8 Rathore, R. et. al J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8012 Optimized Structures of the Isoenergetic Conformers of 1 density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level

9. 9 X-ray Structure of 1 Showing the Extended Conformer

10. 10 An Extended Conformer to an Delta Conformer by Binding a Single Silver Cation

11. 11 A Hitherto Unknown Polymeric Structure A

12. 12 A Similar Mixture of Cyclic Oligomers

13. 13 1 H/ 13 C NMR Spectra of the Mixture of Cyclic Oligomers a b b a c c d d e e 1 2 3 12 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7,8 9 10 9 7,8

14. 14 The Syntheses of Acyclic Oligomers (a)n-BuLi/THF/-78 °C. (b) n-BuLi/-78 °C/ethyl-4-(bromomethyl)benzote. (c) LiAIH 4 /THF/reflux. (d) SOCI 2 /CHCI 3 /0 °C F: fluorenes group, H: hydrogens group, M: methyls group, E: ester group, A: alcohol group, C: chloro group, X:xylyl group

15. 15 (a) n-BuLi/THF/-78 °C. (b) n-BuLi/-78 °C/ethyl-4-(bromomethyl)benzote. (c) LiAIH4/THF/reflux. (d) SOCI 2 /CHCI 3 /0 °C. (e) Fluorene/n-BuLi/THF/-78 °C. The Syntheses of Acyclic Oligomers F: fluorenes group, H: hydrogens group, M: methyls group, E: ester group, A: alcohol group, C: chloro group, X:xylyl group

16. 16 The Syntheses of Acyclic Oligomers Z2-Z8

17. 17 The Syntheses of Acyclic Oligomers Z2-Z8

18. 18 A Comparison of the 1 H NMR Spectra of Z1-Z9 Oligomers. a:b:c= 6:4n+4:4n+4

19. 19 1 H NMR Spectra of Z1 and Plot of Changes in the Chemical Shifts of the Xylenic Protons

20. 20 The Maximum Number of Ag + Cations Captured by Zn Zn receptorsZ1Z3Z5Z7Z9 Max. number of Ag + cation12345

21. 21 The Maximum Number of Ag + Cations Captured by Z1 Joe’s plot

22. 22 The Binding of multiple Silver Cations to Representative Zn Receptors Zn receptorsZ1Z2Z3Z4Z5Z6Z7Z8Z9 Max. number of Ag + cation112233445

23. 23 It is important to note that the simplicity of the 1 H NMR spectra, obtained in the presence of varying equivalents of Ag +, suggests the dynamic nature of the binding of Ag + to the multiple receptor sites of Z2-Z9

24. 24 The Formation of Multiple  -prismand-like Cavities for Binding of Ag + Cations.

25. 25 Benesi, H. A.; Hildebrand, J. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1949, 71, 2703

26. 26 Four Isoenergetic Conformers of the Oligomer Z3 density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level

27. 27 1 H NMR Spectra of Z3 and Plot of Changes in the Chemical Shifts

28. 28 1. They developed convergent syntheses of hitherto unknown fluorene-p-xylene oligomers Z1-Z9 in excellent yields with the aid of four repetitive sequences of reactions. 2. The binding of multiple silver cations to Z3-Z9 was possible due to the folding of these oligomers, by simple C-C bond rotations. 3. We are actively exploring the syntheses of the Zn analogues containing different substituents to further modulate the binding and selectivity of various metal cations. Conclusions

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30. 30 Possible Structures of Z3 upon Exposure to 1 and 2 Equiv of Silver Cations

31. 31 Four Isoenergetic Conformers of the Oligomer Z3

32. 32 A 313 : molar absorbance ε 313 : extinction coefficient of the new absorption band K : association constant

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35. 35 462 nm, typical of pyrene excimer fluorescence J.Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2884.