Dipicolylamine is an organic compound with the formula HN(CH2C5H4N)2. It is a yellow liquid that is soluble in polar organic solvents. The molecule is a secondary amine with two picolyl substituents. The compound is a common tridentate ligand in coordination chemistry.[1][2]
The compound can be prepared by many methods, alkylation of picolinylamine with picolinyl chloride, deamination of picolinylamine, and reductive amination of picolinyl amine and pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde. It is commonly used to bind to bacteria in purifying mixtures that require separation.
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References
- ^ Sakamoto, Takashi; Ojida, Akio; Hamachi, Itaru"Molecular recognition, fluorescence sensing, and biological assay of phosphate anion derivatives using artificial Zn(II)-Dpa complexes" Chemical Communications 2009, pp.141-152. doi:10.1039/B812374H
- ^ Huy Tien Ngo, Xuejian Liu, Katrina A. Jolliffe "Anion recognition and sensing with Zn(II)–dipicolylamine complexes" Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 4928-4965. doi:10.1039/C2CS35087D
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