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K+
K+
NMe4+
OH2
h (IR)cations
or collisionbetter than
Benzene
binds
K+
K+ water!+
H 2O
Li+
Binding Energy
(kcal/mol)
38
Na+
28
K+
19
Rb+
16
M+
sp2 carbon is
more electronegative
than hydrogen
ab initio calculated
electrostatic potential surface;
red = negative; blue = positive
27.1
22.0
20.0
26.9
32.6
31.8
including
acetylcholine - ACh
Phe
Tyr
Lys
Trp
Arg
J. P. Gallivan and D. A. Dougherty, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1999, 96, 9459-9464.
H 3N
Asp
Phe
GAS PHASE
H3N+
Lys
Lys
19 kcal/mol
120 kcal/mol
H 3N
Asp
Aqueous
Medium
SM5.42R/HF 631G**
J. P. Gallivan and
D. A. Dougherty, J.
Am. Chem. Soc 2000,
122 (5), 870-874.
Lys
Phe
H3N+
Lys