Targeting π‐Conjugated Multiple Donor–Acceptor Motifs Exemplified by Tetrathiafulvalene‐Linked Quinoxalines and Tetrabenz[bc,ef,hi,uv]ovalenes: Synthesis,Spectroscopic, Electrochemical,and Theoretical Characterization

An efficient synthetic approach to a symmetrically functionalized tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivative with two diamine moieties, 2‐[5,6‐diamino‐4,7‐bis(4‐pentylphenoxy)‐1,3‐benzodithiol‐2‐ylidene]‐4,7‐bis(4‐pentylphenoxy)‐1,3‐benzodithiole‐5,6‐diamine ( 2 ), is reported. The subsequent Schiff‐base reactions of 2 afford large π‐conjugated multiple donor–acceptor (D–A) arrays, for example, the triad 2‐[4,9‐bis(4‐pentylphenoxy)‐1,3‐dithiolo[4,5‐g]quinoxalin‐2‐ylidene]‐4,9‐bis(4‐pentylphenoxy)‐1,3‐dithiolo[4,5‐g]quinoxaline ( 8 ) and the corresponding tetrabenz[bc,ef,hi,uv]ovalene‐fused pentad 1 , in good yields and high purity. The novel redox‐active nanographene 1 is so far the largest known TTF‐functionalized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with a well‐resolved ¹H NMR spectrum. The electrochemically highly amphoteric pentad 1 and triad 8 exhibit various electronically excited charge‐transfer states in different oxidation states, thus leading to intense optical intramolecular charge‐transfer (ICT) absorbances over a wide spectral range. The chemical and electrochemical oxidations of 1 result in an unprecedented TTF^?+ radical cation dimerization, thereby leading to the formation of [ 1 ^?+]₂ at room temperature in solution due to the stabilizing effect, which arises from strong π–π interactions. Moreover, ICT fluorescence is observed with large solvent‐dependent Stokes shifts and quantum efficiencies of 0.05 for 1 and 0.035 for 8 in dichloromethane.     

Charge Fluctuations and Ethylene‐Group‐Ordering Transition in β′′‐(BEDT‐TTF)4[(H3O)Fe(C2O4)3]⋅Y Molecular Charge‐Transfer Salts

The polarized infrared reflectance and Raman spectra of the three quasi‐two‐dimensional β′′‐(BEDT‐TTF)₄[(H₃O)Fe(C₂O₄)₃]?Y bifunctional charge‐transfer salts, where BEDT‐TTF=bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene and Y=C₆H₅Br, (C₆H₅CN)_0.17(C₆H₅Br)_0.83, (C₆H₅CN)_0.4(C₆H₅F)_0.6, have been measured as a function of the temperature. Signatures of charge inhomogenity have been found in both Raman and infrared spectra of the β′′‐(BEDT‐TTF)₄[(H₃O)Fe(C₂O₄)₃]?Y superconductors. A 100 K transition to a mixed insulating/metallic state is clearly seen for the first time in the temperature dependence of the electronic spectra of superconducting β′′‐(BEDT‐TTF)₄[(H₃O)Fe(C₂O₄)₃]?C₆H₅Br. We suggest that this phase transition is due to subtle changes in the ethylene groups ordering, which are related to a structural phase transition in the anionic layer. The infrared and Raman spectra of quasi‐two‐dimensional metal α‐′pseudo‐κ′‐(BEDT‐TTF)₄[(H₃O)Fe(C₂O₄)₃]C₆H₄Br₂ are also investigated.     

Ring‐ring interconversions. Part 3. On the effect of the substituents on the thiazole moiety in the ring‐opening/ring‐closing reactions of nitrosoimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazoles with hydrochloric acid

The reaction of 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5‐nitrosoimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1b , 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐methyl‐5‐nitrosoimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1c , 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐2,3‐dimethyl‐5‐nitrosoimidazo‐[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1d and 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐3‐nitrosobenzo[d]imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1e with hydrochloric acid has been carried out in order to investigate the effect of substituents on the thiazole ring in a recently reported ring‐ring interconversion reaction. In every case the corresponding [1,4]‐thiazino[3,4‐c][1,2,4]oxadiazol‐3‐ones 2b‐e have been obtained. In particular, the benzoderivative 1e furnished the 4‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐4H‐benzo[5,6][1,4]thiazino[3,4‐c][1,2,4]oxadiazol‐1‐one 2e , containing a new tricyclic system with a quasi‐planar geometry whose pharmacological potentialities appear promising.     

2,3:4,6‐Di‐O‐isopropylidene‐α‐l‐sorbofuranose and 2,3‐O‐isopropylidene‐α‐l‐sorbofuranose

In the title compounds, C₁₂H₂₀O₆, (I), and C₉H₁₆O₆, (II), the five‐membered furanose ring adopts a ⁴T₃ conformation and the five‐membered 1,3‐dioxolane ring adopts an E₃ conformation. The six‐membered 1,3‐dioxane ring in (I) adopts an almost ideal ^OC₃ conformation. The hydrogen‐bonding patterns for these compounds differ substantially: (I) features just one intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond [O...O = 2.933 (3) Å], whereas (II) exhibits, apart from the corresponding intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond [O...O = 2.7638 (13) Å], two intermolecular bonds of this type [O...O = 2.7708 (13) and 2.7730 (12) Å]. This study illustrates both the similarity between the conformations of furanose, 1,3‐dioxolane and 1,3‐dioxane rings in analogous isopropylidene‐substituted carbohydrate structures and the only negligible influence of the presence of a 1,3‐dioxane ring on the conformations of furanose and 1,3‐dioxolane rings. In addition, in comparison with reported analogs, replacement of the –CH₂OH group at the C1‐furanose position by another group can considerably affect the conformation of the 1,3‐dioxolane ring.     

Structures of benzoxazine‐fused triazoles as potential diuretic agents

6,8‐Dinitro‐2,4‐dihydro‐1H‐benzo[b][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐d][1,4]oxazin‐1‐one, C₉H₅N₅O₆, (I), a potential diuretic, and its acetylacetone derivative (E)‐2‐(2‐hydroxy‐4‐oxopent‐2‐en‐3‐yl)‐6,8‐dinitro‐2,4‐dihydro‐1H‐benzo[b][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐d][1,4]oxazin‐1‐one, C₁₄H₁₁N₅O₈, (II), both crystallize from methanol but in centrosymmetric and noncentrosymmetric space groups, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of crystal structures of benzoxazine–triazole fused systems. The acetylacetone group in (II) exists as the keto–enol tautomer and is oriented perpendicular to the triazol‐3‐one ring. Of the two nitro groups present, one is rotated significantly less than the other in both structures. The oxazine ring adopts a screw‐boat conformation in (II), whereas it is almost planar in (I). N—H...N and N—H...O hydrogen bonds form centrosymmetric dimers in (I), while C—H...O interactions associate the molecules into helical columns in (II).     

Three isomeric forms of hydroxyphenyl‐2‐oxazoline: 2‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)‐2‐oxazoline, 2‐(3‐hydroxyphenyl)‐2‐oxazoline and 2‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)‐2‐oxazoline

Crystal structures are reported for three isomeric compounds, namely 2‐(2‐hydroxy­phenyl)‐2‐oxazoline, (I), 2‐(3‐hydroxy­phenyl)‐2‐oxazoline, (II), and 2‐(4‐hydroxy­phenyl)‐2‐oxazoline, (III), all C₉H₉NO₂ [systematic names: 2‐(4,5‐dihydro‐1,3‐oxazol‐2‐yl)phenol, (I), 3‐(4,5‐dihydro‐1,3‐oxazol‐2‐yl)phenol, (II), and 4‐(4,5‐dihydro‐1,3‐oxazol‐2‐yl)phenol, (III)]. In these compounds, the deviation from coplanarity of the oxazoline and benzene rings is dependent on the position of the hydroxy group on the benzene ring. The coplanar arrangement in (I) is stabilized by a strong intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond. Surprisingly, the 2‐oxazoline ring in mol­ecule B of (II) adopts a ³T₄ (^C2T_C3) conformation, while the 2‐oxazoline ring in mol­ecule A, as well as that in (I) and (III), is nearly planar, as expected. Tetra­mers of mol­ecules of (II) are formed and they are bound together via weak C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. In (III), strong inter­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and weak intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of an infinite chain of mol­ecules perpendicular to the b direction. This paper also reports a theoretical investigation of hydrogen bonds, based on density functional theory (DFT) employing periodic boundary conditions.     

The Synthesis of pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazocines and pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]diazoeines

The reaction conditions for the preparation of 7H,8H-1,3-dimethyl-2,4,6,9-tetraoxopyrimidino[4,5-b][1,4]-diazocine ( 9 ), 1,3-dimethy 1–2,4,6,11-tetraoxobenzo[f]pyrimidino[4,5-b][1,4]diazocine ( 10 ), 7H,8H-1,3-dimethyl-2,4,6,10-tetraoxopyrimidino[4,5-b][1,4]diazonine ( 16 ), and 7H,8H-6,9-dioxopyridino[2,3-b][1,4]diazocine ( 19 ) were determined. The mechanism of the formation of these compounds was established. The scope of these reactions was found to be general for eight and nine ring formation from 2,3-diamino-N-heterocycles.     

1,1′‐[(Ethane‐1,2‐diyldioxy)di‐o‐phenylene]bis(indoline‐2,3‐dione) (L) and a novel [Ag2L2]2+ metallocycle based on coordination‐driven Ag—O and Ag—π bonds

1,1′‐[(Ethane‐1,2‐diyldioxy)di‐o‐phenylene]bis(indoline‐2,3‐dione), C₃₂H₂₄N₂O₆, L or (I), adopts a trans conformation with the two terminal indoline‐2,3‐dione groups located on opposite sides of the central ether bridge, as required by a centre of inversion located at the mid‐point of the ethane C—C bond. However, in the discrete binuclear Ag^I metallocycle complex salt bis{μ‐1,1′‐[(ethane‐1,2‐diyldioxy)di‐o‐phenylene]bis(indoline‐2,3‐dione)}disilver(I) bis(hexafluoridoantimonate), [Ag₂(C₃₂H₂₄N₂O₆)₂][SbF₆]₂, (II), synthesized by combination of L with AgSbF₆, L adopts a gauche conformation to bind Ag^Ivia the two indolinedione O atoms and two C atoms from the phenoxy ring. One dione O atom from the opposite side of the ether bridge completes the irregular coordination environment of each Ag^I atom. The complex is on a centre of inversion located between the Ag^I atoms. In the solid state, these binuclear [Ag₂L₂]²⁺ metallocycles stack together via intermolecular π–π interactions to generate a one‐dimensional chain motif, with the [SbF₆]⁻ counter‐ions, which are disordered, located between the chains.     

Thermal analysis of 1,4‐di[n′‐(quinolyl)]buta‐1,3‐diynes,structure, and topo‐oligomerization: Polymerization of 3‐ethynylquinoline with the triethyl aluminum/vanadium 2,4‐pentanedionate catalyst system

Conjugated 1,4‐bis(n′‐quinolyl)‐1,3‐butadiynes were obtained through the oxidative dimerization of the corresponding n′‐ethynylquinolines catalyzed by cuprous chloride. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the 1,4‐bis[n′‐(quinolyl)]buta‐1,3‐diyne molecules produced evidence of a syn–anti rotational equilibrium around the 1,3‐diyne axis and an irreversible transformation into a thermopolymer. The topo‐oligomerization of 1,4‐bis[3′‐(quinolyl)]buta‐1,3‐diyne, which took place by irradiation with sunlight, was investigated with matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry. Accurate X‐ray molecular structure and refinement analysis of 1,4‐bis[3′‐(quinolyl)]buta‐1,3‐diyne was conducted. The molecular crystalline packing consisted of parallel arrays of two groups of centrosymmetric molecules (antirotamer) in a herringbone assemblage in the solid state. The polymerization of 3‐ethynylquinoline was carried out with the AlEt₃/V(acac)₃ system to produce a mixture of 1,2,4‐ and 1,3,5‐tris(3′‐quinolyl)benzene cyclotrimers and a trans–cisoid polyene structure. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 6031–6040, 2004     

Rotenone α‐oxime

The structure determination of the title compound, rotenone α‐oxime [systematic name: 1,2,12,12a‐tetra­hydro‐8,9‐di­meth­oxy‐2‐(1‐methyl­ethenyl)‐[1]­benzo­py­rano­[3,4‐b]­furo­[2,3‐h][1]benzo­pyran‐6(6H)‐one oxime], C₂₃H₂₃NO₆, confirms that the mol­ecule has an approximately V‐shaped structure. One of the rings has a typical cyclo­hexene‐like monoplanar conformation and the central ring adopts a 1,2‐diplanar conformation.     

Study of 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition and Ring Contraction of New 1,4‐Phenylene‐bis[1,5]benzothiazepine Derivatives

Some 1,4‐phenylene‐bis[1,2,4]oxadiazolo‐[5,4‐d][1,5]benzothiazepine derivatives ( 4a , 4b , 4c ) were synthesized by 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction of benzohydroximinoyl chloride with 1,4‐phenylene‐bis(4‐aryl)‐2,3‐dihydro[1,5]benzothiazepine ( 2a , 2b , 2c ); meanwhile, compounds 2a , 2b , 2c also occurred ring contraction under acylating condition to obtain bis[2‐aryl‐2′‐(β‐1,4‐phenylenevinyl)‐3‐acetyl]‐2,3‐dihydro[1,5]benzothiazoles ( 3a , 3b , 3c ). The structures of some novel compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H‐NMR, elemental, and X‐ray crystallographic analysis.     

2‐Ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate,its 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone and dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvates and a corrected structure of 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)di(4,5‐dihydroimidazolium) bis(4‐aminobenzenesulfonate) dihydrate

2‐Ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate, C₇H₈ClNO₃S, (Ia), is an intermediate in the synthesis of lake red azo pigments. The present structure determination from single‐crystal data confirms the results of a previous powder diffraction determination [Bekö, Thoms, Brüning, Alig, van de Streek, Lakatos, Glaubitz & Schmidt (2010). Z. Kristallogr. 225 , 382–387]. The zwitterionic tautomeric form is confirmed. During a polymorph screening, two additional pseudopolymorphs were obtained, viz. 2‐ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone monosolvate, C₇H₈ClNO₃S·C₅H₉NO, (Ib), and 2‐ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate, C₇H₈ClNO₃S·C₂H₆OS, (Ic). The molecules of (Ib) have crystallographic m symmetry. The 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone solvent molecule has an envelope conformation and is disordered around the mirror plane. The structure shows hydrogen‐bonded ladders of molecules [graph‐set notation C₂²(6)R₂²(12)] in the [010] direction. The benzene groups of adjacent ladders are also stacked in this direction. A different type of hydrogen‐bonded ladder [graph‐set notation C(6)R₂²(4)R₄⁴(12)] occurs in (Ic). In (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), the molecules correspond to the zwitterionic tautomer. The structure of the cocrystal of 4‐aminobenzenesulfonic acid with 1,4‐bis(4,5‐dihydroimidazol‐2‐yl)benzene [Shang, Ren, Wang, Lu & Yang (2009). Acta Cryst. E 65 , o2221–o2222] is corrected; it actually contains 4‐aminobenzenesulfonate anions and 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)di(dihydroimidazolium) dications, i.e. 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)di(4,5‐dihydroimidazolium) bis(4‐aminobenzenesulfonate) dihydrate, C₁₂H₁₆N₄²⁺·2C₆H₆NO₃S⁻·2H₂O. Hence, all known structures of aminobenzenesulfonic acid complexes contain ionic or zwitterionic molecules; there is no known structure with a neutral aminobenzenesulfonic acid molecule.     

A chain of π‐stacked molecules in 4‐(2‐chlorophenyl)pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline and a hydrogen‐bonded sheet in (4RS)‐4‐(1,3‐1,3‐benzodioxol‐6‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline

In the molecule of 4‐(2‐chlorophenyl)pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline, C₁₇H₁₁ClN₂, (I), the bond lengths are consistent with electron delocalization in the two outer rings of the fused tricyclic system, with a localized double bond in the central ring. The molecules of (I) are linked into chains by a π–π stacking interaction. In (4RS)‐4‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐6‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline, C₁₈H₁₄N₂O₂, (II), the central ring of the fused tricyclic system adopts a conformation intermediate between screw‐boat and half‐chair forms. A combination of N—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds links the molecules of (II) into a sheet. Comparisons are made with related compounds.     

The dithiolene ligand and tetrathiafulvalene precursor molecules 4,5‐bis(bromomethyl)‐1,3‐dithiol‐2‐one and 4,5‐bis[(dihydroxyphosphoryl)methyl]‐1,3‐dithiol‐2‐one

The crystal structures of 4,5‐bis(bromomethyl)‐1,3‐dithiol‐2‐one, C₅H₄Br₂OS₂, (I), and 4,5‐bis[(dihydroxyphosphoryl)methyl]‐1,3‐dithiol‐2‐one, C₅H₈O₇P₂S₂, (II), occur with similar unit cells in the same monoclinic space group. Both molecules reside on a twofold symmetry axis coincident with the C=O bond, so that the substituents in the 4‐ and 5‐positions project above and below the plane of the 1,3‐dithiol‐2‐one ring. In both structures, the molecules align themselves in a head‐to‐tail fashion along the b axis, and these rows of molecules then stack, with alternating directionality, along the c axis. For (II), an extensive network of intermolecular hydrogen bonds occurs between molecules within the same stack and between adjacent stacks. Each –CH₂P(O)(OH)₂ group participates in four hydrogen bonds, twice as donor and twice as acceptor.     

Poly[[μ2‐1,3‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)propane](μ3‐1,4‐phenylenediacetato)cadmium]

Solvothermal reaction between Cd(NO₃)₂, 1,4‐phenylenediacetate (1,4‐PDA) and 1,3‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)propane (bpp) afforded the title complex, [Cd(C₁₀H₈O₄)(C₁₃H₁₄N₂)]_n. Adjacent carboxylate‐bridged Cd^II ions are related by an inversion centre. The 1,4‐PDA ligands adopt a cis conformation and connect the Cd^II ions to form a one‐dimensional chain extending along the c axis. These chains are in turn linked into a two‐dimensional network through bpp bridges. The bpp ligands adopt an anti–gauche conformation. From a topological point of view, each bpp ligand and each pair of 1,4‐PDA ligands can be considered as linkers, while the dinuclear Cd^II unit can be regarded as a 6‐connecting node. Thus, the structure can be simplified to a two‐dimensional 6‐connected network.     

2,2′‐[2,3‐Di­hydro‐2‐(prop‐2‐enyl)‐1H‐isoindole‐1,3‐diyl­idene]bis(propane­di­nitrile)–tetra­thia­fulvalene (1/1), TCPI–TTF

The title complex, C₁₇H₉N₅·C₆H₄S₄, contains π‐deficient bis(di­nitrile) and TTF mol­ecules stacked alternately in columns along the a‐axis direction; the interplanar angle between the TTF molecule and the isoindolinyl C₄N[C(CN)₂]₂ moiety is 1.21 (4)°. The N‐allyl moiety in the TCPI mol­ecule is oriented at an angle of 87.10 (10)° with respect to the five‐membered C₄N ring, and the four C[triple‐bond]N bond lengths range from 1.134 (3) to 1.142 (3) Å, with C—C[triple‐bond]N angles in the range 174.3 (3)–176.9 (2)°. In the TTF system, the S—C bond lengths are 1.726 (3)–1.740 (3) and 1.751 (2)–1.763 (2) Å for the external S—C(H) and internal S—C(S) bonds, respectively.     

Two isomeric 2‐[4‐chloro‐2‐fluoro‐5‐(prop‐2‐ynyloxy)phenyl]hexahydro­isoindole‐1,3‐dione compounds

The molecular structures of 2‐[4‐chloro‐2‐fluoro‐5‐(prop‐2‐ynyloxy)phenyl]‐1,3,4,5,6,7‐hexahydro­isoindole‐1,3‐dione, C₁₇H₁₃ClFNO₃, (I), and the isomeric compound 2‐[4‐chloro‐2‐fluoro‐5‐(prop‐2‐ynyloxy)phenyl]‐cis‐1,3,3a,4,7,7a‐hexahydro­isoindole‐1,3‐dione, (II), are, as anticipated, significantly different in their conformations and in the distances between the farthest two atoms. The six‐membered ring of the 1,3,4,5,6,7‐hexahydro­isoindole‐1,3‐dione moiety in (I) adopts a half‐chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the five‐membered dione ring of (I) and the benzene ring is 50.96 (7)°. The six‐membered ring of the cis‐1,3,3a,4,7,7a‐hexahydro­isoindole‐1,3‐dione moiety in (II) adopts a boat conformation. The dihedral angle in (II) between the five‐membered dione ring and the benzene ring is 61.03 (13)°. In the crystal structures, the molecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak π–π interactions. Compound (I) is a much more potent herbicide than (II). The Cl⋯H distances between the farthest two atoms in (I) and (II) are 11.37 and 9.97 Å, respectively.     

Reaction of 4,5,6‐triaminopyrimidine and 2,4,5,6‐tetraaminopyrimidine with 3‐dimethylaminopropiophenones. Synthesis of new 4‐aryl‐2,3‐dihydropyrimido[4,5‐b][1,4]diazepines

Several new 6‐amino‐ and 6,8‐diamino‐4‐aryl‐2,3‐dihydropyrimido[4,5‐b][1,4]diazepines were obtained from the reaction of 4,5,6‐triaminopyrimidine 1a and 2,4,5,6‐tetraaminopyrimidine 1b with one equivalent of 3‐dimethylaminopropiophenones 2 in absolute ethanol. Structure analysis of 6‐amino‐ and 6,8‐diamino‐4‐aryl‐2,3‐dihydropyrimido[4,5‐b][1,4]diazepines 3a‐i , determined by detailed nmr measurements, reveals a high regioselectivity of this reaction.     

Synthesis of p‐tert‐Butyl‐calix[6] ‐biscrown‐3 via Intramolecular Ring‐closure of 1,4‐Bis (2‐(2‐chloroethoxy) ethoxy) ‐p‐tert‐butyl‐calix[6]arene

With a variation in reaction conditions, 1, 4‐bis (2‐(2‐chloroethoxy)ethoxy)‐calix[6]arene (3) and l,3,5‐tris(2‐(2‐chloroethoxy) ethoxy)‐calix [6] arene (4) or 4 and 4‐chloroethoxyethoxy‐calix[6]crown‐3 (5) were selectively synthesized from p‐tert‐butyl‐calix [6] arene and 2‐(2‐chloroethoxy)ethyltosylate. l,3–4,6‐p‐tert‐butylcalix[6]‐bis‐crown‐3 (6) with (u,u,u,d,d,d) conformation and 1,3–4,5‐p‐tert‐butylcalix[6]‐biscrown‐3 (7) with self‐anchored (u,u, u, u, u, d) conformation were synthesized through an intramolecularly ring‐closing condensation of 1, 4‐bis (2‐(2‐chloroethoxy)ethoxy)‐p‐tert‐butyl‐calix[6]arene (3) in 25% and 15% yield, respectively. Using 5 instead of 3, only 7 was obtained in 65% high yield. 6 and 7 show different complexation properties toward alkali metal and ammonium ions.     

Synthesis of Heterocyclic Analogs of α‐aminoadipic Acid and its Esters Based on Imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]Thiazole

A method for the preparation of heterocyclic analogs of α‐aminoadipic acid and its esters based on the imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole ring system was developed. In this method, free‐radical bromination of ethyl 6‐methylimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole‐5‐carboxylate with NBS afforded a versatile building block, ethyl 6‐bromomethylimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole‐5‐carboxylate. Coupling of ethyl 6‐bromomethylimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole‐5‐carboxylate with Schöllkopf's chiral auxiliary followed by acidic hydrolysis generated ethyl 6‐[(2S)‐2‐amino‐3‐methoxy‐3‐oxopropyl]imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole‐5‐carboxylate. A similar procedure using diethyl (Boc‐amino)malonate yielded racemic 2‐amino‐3‐[(5‐ethoxycarbonyl)imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazol‐6‐yl]propanoic acid.