Synthesis and Structural Studies of Cyclotriveratrylene Derivatives

Cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) derived host molecules with ethyl, propyl, allyl or propargyl functional groups have been synthesised using standard or solventless reaction methodologies. The known structural and clathrate chemistry of cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) and these analogues has been extended. Crystal structures of the hexa(ethyl), tri(ethyl), tri(propargyl) analogues have been determined, and show either intra-cavity host-guest binding or self-stacking motifs. Two new clathrates of CTV have also been structurally characterised, namely CTV.(DMSO)₂.(H₂O)₂ with intra-cavity complexation of DMSO, and CTV.(EtOH)_0.25 which has a γ-phase CTV structure.     

In situ complexation of rhodium(II) tetracarboxylates with some derivatives of cysteine and related ligands studied by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

The complexation of N-phthaloyl, N-formyl, and N,N-dimethyl derivatives of S-methylcysteine methyl ester (both racemic and optically pure) with three dimeric rhodium(II) salts, acetate Rh₂AcO₄, trifluoroacetate Rh₂TFA₄, and (R)-(+)-α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylacetate Rh₂Mosh₄ was investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) at room and lower temperatures. The complexation was carried out in situ, in CDCl₃ solution using titration procedure; the results were examined by the analysis of ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shift change (Δδ). The complexation of free S-methyl cysteine and hydrochloride salt of its methyl ester was performed in D₂O solution. For comparison, complexation of some derivatives of leucine, phenylalanine, and proline was examined.

N-phthaloyl and N-formyl derivatives of cysteine formed 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 axial complexes with all dirhodium salts. Rhodium substrates were bonded via sulfur. In one case, the complexation of Rh₂TFA₄ by both sulfur and N-formyl oxygen was noted. Similar complexation of Rh₂TFA₄, via CHO group, was found for N-formyl derivatives of leucine, phenylalanine, and proline. For N,N-dimethyl derivative of cysteine, both N and S atoms were involved in bonding. At room temperature, in all cases, ligand exchange was fast on the NMR timescale.     

Induction of mesophases through the complexation between benzoic acids with lateral groups and polyamides containing a 2,6-diaminopyridine moiety

Supramolecular liquid crystalline polymeric complexes have been prepared by the complexation of 4-alkyloxybenzoic acid derivatives and polyamides containing a 2,6-diaminopyridine moiety. 4-Alkyloxybenzoic acids substituted by methoxy, methyl, and nitro groups at the 3-position are used for the complexation. These polymeric complexes behave as single component liquid crystalline polymers and exhibit stable and enantiotropic mesophases. In contrast, simple 4-alkyloxybenzoic acids having no substituent at the 3-position, do not form stable complexes with the polymers. For low molecular mass complexes derived from 2,6-bis(acylamino)pyridine and 4-alkyloxybenzoic acid derivatives, substituent effects are different from those for the polymeric system. In these cases, mesomorphic behaviour is observed only for the complexes based on the simple 4-alkyloxybenzoic acid and 4-alkyloxy-3-methylbenzoic acid.     

An Alkenyl Boronate as a Monomer for Radical Polymerizations: Boron as a Guide for Chain Growth and as a Replaceable Side Chain for Post‐Polymerization Transformation

The ability of isopropenyl boronate pinacol ester to serve as a monomer in radical polymerizations was established and exploited for the synthesis of polymers that are difficult to access using other polymerization techniques. Although the monomer exhibits an α‐methyl‐substituted unconjugated structure, which is usually unfavorable for radical propagation, both free and controlled radical polymerizations smoothly afford the corresponding polymers. A density‐functional‐theory‐based investigation revealed that the boron atom moderately stabilizes the radical species, which leads to the suppression of the degradative chain transfer to the α‐methyl groups, and thus guides the reaction towards the radical polymerization. The boronyl pendants, which are directly attached to the polymer backbone, can be replaced with ‐OH or ‐NH₂ to yield poly(α‐methyl vinyl amine) or poly(α‐methyl vinyl alcohol), which has been inaccessible by conventional synthetic methods.     

A liquid crystalline supramolecular complex of C60 with a cyclotriveratrylene derivative

Cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) derivatives substituted with 9 (1) or 18 (2) long alkyl chains have been prepared. Whereas no liquid crystalline behavior has been observed for 1, the CTV derivative 2 has mesomorphic properties. Indeed, at room temperature compound 2 exhibits a nematic phase characterized by cybotactic groups with a local lamello-columnar order. Both CTV derivatives 1 and 2 are able to form supramolecular complexes with C60 in the solid state. In both cases, the 2:1 host-guest species have been obtained as brown compounds. No liquid crystalline behavior was observed for the supramolecular complex [C60 is included in (1)2]. In contrast, observation of the brown product obtained from C60 and the CTV derivative 2 directly after preparation by polarized optical microscopy revealed a fluid birefringent phase at room temperature. When the sample is heated above 70 degrees C, the birefringence of the texture under the microscope disappears and the X-ray diffraction pattern is transformed into a pattern characteristic of a cubic phase. For the first time in thermotropic liquid crystals, the space group of this cubic phase can be assigned as I4(1)32.     

Synthesis and binding properties of calix[4]arenes with [2 + 2'] mixed ligating functional groups

A series of mixed [2 + 2'] p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene have been synthesised by selective 1,3-dialkylation of phenolic groups using various alkylating agents such as benzyl bromide, methyl iodide, ethyl bromoacetate, and 2-methoxyethyl tosylate. The extraction and complexation properties of the synthesized calixarenes towards alkali and alkaline earth metal cations have been investigated in acetonitrile by means of UV spectrophotometry and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The results show the formation of ML and/or ML2 species depending on the ligand and the cation. The enthalpies and entropies of complexation of alkali metal cations by a tetraglycol, diglycol-dibenzyl and diglycol-diester derivatives have been obtained from calorimetric measurements. The results revealed that the formation of ML species is controlled by enthalpy while the formation of ML2 from ML is entropy driven.     

Synthesis and chiral recognition of helical poly(phenylacetylene)s bearing l‐phenylglycinol and its phenylcarbamates as pendants

A series of novel stereoregular one‐handed helical poly(phenylacetylene) derivatives ( PPA‐1 and PPA‐1a～g ) bearing l ‐phenylglycinol and its phenylcarbamate residues as pendants was synthesized for use as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for HPLC, and their chiral recognition abilities were evaluated using 13 racemates. The phenylcarbamate residues include an unsubstituted phenyl, three chloro‐substituted phenyls (3‐Cl, 4‐Cl, 3,5‐Cl₂), and three methyl‐substituted phenyls (3‐CH₃, 4‐CH₃, 3,5‐(CH₃)₂). The acidity of the phenylcarbamate N‐H proton and the hydrogen bonds formed between the N‐H groups of the phenylcarbamate residues were dependent on the type, position, and the number of substituents on the phenylcarbamate residues. The chiral recognition abilities of these polymers significantly depended on the dynamic helical conformation of the main chain with more or less regularly arranged pendants. The chiral recognition abilities seem to be improved by the introduction of substituents on the phenylcarbamate residues, and PPA‐1d bearing the more acidic N‐H groups due to the 3,5‐dichloro substituents, exhibited a higher chiral recognition than the others. PPA‐1d showed an efficient chiral recognition for some racemates, and baseline separation was possible for racemates 5 , 11 , 12 , and 15 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 809–821     

聚甲基丙烯酸葡萄糖酯及聚甲基丙烯酸纤维二糖酯高效液相色谱手性固定相的性能测评

首先合成了甲基丙烯酸葡萄糖酯和甲基丙烯酸纤维二糖酯,然后通过甲基丙烯酸-3-(三甲氧基硅基)丙酯分别聚合在硅胶上,并将其作为高效液相色谱手性固定相。分别以正己烷-异丙醇(体积比为90:10)、正己烷-异丙醇-三乙胺(体积比为90:10:0.2)和正己烷-异丙醇-三氟乙酸(体积比为90:10:0.2)溶液作为流动相,对15种包含醇类、胺类、酰胺类和酮类的外消旋体化合物进行手性拆分。拆分结果表明,葡萄糖和纤维二糖聚合物固定相对大多数醇类和胺类以及部分酰胺类和酮类外消旋体化合物有较好的手性识别能力,并且二者的手性识别能力还具有一定的互补性。该研究表明,单糖和二糖聚合物固定相可成为一类新型的高效液相色谱手性固定相。     

Functional Polymers. XXV. Fluorescence Spectra of Derivatives of Methyl Salicylate and Copolymers of Methyl Vinylsalicylates

Ultraviolet absorption and fluorescence spectra of methyl salicylate, isomers of methyl salicylate derivatives, and polymers with units of isomers of methyl salicylate have been investigated. The λ_max of methyl salicylate and its derivatives is centered around 310 nm. When the phenolic hydroxyl group is acetylated, the maximum is at 285 nm. Fluorescent emission maxima depend on the excitation wavelength. Two groups of maxima centered at 350 and 460 nm indicate that two molecular species (already present in the ground state) of the methyl salicylate moiety, probably tautomers, play essential parts as photoexcited states in the photophysics of methyl salicylate derivatives.     

Complexation of Aliphatic Alcohols by α- and β-Cyclodextrins and their Partial Methylated Derivatives in Aqueous Solution

The complexation of aliphatic alcohols by α- and β-cyclodextrins and their partially methylated derivatives has been studied by means of calorimetric titrations in aqueous solution. The methyl substituents have no pronounced influence upon the complex formation. α-Cyclodextrin and the partially methylated derivative form with only few exceptions more stable than β-cyclodextrin. With increasing chain length of the alcohols the values of the stability constants and reaction enthalpies increase in case of the complex formation with α-cyclodextrin and partially methylated α-cyclodextrin. In contrast the complex formation becomes disfavoured by the reaction entropy with an increasing number of methylene groups. The values of the reaction enthalpies with the β-cyclodextrins are close to zero. Thus the complexation is only favoured by entropic contributions. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Decorating step-by-step and independently the surface and the core of dendrons

Dendrons possessing one activated vinyl group at the core and several chlorine atoms at the end of the branches are used as starting materials to study the possibility to react independently the surface functions and the core function. In particular, the most powerful sequence of reactions for decorating them by organometallic complexes as end groups and amine or alcohol at the core has been determined. In the first step, phenol phosphines are grafted as end groups of the dendrons, and they can be used for the complexation of metals. However, these phosphines must be kept free when amines are used to react with the vinyl core in the next step. Depending on the type of phosphine end groups and on the type of function of the core (amine or alcohol), the complexation of ruthenium ([RuCl₂(p-cymene)]₂) and rhodium ([RhCl(COD)]₂) derivatives by the phosphine end groups can occur without side reaction at the core.     

Deuteron magnetic resonance study of the mechanism of methyl group exchange between tetramethyltitanium and trimethylaluminium

The exchange of methyl groups between tetramethyltitanium and trimethylaluminium has been studied by the direct observation of a new resonance line in the ²D NMR spectrum of the reaction mixture containing perdeuterated and undeuterated organometallic compounds.The kinetics and mechanism of the exchange reaction are influenced by the ethyl ether concentration in a hexane solution of the tetramethyltitanium compound. At a molar ratio TiMe₄/Et₂0 > 1 rapid exchange occurs between unsolvated metal alkyls. Tetramethyltitanium etherate reacts with trimethylaluminium in two steps, an initial fast complexation to Me₃Ti [AlMe₄] which accounts for the transfer of a single methyl group from the titanium to the aluminium atom and a subsequent slow reverse process which leads to the transfer of methyl groups from the aluminium to the titanium atom and which results ultimately in a random equilibrium distribution of the labelled methyl groups amongst both metal atoms.Mixing the etherates of both titanium and aluminium methyl compounds led to the appearance of an extra signal downfield (τ 5.6 ppm) which is apparently due to the methyl resonance of the species [TiMe₃]⁺ in the solvent-separated ion-pair form of the complex [TiMe₃]⁺ [AlMe₄]^?.     

Binary and ternary complexes of copper(II) with some dihydroxycoumarins

The complexation behaviour of copper(II) with a series of selected dihydroxycoumarins has been studied. Copper(II) binary complexes with esculetin, daphnetin and their 4-methyl and 4-phenyl derivatives and ternary complexes having a secondary ligand, ammonia or pyridine have bean synthesized. The general composition of binary complexes has bean found to be [Cu (H₂O)₂ (HL)₂] and that of ternary complexes as [Cu (L) (X)₄] (where X = NH₃ or C₅H₅N). The magnetic studies indicate all the complexes to be monomeric in nature. IR studies show that one of the two phenolic hydroxyl groups present in the ligand is lost during complexation. It is concluded that of the four ligands attached to the copper atom dihydroxycoumarin is bound most firmly.     

Host–guest complexation of antioxidative caffeic and ferulic acid amides with a functionalized cyclophane

Host?guest complexation has been studied by ¹H NMR on the benzyl and phenethyl amides of ferulic and caffeic acids as the guests in chloroform and acetonitrile; the counter host is a cyclophane which integrates four phenylene rings, amino and amide groups in the macrocyclic framework and bears four pendant methyl acetate ester arms. CAPE, one of the best known natural antioxidants, also has been studied for comparison. Among the guests studied, ferulic acid benzyl amide shows NMR shifts due to the formation of a host?guest complex in chloroform. The complexation occurs in two steps with the formation constants K ₁?=?[HG]/[H][G]?=?6?M^?1 and β ₂?=?[HG₂]/[H][G]²?=?87?M^?2. Two guest molecules are bound on the surface of the macrocyclic framework of a host molecule by two hydrogen bonds, NH(host amide)···O=C(guest amide) and C=O(host ester)···HO(guest phenol). The latter hydrogen bond may protect the bioactive site, i.e., phenol OH, of guest molecules captured in the complex against undesirable oxidation. This feature is observed only for ferulic acid benzyl amide in chloroform; the cyclophane ester interacts with this amide, distinctively from the other hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives.     

Hexasulfanyl analogues of cyclotriveratrylene

The synthesis of four 3,4-di(alkylsulfanyl)benzyl alcohol derivatives is described, in five steps from methyl 3,4-di(hydroxy)benzoate via a Newman–Kwart rearrangement. Incubation of these derivatives in formic acid affords 2,3,7,8,12,13-hexakis(alkylsulfanyl)-10,15-dihydro-5H-tribenzo[a,d,g]cyclononene products, which are hexa-sulfanyl analogues of the well-known supramolecular cavitand host, cyclotriveratrylene (CTV). The yield of this cyclization depends strongly on the alkylsulfanyl substituents present, in the order SMe > SEt ≈ SiPr ? SBn. A crystal structure determination of one of the cyclotrimers shows a mode of self-association that is commonly exhibited by CTV itself.     

Water‐Soluble Flavonol (=3‐Hydroxy‐2‐phenyl‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐one) Derivatives: Chemical Synthesis,Colouring, and Antioxidant Properties

Water‐soluble derivatives of rutin, a very common glycoside of quercetin (=3,3′,4′,5,7‐pentahydroxyflavone=2‐(3,4‐dihydroxyphenyl)‐3,5,7‐trihydroxy‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐one) and a potent plant antioxidant from the flavonol family, were synthesized by simple chemical procedures aimed at introducing carboxy or sulfo groups at the sugar moiety (Scheme 1). Such derivatives form stable molecular complexes with malvin, a polyphenolic pigment from the anthocyanin family, and thereby prove to be very effective in the enhancement (hyperchromism) and variation (bathochromism) of natural colours. The H₂O‐solubilizing carboxylate and sulfate groups are shown to deeply modify the enthalpy‐entropy balance of the pigment‐flavonol complexation (copigmentation). A molecular interpretation of the complexation‐induced bathochromic shift in the pigment VIS band is proposed. Finally, the H₂O‐soluble rutin derivatives are shown to retain the high antioxidant ability of rutin as evidenced by their efficient trapping of the coloured radical DPPH (=2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐(2,4,6‐trinitrophenyl)hydrazyl).     

Alkaline Earth Metallocenes Coordinated with Ester Pendants: Synthesis,Structural Characterization,and Application in Metathesis Reactions

A variety of ester‐substituted cyclopentadiene derivatives have been synthesized by one‐pot reactions of 1,4‐dilithio‐1,3‐butadienes, CO, and acid chlorides. Direct deprotonation of the ester‐substituted cyclopentadienes with Ae[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂ (Ae=Ca, Sr, Ba) efficiently generated members of a new class of heavier alkaline earth (Ca, Sr, Ba) metallocenes in good to excellent yields. Single‐crystal X‐ray structural analysis demonstrated that these heavier alkaline earth metallocenes incorporated two intramolecularly coordinated ester pendants and multiply‐substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands. The corresponding transition metal metallocenes, such as ferrocene derivatives and half‐sandwich cyclopentadienyl tricarbonylrhenium complexes, could be generated highly efficiently by metathesis reactions. The multiply‐substituted cyclopentadiene ligands bearing an ester pendant, and the corresponding heavier alkaline earth and transition‐metal metallocenes, may have further applications in coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and organic synthesis.     

Thermodynamics of coordination of pyridine and its substituted derivatives to osmium tetroxide

Complexation of osmium tetroxide (OsO₄) with pyridine and its substituted derivatives (i.e. 4-picoline, 3 -picoline, 4-tertbutylpyridine, methyl nicotinate, 3,4-dimethylpyridine, 3-chloropyridine, and 3-phenylpyridine) has been studied at different temperatures in benzene. Spectrophotometric measurements have been carried out to obtain the equilibrium constants and thermodynamic parameters. The equilibrium constants of the resulting 1:1 complexes are found to vary in the order 3,4-Me₂Py > 4-^tBuPy > 4-MePy > 3-MePy > Py > 3- PhPy > 3-C(O)OMePy ≈ 3-ClPy. All complexes are enthalpy stabilized whereas the entropy changes counteract the complexation. The results are discussed in terms of different basicities of the substituted pyridines.     

侧链带有L-氨基酸乙酯的螺旋聚苯乙炔衍生物的手性识别能力研究

采用Rh(nbd)BPh4催化剂合成了3种侧链带有L-氨基酸乙酯的螺旋聚苯乙炔衍生物PPA-S-Phe、PPA-S-Leu和PPA-A-Leu,并将其涂覆在氨丙基硅胶上制备高效液相色谱(HPLC)手性固定相(CSP),研究其对7种对映体的手性识别能力.由于侧链手性基团或主链与手性基团之间的链接基团不同,PPA-S-Phe、PPA-S-Leu和PPA-A-Leu形成了不同的螺旋构象,并表现出对对映体不同的手性识别能力.PPA-S-Phe和PPA-S-Leu的主链与手性基团之间的链接基团均为磺酰胺基,侧链手性基团为L-亮氨酸乙酯的PPA-S-Leu的手性识别能力优于侧链手性基团为L-苯丙氨酸乙酯的PPA-S-Phe.PPA-S-Leu和PPA-A-Leu的侧链手性基团均为L-亮氨酸乙酯,以酰胺基为链接基团的PPA-A-Leu的手性识别能力明显优于以磺酰胺基为链接基团的PPA-S-Leu.螺旋聚苯乙炔主链与侧链手性基团之间的链接基团、侧链手性基团在手性识别中均发挥十分着重要作用.     

Complexation of indole,methylindoles, and carbazole with organic solvents (Review)

Data on the complexation of indole, its methyl derivatives, and carbazole with organic solvents in solutions are summarized. Examples of the use of these data for the isolation of the heterocycles from their mixtures with aromatic hydrocarbons are examined.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–27, January, 1996.