Synthesis of novel p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene derivatives and their cation binding ability: chromogenic effect upon side arms binding

A series of novel double-armed calix[4]arene derivatives, i.e. 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl -25,27-bis[2-[(2-hydroxy-5-(4-nitroazo)benzylidene)amino]ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxy-calix[4]-arene (4), 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis[2-[(2-hydroxy-5-(2-nitroazo)benzylidene) amino]ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene (5), 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis[2-[(2-hydroxy-5-(4-chloroazo)benzylidene)amino]ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene (6), have been synthesized as an selective chromoionophore for Na⁺. The complexation behavior of ligands 4-6 with alkali metal ions Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺and Cs⁺ has been evaluated by using UV-Vis spectrometry in CH₃CN-H₂O (99:1/V:V) solution at 25°C. The UV-Vis spectra show that the complexation of 4-6 with Na⁺exhibits obvious bathochromic shifts (λ_max 379→480 nm) and there is a unique color change in the solution from yellow to red upon complexation. The binding constants for Na⁺ are higher than that of other alkali metal ions, giving the highest cation selectivity up to 7 for Na⁺/K⁺. The binding ability and photophysical behavior of alkali cations by calix[4]arene derivatives 4-6 are discussed from the point of view of substituted effects at the lower rim of parent calix[4]arene and size-fit concept between host calix[4]arenes and guest cations.     

Synthesis of two new p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene β-ketoimin derivatives for extraction of dichromate anion

In this study the selective derivatization of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene was carried out and two new p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene β-ketoimin, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis-3-methyl-[(β-ketoimine)-ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene (4), and 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis-3-chloro-[(β-ketoimine)-ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene (5) have been synthesized. In the synthesis, the lower rim of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene was modified in order to acquire binding site for the recognition of dichromate anion. It was observed that these ionophores 4 and 5 showed high affinity towards dichromate anion. The protonated Schiff-base forms of the receptors were effective for transferring the HCr₂O₇ ^? anion from aqueous phase to a dichloromethane phase.     

p-tert-Butylcalix[5]arene: a New Synthetic Pathway and Crystal Structure of the N,N-Dimethylformamide Complex

The formation of p-tert-butylcalix[5]arene by the opening ofp-tert-butyldihomooxacalix [4]arene and the addition of a monomer has beenstudied. Various facets, including the effects of bases and the nature ofthe monomer added to the p-tert-butyldihomooxacalix[4]arene, have beeninvestigated. p-tert-Butylcalix[5]arene can be prepared in yields up to30%. The structure of its 1 : 2 complex with DMF has been determinedby X-ray crystallography. Crystals are triclinic, space group P¯1, a =1428.2(3) pm, b = 1837.3(3) pm, c = 1276.1(2) pm, = 108.98(1)°, = 105.02(2)°, = 95.21(1)°, Z = 2, D _c = 1.059 kg m^-3,final R value = 0.087. The macrocycle adopts a cone conformation, one guestenclosed inside the cavity, the other one outside.     

A new fluorescent chemosensor for F based on inhibition of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer

New fluorescent chemosensor 1 with two amidoanthraquinone groups (1-AAQs) at the lower rim of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene has been synthesized. The significant changes of absorption and fluorescence bands show that chemosensor 1 is selective toward fluoride ion (F⁻) over other anions such as Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻, CH₃COO⁻, , , and OH⁻. The ESIPT process of 1 is inhibited by the fluoride-induced H-bonding followed by deprotonation of NH of the 1-AAQ.     

Thermochemical Studies for Determination of the Standard Molar Enthalpies of Formation of Alkyl-Substituted Furans and Some Ethers

The standard molar enthalpies of vaporization _l ^g H _m ^º of 2,5-dimethylfuran, 2-tert-butylfuran, 2,5-di-tert-butylfuran, cyclopentenyl methyl ether, cyclohexenyl methyl ether, and tert-amyl methyl ether were obtained from the temperature variation of the vapor pressure measured in a flow system. The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation _f H _m ^º (1) at the temperature T = 298.15 K were measured using combustion calorimetry for 2,5-dimethylfuran, 2-tert-butylfuran, and 2,5-di-tert-butylfuran. From the derived standard molar enthalpies of formation for gaseous compounds, ring correction terms and non-nearest neighbor interactions useful in the application of the Benson group additivity scheme were calculated.     

Preparation,characterization and a kinetic study oftrans-[Ru(NH3)4L(H2O)](PF6)2 [L=PPh3, AsPh3, or SbPh3]

Summary The complexestrans-[Ru(NH₃)₄(H₂O)PPh₃](PF₆)₂ and [Ru(NH₃)₅L](PF₆)₂, (L=AsPh₃ or SbPh₃) have been isolated and characterized by microanalysis, cyclic voltammetry and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The specific rate constants for the aquation of [Ru(NH₃)₅L]²⁺ totrans-[Ru(NH₃)₄L(H₂O)]²⁺ are (2.5±0.1)×10^–5s^–1 and (1.8±0.1)×10^–5s^–1 for L=AsPh₃ and SbPh₃, respectively, at 25.0±0.1°C; =0.10 mol dm^–3, NaO₂CCF₃. Under the same conditions, the second-order rate constants for the substitution of water intrans-[Ru(NH₃)₄(H₂O)L]²⁺ by isonicotinamide (isn) are 1.2±0.1, (6.3±0.3)×10^–2 and (3.8±0.2)×10^–2 m ^–1s^–1 for L=PPh₃, AsPh₃, and SbPh₃, respectively, suggesting that the order of decreasingtrans-effect is: PPh₃AsPh₃>SbPh₃. The formation constants for thetrans-[Ru(NH₃)₄L(isn)]²⁺ complexes are 75±3, (1.40±0.01)×10³ and (1.80±0.02)×10³M^–1 for L=PPh₃, AsPh₃, and SbPh₃, respectively, suggesting that the order of increasingtrans-influence is: SbPh₃3PPh₃.     

Products and kinetics of the thermal decomposition of (l-(−)-menthyl)[2,2′-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenyl)] phosphite ozonide

Two conformers (chair, boat) of [l-(–)-menthyl)]-[2,2-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenyl)] phosphite ozonide have been obtained by the low temperature ozonization (–80 °C) of [l-(–)-menthyl)]-[2,2-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenyl)] phosphite. It was determined that decomposition of the ozonide is first order with the rate constant logk ₀ = (10.92±1.10)–(14.02±1.25)/gq ( = 2.303RT, kcal mol^–1), leading to [l-(–)-menthyl)]-[2,2-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenyl)] phosphate and oxygen (including singlet oxygen). Conformational transitions (chair-boat) for [l-(–)-menthyl)]-[2,2-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenyl)] phosphate have been registered by³¹P NMR spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1758–1761, October, 1994.This work was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-532l).     

Palladium and platinum complexes of chiral and achiral calix[4]arene bisphosphite ligands

Chiral and achiral p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene bisphosphites (L¹–L³) have been synthesized by the reaction of p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene and the phosphorodichloridites, ROPCl₂ [R = (1S,2R,5R)-(+)-iso-menthyl (L¹), (1R,2S,5R)-(−)-menthyl (L²) or C₆H₄Bu^t-4 (L³)]. These bisphosphites function as chelating ligands in palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes which are formed in good yields by the reaction of PdCl₂(PhCN)₂, MCl₂(COD) (M = Pd or Pt) or PdMeCl(COD) with the respective calix[4]arene bisphosphite. Single crystal X-ray diffraction studies performed on the complexes [PdCl₂(L¹)], [PdCl₂(L²)], [PdCl₂(L³)] and [PtCl₂(L³)] reveal a near square planar geometry around the metal with the two chloride ligands in a cis disposition. The crystal packing in the complexes [PdCl₂(L¹)] and [PdCl₂(L²)], which crystallize in the chiral (P6₁22) space group, shows different hydrophobic channels with intermolecular C–H?Cl hydrogen bonding. The complexes [PdCl₂(L³)] and [PtCl₂(L³)] are isostructural and the molecules in the crystal lattice are linked by intermolecular C–H?Cl and C–H?O hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of a binuclear zirconium complex of tetraanionic p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene bridged by methanol

A zirconium complex with the p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene anion was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The complex [Zr(μ₂-CH₃OH)(p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene)]₂·9H₂O (1) belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pnnm, with a?=?20.436(16), b?=?12.160(8), c?=?20.305(12)?Å, V?=?6774(7)?ų and Z?=?2. In Complex 1 zirconium coordinates to four phenolic anions of the deprotonated p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene and is bridged by two methanol molecules; the p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene adopts a cone conformation.     

Syntheses of two diamine substituted 1,3-distal calix[4]arene-based magnetite nanoparticles for extraction of dichromate, arsenate and uranyl ions

The synthesis of two new calixarene derivatives 4 and 5, functionalized at the lower rim with 4-amino-1-benzylpiperidine to give diamide and diamine derivatives of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene, is described. They were obtained by the reaction of both the diester derivative of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (2) and the dialkyl bromide derivative of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (3) with 4-amino-1-benzylpiperidine. The ¹H NMR spectra of calixarene derivatives show that 4 and 5 exist in the cone conformation. Moreover, these diamide and diamine derivatives of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (4 and 5) have been immobilized onto [3-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-propyl]-trimethoxysilane-modified Fe₃O₄ magnetite nanoparticles to obtain calixarene-based magnetic nanoparticles M-DADBP-Calix (6) and M-DABP-Calix (7). The calix[4]arene immobilized materials were characterized by a combination of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Thermogravimetric Analyses (TGA) and elemental analysis. Additionally, the studies regarding the removal of As(V)/Cr(VI) ions as well as U(VI) ion from aqueous solutions were also carried out by using these compounds in liquid-liquid/solid-liquid extraction experiments.     

Preparation of p-nitrocalix[n]arene methyl ethers via ipso-nitration and crystal structure of tetramethoxytetra-p-nitrocalix[4]arene

Nitration of p-tert-butylcalix[n]arene methyl ethers under a variety of reaction conditions has been examined. It has been determined that amongst different nitration procedures adopted (AlCl₃/KNO₃, HNO₃/CH₃COOH, HNO₃/(CH₃CO)₂O, cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate/CH₃COOH), ipso-nitration with CH₃COOH/HNO₃ gives best yields of p-nitrocalixarenes and work up conditions. ipso-Nitration of tetramethoxytetra-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene gives tetramethoxytetra-p-nitrocalix[4]arene as triclinic crystals with space group with a=9.102(3) Å, b=11.623(3) Å, c=18.368(3) Å and α=77.99(2)°, β=81.10(2)°, γ=73.37(2)°. Its conformation is partial cone and it forms an exocylic 1:1 complex with DMF.     

硫酰杯[4]芳烃与铜(II)双核配合物的合成与晶体结构

The X-ray crystallographic structure was reported for a dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex with a tetraanionic ligand of p-tert-butylsulfonylcalix[4]arene [Cu2L（CH3OH）6]·4CH3OH （H4L=p-tert-butylsuffonylcalix[4]arene）. The complex belongs to triclinic system, P1^-- space group, with a = 1.2303（3） nm, b = 1.2377（3） nm, c = 1.3110（3） nm, a =66.862（4）°, β= 67.206（4）°, γ=61.711（3）°, Z= 1, V= 1.5659（7） nm^3, Dc= 1.371 g/cm^3, F（000） = 682,μ（Mo Kα） = 0.883 mm^-1, R1 =0.0325, wR2=0.0870. In this complex, the calix[4]arene acts as a bis-tridentate chelating ligand with the 1,2-alternate conformation.     

Kinetic study of the reaction of CH3O with Br and Br2

The title reactions have been studied at room temperature by applying the discharge flow method coupled with laser induced fluorescence detection of methoxy radicals and resonance fluorescence detection of bromine atoms. The following rate constants were determined: CH₃O + Br Õ products (1) k ₁ (298 K) = (3.4 ± 0.4 (1)) × 10¹³ cm³ mol^-1 s^-1, CH₃O + Br₂ Õ products (2) k ₂ (298 K) £ 5 × 10⁸ cm³ mol^-1 s^-1.     

The kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of formic acid by bromine in acid aqueous media

The reaction between formic acid and bromine in strongly acid aqueous media at 298 K was studied by absorption spectrophotometry (λ = 447 nm). Reaction rates, expressed as R = -d[Br₂]/dt, depend on the concentrations of HCOOH (0.3–2.4M), Br₂[(2.7–13.6) × 10^?3M], H⁺ (0.03–2.0M), and Br^? (up to 0.6M). The mechanism with k₁ = 20.2 ± 1.2 M^?1 sec^?1, pK₂ = 3.76, pK₃ = ?1.20, accounts for all experimental observations. Br₃^? and HCOOH can be considered unreactive within experimental error. Apparent deviations from the basic mechanism at higher acidities can be quantitatively ascribed to the nonideality of ionic species.     

Cadmium Malonate Complexation in Aqueous Sodium Trifluoromethanesulfonate Media to 75°C; Including Dissociation Quotients of Malonic Acid

The molal formation quotients for cadmium–malonate complexes were measured potentiometrically from 5 to 75°C, at ionic strengths of 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 and 1.0 molal in aqueous sodium trifluoromethanesulfonate (NaTr) media. In addition, the stepwise dissociation quotients for malonic acid were measured in the same medium from 5 to 100°C, at ionic strengths of 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, and 1.0 molal by the same method. The dissociation quotients for malonic acid were modeled as a function of temperature and ionic strength with empirical equations formulated such that the equilibrium constants at infinite dilution were consistent, within the error estimates, with the malonic acid dissociation constants obtained in NaCl media. The equilibrium constants calculated for the dissociation of malonic acid at 25°C and infinite dilution are log K _1a=-2.86 ± 0.01 and log K _2a=-5.71 ± 0.01. A single Cd–malonate species, CdCH₂C₂O₄, was identified from the complexation study and the formation quotients for this species were also modeled as a function of temperature and ionic strength. Thermodynamic parameters obtained by differentiating the equation with respect to temperature for the formation of CdCH₂C₂O₄ at 25°C and infinite dilution are: K = 3.45 ± 0.09, S° = 7 ± 6 kJ-mol^-1, S° = 91 ± 22 J-K^--mol^-1, and C _p ^o =400±300 J­K^-1­mol^-1.     

Intermediates of Asymmetric Oxidation Processes Catalyzed by Vanadium(V) Complexes

The [VO(acac)₂]/Schiff base [R-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-2-phenyl-1-ethanol, S-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol, S-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-3-methyl-1-butanol, or R-2-(N-3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol]/H₂O₂ catalytic systems for the asymmetric oxidation of sulfides and the [VO(acac)₂]/(3bR,4aR)-2-(3,4,4-trimethyl-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydrocyclopropa[3,4]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyrazol-1-yl)ethanol/tert-butyl hydroperoxide/TBHP and VO(OAlkyl)₃/[2,2]paracyclophane-4-carboxylic acid N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-N-hydroxamide/TBHP catalytic systems for the asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohols were studied using ¹³C, ⁵¹V, and ¹⁷O NMR spectroscopy. The key intermediates of these systems (peroxo and alkylperoxo complexes of vanadium(V)) were detected, their structures in solution were studied, and the reactivity was evaluated.     

Conduramine F-1 epoxides: synthesis and their glycosidase inhibitory activities

Starting from (±)-7-oxanorbornenone ((±)-14), (±)-(1RS,2RS,3SR,6SR)-6-azidocyclohex-4-en-1,2,3-triol ((±)-24) and (±)-(1RS,2RS,3SR,6RS)-6-azidocyclohex-4-en-1,2,3-triol ((±)-26) were obtained. Epoxidation of the latter cyclohexene derivative gave two epoxides (±)-30 and (±)-31 that were converted into (±)-conduramine F-1 epoxides (±)-10 and (±)-11 and N-substituted derivatives (±)-12 and (±)-13. Compound (±)-(1RS,2SR,3RS,4SR,5RS,6SR)-5-({[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl}amino)-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-2,3,4-triol ((±)-12c) is a good, non-competitive inhibitor of β-xylosidase from Aspergillus niger (K_i=2.2 μM), and (±)-(1RS,2RS,3SR,4RS,5SR,6SR)-5-{[(biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]amino}-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-2,3,4-triol ((±)-13d) is a good inhibitor of α-glucosidase from brewer's yeast (K_i=2.8 μM, non-competitive).     

New RuII(arene) Complexes with Halogen‐Substituted Bis‐ and Tris(pyrazol‐1‐yl)borate Ligands

[RuCl(arene)(μ‐Cl)]₂ dimers were treated in a 1:2 molar ratio with sodium or thallium salts of bis‐ and tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands [Na(Bp)], [Tl(Tp)], and [Tl(Tp^{iPr, 4Br})]. Mononuclear neutral complexes [RuCl(arene)(κ²‐Bp)] ( 1 : arene=p‐cymene (cym); 2 : arene=hexamethylbenzene (hmb); 3 : arene=benzene (bz)), [RuCl(arene)(κ²‐Tp)] ( 4 : arene=cym; 6 : arene=bz), and [RuCl(arene)(κ²‐Tp^{iPr, 4Br})] ( 7 : arene=cym, 8 : arene=hmb, 9 : arene=bz) have been always obtained with the exception of the ionic [Ru₂(hmb)₂(μ‐Cl)₃][Tp] ( 5′ ), which formed independently of the ratio of reactants and reaction conditions employed. The ionic [Ru(CH₃OH)(cym)(κ²‐Bp)][X] ( 10 : X=PF₆, 12 : X=O₃SCF₃) and the neutral [Ru(O₂CCF₃)(cym)(κ²‐Bp)] ( 11 ) have been obtained by a metathesis reaction with corresponding silver salts. All complexes 1 – 12 have been characterized by analytical and spectroscopic data (IR, ESI‐MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy). The structures of the thallium and calcium derivatives of ligand Tp, [Tl(Tp)] and [Ca(dmso)₆][Tp]₂ ? 2 DMSO, of the complexes 1 , 4 , 5′ , 6 , 11 , and of the decomposition product [RuCl(cym)(Hpz^{iPr, 4Br})₂][Cl] ( 7′ ) have been confirmed by using single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Electrochemical studies showed that 1 – 9 and 11 undergo a single‐electron Ru^II→Ru^III oxidation at a potential, measured by cyclic voltammetry, which allows comparison of the electron‐donor characters of the bis‐ and tris(pyrazol‐1‐yl)borate and arene ligands, and to estimate, for the first time, the values of the Lever E_L ligand parameter for Bp, Tp, and Tp^{iPr, 4Br}. Theoretical calculations at the DFT level indicated that both oxidation and reduction of the Ru complexes under study are mostly metal‐centered with some involvement of the chloride ligand in the former case, and also demonstrated that the experimental isolation of the μ³‐binuclear complex 5′ (instead of the mononuclear 5 ) is accounted for by the low thermodynamic stability of the latter species due to steric reasons.     

Enantioselective synthesis of (1S,2S)-1,2-di-tert-butyl and (1R,2R)-1,2-di-(1-adamantyl)ethylenediamines

An enantioselective synthesis of sterically congested 1,2-di-tert-butyl and 1,2-di-(1-adamantyl)ethylenediamines has been developed. Thus, diastereomerically pure trans-1-apocamphanecarbonyl-4,5-dimethoxy-2-imidazolidinones 6 and 7 were successfully prepared by optical resolution of (±)-trans-4,5-dimethoxy-2-imidazolidinone using apocamphanecarbonyl chloride (MAC-Cl) followed by stereospecific and stepwise substitution of the dimethoxyl groups using tert-butyl or 1-adamantyl cuprates to provide (4S,5S)-4,5-di-tert-butyl and (4R,5R)-4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinones 12 and 15, respectively. Furthermore, N-acetyl 4,5-di-tert-butyl and 4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinones 16a,b were enantioselectively deacetylated using a catalytic oxazaborolidine system to provide enantiopure 1-p-tolylsulfonyl-4,5-di-tert-butyl-2-imidazolidinones 12 and 19 and 1-p-tolylsulfonyl-4,5-di-(1-adamantyl)-2-imidazolidinones 18 and 20, respectively. Finally, N-p-tolylsulfonyl-2-imidazolidinones 12 and 15 were treated with 30 equiv of Ba(OH)₂·8H₂O to achieve ring cleavage and to provide (1S,2S)-1,2-di-tert-butylethylenediamine 3 and (1R,2R)-1,2-di-(1-adamantyl)ethylenediamine 4.