En route to inherently chiral tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazines

This paper describes our attempts to synthesize inherently chiral heteroatom-bridged calixaromatics. Based on a stepwise fragment-coupling approach using a chiral 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide or benzoate, 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone, and cyanuric chloride as reactants, chiral tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine derivatives 16 and 17 were synthesized in good yields. Subsequent macrocyclic condensation with a diamine 6 furnished efficiently the pairs of diastereomers of inherently chiral tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine azacrowns 18 and 19.     

Construction of a hetero pseudo[2]rota[2]catenane

A novel ammonium template containing three ammonium sites was synthesized. Two ammoniums located on the linear component served as template for cucurbit[6]uril to form the CB-based pseudo[2]rotacane while another one located on the macrocyclic component played a role of template for clipping reaction. As a result of a ‘‘threading-followed-by-clipping' approach, a novel hetero pseudo[2]rota[2]catenane was successfully constructed.     

A new bipyrrole coupling reaction

Pyrrole 8 was converted to 10 in 4 steps, and 10 was coupled directly to bipyrroles 1 in a Sonogashira reaction, respectively at the 3,3′ positions.     

Bispyrrolotetrathiafulvalene-containing [2]catenanes

Two [2]catenanes incorporating bispyrrolotetrathiafulvalene (BPTTF) and weaker aryl donors, hydroquinone (HQ) and 1,5-dioxynaphthalene (DNP), respectively, have been prepared and characterized. These [2]catenanes show a predominant amount (>95:5) of the co-conformation in which either the HQ or the DNP unit is encircled by a tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (CBPQT4+), contrary to what is observed in systems based on the parent tetrathiafulvalene (TTF). These new [2]catenanes act effectively as molecular switches which are always configured in the "on" state.     

Zur Kenntnis von Li2[CuO2] [1, 2]

On Li₂[CuO₂] At the first time single crystals of Li₂[CuO₂] are prepared by exchange reaction. The crystal structure (I mmm) with a = 365.4(0), b = 285.9(0), c = 937.4(0) pm, Z = 2, d_x = 3.73 g/cm³, d_pyk = 3.67 g/cm³ was refined (four-circle-diffractometer data PW 1100, 343 I_o(hkl), MoKα, R = 0.046, R_w = 0.041). The characteristic structure element is the planar chain \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {}_\infty ^1 \left[{{\rm CuO}_{4/2}} \right]^{2 -} $\end{document}. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated.     

Organic clays. Synthesis and structure of Na5[calix[4] arene sulfonate] · 12 H2O,K5[calix[4]arene sulfonate]·8 H2O,Rb5[calix[4]arene sulfonate]·5 H2O,and Cs5[calix[4] arene sulfonate] ·4 H2O

The title calixarenes all exist in the solid state as bilayers of anionic calixarenes in the cone configuration. These layers alternate with inorganic regions which contain the cations and the water molecules. The overall structures bear a close resemblance to those found for clay minerals. The sodium salt crystallizes in the triclinic space groupP witha = 10.998(6),b = 13.582(5),c = 14.472(5) Å, = 74.01(3), = 89.09(4), = 86.50(4)°, andZ = 2 forD _calc = 1.72 g cm^–3. Refinement based on 4727 observed reflections led to a conventionalR = 0.050. The potassium salt crystallizes in the triclinic space groupP witha = 11.815(9),b = 13.636(6),c = 14.040(9) Å, = 100.24(5), = 111.86(9), = 95,14(9)°, andZ = 2 forD _calc = 1.77 g cm^–3. Refinement based on 2977 observed reflections led toR = 0.15. The rubidium and cesium salts are isostructural and crystallize in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n with parameters for Rb[Cs]a = 11.603(5) [11.704(3)],b = 28.607(8) [29.747(9)],c = 12.512(5) [12.604(4)] Å, = 91.70(4) [91.63(2)°], andZ = 4 forD _calc = 2.01 [2.24] g cm^–3. Refinement based on 1750 [4257] observed reflections led toR = 0.108 [0.075]. Disorder of the cations was observed for the rubidium and cesium salts. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82074 (95 pages).     

Synthesis of thiophene-capped [2]rotaxanes

Two types of thiophene-capped [2]rotaxanes, i.e., bithienyl (2T)- and bis(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-yl (BEDOT)-capped [2]rotaxanes, were synthesized. The electron-deficient cyclophane of cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (CBPQT⁴⁺) was used as a macrocycle. Association constants for inclusion complexation of 2T- and BEDOT-derivatives with CBPQT⁴⁺ were obtained by ¹H NMR titration. Due to the donor-acceptor charge transfer absorption band, 2T- and BEDOT-capped [2]rotaxanes have red and green colors, respectively. On the basis of electrochemical analysis, we confirmed that only BEDOT-capped [2]rotaxane is a promising candidate for [3]rotaxane synthesis through oxidation coupling of the thiophene unit.     

In the twilight zone between [2]pseudorotaxanes and [2]rotaxanes

A [2]pseudorotaxane, based on a semi-dumbbell-shaped component containing asymmetrically substituted monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene and 1,5-dioxynaphthalene recognition sites for encirclement by cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) and with a "speed bump" in the form of a thiomethyl group situated between the two recognition sites, has been self-assembled. This supramolecular entity is a mixture in solution of two slowly interconverting [2]pseudorotaxanes, one of which is on the verge of being a [2]rotaxane at room temperature, allowing it to be isolated by employing flash column chromatography. These two [2]pseudorotaxanes were both characterized in solution by UV/Vis and (1)H NMR spectroscopies (1D and 2D) and also by differential pulse voltammetry. The spectroscopic and electrochemical data reveal that one of the complexes behaves wholly as a [2]pseudorotaxane, while the other has some [2]rotaxane character to it. The kinetics of the shuttling of cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) between the monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene and the 1,5-dioxynaphthalene recognition sites have been investigated at different temperatures. The shuttling processes, which are accompanied by detectable color changes, can be monitored using UV/Vis and (1)H NMR spectroscopies; the spectroscopic data have been employed in the determination of the rate constants, free energies of activation, enthalpies of activation, and the entropies of activation for the translation of cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) between the two recognition sites.     

杯[4]二吡咯与卤素阴离子相互作用的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP方法, 在6\|31G*/LANL2DZ水平上对杯[4]二吡咯主体分子及其与卤素阴离子形成的复合物进行研究.  结果表明, 杯[4]二吡咯可与卤素阴离子相互作用形成具有较高对称性的复合物, 其8个吡咯NH基团上的H原子均可以和卤素阴离子形成氢键; 杯[4]二吡咯与卤素阴离子结合能力大小的顺序为F- >Cl- >Br- > I-.  振动光谱、 电荷分布以及前线轨道计算结果表明, 杯[4]二吡咯与卤素阴离子相互作用的本质为氢键, 经BSSE校正的结合能与电荷转移程度、 N-H键键长和N-H伸缩振动频率变化呈线性关系.      

[60]富勒烯[2＋2]环加成反应的研究进展

[2＋2]环加成反应是对C₆₀进行化学修饰的重要反应之一, 重点从[2＋2]环加成的典型反应、主要试剂及反应机理等方面进行了综述.     

Zur Konstitution von Cs2K[CuF6] [1]

On the Structure of Cs₂K[CuF₆] By annealing of powder preparations under carefully dried Ar, [closed Cu-tube, 540°C, 100 d] for the first time we received single crystals of Cs₂K[CuF₆], a fluoride with copper in oxidation state +3. The pale blue-green single crystals were transparent and of irregular habitus. In accordance with single-crystal studies we found as supposed by us spcgrp. O_h⁵ – Fm3m No. 225 – a = 889.4 pm. The determining parameter of the structure, z_F = 0.206₀, leads to unexpected short distances: d(Cu–F) = 183.3 pm (previously presumed: 193 pm). The Madelung part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, is calculated. We try to appreciate ΔH(CuF₃, solid), just so Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR.     

Synthesis and structure characterization of unsymmetrical oxacalix[2]benzene[2]pyrazines

The synthesis of two unsymmetrically linked oxacalix[2]benzene[2]pyrazines (1 and 2) is described. X-ray single crystal structure analysis revealed a highly distorted 1,3-alternate conformation of compound 1 (containing ortho- and meta-diphenol components) and a distorted boat conformation of compound 2 (containing meta- and para-diphenol components). Oxacalix[2]benzene[2]pyrazine containing both ortho- and para-diphenol components was not obtained via similar synthetic strategy.     

Calix[4]arene-based bis[2]catenanes: synthesis and chiral resolution

The exclusive formation of hydrogen-bonded dimers between tetraaryl and tetratosylurea calix[4]arenes has been used to prepare a series of ten "bisloop" tetraurea calix[4]arenes 3, in which adjacent phenylurea groups are covalently linked through alpha,omega-dioxyalkane chains. This dimerization with tetratosylurea 2 as template preorganizes the alkenyl residues of tetra(m-alkenyloxyphenyl) ureas 1 and enables their selective connection in high yield (up to 95 %) by olefin metathesis followed by hydrogenation. The "bisloop" calixarenes 3 also exclusively form heterodimers with 1. Thus, in a separated metathesis/hydrogenation sequence, a series of 14 cyclic bis[2]catenanes 4, in which two calix[4]arenes are connected through their wide rims by two pairs of interlocked rings (total size 29 to 41 atoms), were prepared in yields of up to 97 %. Optical resolution of these chiral bis[2]catenanes was studied by HPLC on chiral stationary phases. The single-crystal X-ray structure of one example (4(P,10)) confirmed the interlocking rings and revealed that the hydrogen-bonded dimeric capsule of the calix[4]arene can be "completely" opened.     

[2]Benzothiophene bent-shaped liquid crystals

New liquid crystalline (LC) compounds containing the [2 Weissflog, W., Nádasi, H., Dunemann, U., Pelzl, G., Diele, S., Eremin, A. and Kresse, H. 2001. J. Mater. Chem., 11: 2748–2758. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]benzothiophene chromophore unit have been synthesised and their mesomorphic properties studied. Mesomorphic and fluorescent properties have been modified by various chemical moieties. Among others, terminal fluoroalkyl and/or chiral chains were introduced to stabilise mesophases and support the formation of polar phases. In spite of the bent shape due to the central 1,3-diphenylbenzo[c]thiophene unit, all compounds exhibit phases typical for the rod-like LC: nematic, smectic A and smectic C or their chiral analogues using the chiral (S)-C₂H₅CH(CH₃)(CH₂)₆CO or (S)-C₁₀H₂₁OCH(CH₃)CO chain. The orientational order in the nematic phase was studied by polarised infrared measurements. The fluorescent properties of the studied compounds have been measured and their parameters established.     

[2+2]-Photocycloaddition of 2-Morpholinopropenenitrile to Monosubstituted Benzils

Triplet excited unsymmetrically substituted benzils react with 2-morpholinopropenenitrile to form oxetanes. Whereas the selectivity with respect to the site of addition (benzoyl vs. 4-substituted benzoyl) is generally low, the photoadditions observed are all unidirectional (regioselective) and of high stereoselectivity, as had also been found earlier for benzil itself and for symmetrically 4,4-disubstituted benzils. The relative configurations of two oxetanes have been unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray structure determinations.     

[2+2]-Photocycloaddition of 2-Morpholinopropenenitrile to Monosubstituted Benzils

Summary. Triplet excited unsymmetrically substituted benzils react with 2-morpholinopropenenitrile to form oxetanes. Whereas the selectivity with respect to the site of addition (benzoyl vs. 4-substituted benzoyl) is generally low, the photoadditions observed are all unidirectional (regioselective) and of high stereoselectivity, as had also been found earlier for benzil itself and for symmetrically 4,4-disubstituted benzils. The relative configurations of two oxetanes have been unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray structure determinations.     

Neue Oxozincate der Alkalimetalle: Rb2[ZnO2] und Cs2[ZnO2]

New Oxozineates of Alkali Metals: Rb₂[ZnO₂] and Cs₂[ZnO₂] Colorless single crystals of the hitherto unknown Rb₂[ZnO₂] (a = 9.55₈, b = 6.33₅, c = 15.91 Å, β = 118.6°, z = 8, d_pyk = 4.11, d_rö = 4.21 g · cm^?3) and Cs₂[ZnO₂] (a = 9.85₁, b = 6.61₉, c = 16.26 Å, β = 116.8°) have been prepared, which crystallize monoclinic, P2₁/c – D. (For parameters see text.) Unexpected there are “isolated” groups [Zn₄O₈]. Half of the Zn atoms exhibit the unusual coordination number 3 towards O^2?. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, and the Effective Coordination Number, ECoN, the latter by means of Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated and discussed.     

Conformational analysis in the reversible intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition of diphenylbicyclo[4.2.0]oct-3-ene-2,5-diones

An irradiation of diphenylbicyclo[4.2.0]oct-3-ene-2,5-diones bearing variously substituted Me groups resulted in the reversible intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition between the excited enedione CC double bond and the facing endo-phenyl ring to exclusively give pentacyclotetradeca-10,12-diene-2,7-diones. The equilibrated product ratios were much dependent on the substitution pattern of the Me-groups as well as the irradiated wavelength. The regiochemistry of these photoadditions was elucidated on the basis of the restricted conformation of the starting enediones.     

Synthesis and self-assembly of novel calix[4]arenocrowns: formation of calix[4]areno[2]catenanes

A series of novel calix[4]arenocrowns 1a-c were efficiently synthesized by a one-pot reaction of calix[4]monohydroquinone diacetate 5 with ditosylate 6 and its analogues in the presence of sodium hydroxide. It was found that the calix[4]arenocrowns could form stable pseudorotaxane-type complexes 2a-c with paraquat, and further self-assemble into calix[4]areno[2]catenanes 3a-c with dicationic salt 8 and p-bis(bromomethyl)benzene.