Unique inclusion behaviour of 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27,28-tetraaminothiacalix[4]-arene towards small organic molecules

Tetraaminothiacalixarene 3, bearing four amino groups instead of the hydroxy groups of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene 2, exhibits inclusion properties different from those of compound 2 towards small organic molecules upon crystallisation from neat solvents or guest solutions. X-ray crystallographic analyses reveal that nitromethane and acetonitrile are included into the cone-shaped cavity of compound 3, as is often seen in inclusion crystals of compound 2, whereas dichloromethane occupies a space between two distal benzene rings of compound 3, adopting a 1,3-alternate conformation. Acetic acid, which forms a dimer, fills a pore surrounded by four host molecules with a pinched cone conformation. Furthermore, guest-free crystals of compound 3 with a 1,3-alternate conformation absorb acetonitrile to give inclusion crystals with the same crystal structure as that obtained by the crystallisation. Thus, compound 3 flexibly changes its conformation according to the structures of guest compounds.     

主客体包结法选择分离青花椒挥发油中的化学成分

以1,1,6,6-四苯基-2,4-己二炔-1,6-二醇为主体分子, 可简单、迅速地从青椒挥发油中选择分离出化学成分烯丙基茴香醚, 基于挥发油的用量, 收率为3.78%. IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR光谱和单晶衍射证实了包结化合物结构, 用气相色谱法评价了选择分离效果, 分离的烯丙基茴香醚气相色谱纯度为94.5%. 同时, 主体分子形成的隧道框架对茴香醛具有识别作用, 形成2∶1(主/客)物质的量比的特殊结构包结物晶体, 它是主客体分子物质的量比为1∶2包结物的超分子异构体.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of inclusion compounds: Trans-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-dicarboxylic acid with boric acid and tetrabutylammonium salt

Two new inclusion compounds (n-C₄H₉)₄N⁺C₁₈-H₁₃O₄ ⁻·B(OH)₃ (1) and (n-C₄H₉)₄N⁺C₁₈H₁₃O₄ ⁻ (2) were prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography. Crystal data: compound 1, monoclinic P2(1)/c, a = 1.569 9(1) nm, b = 0.995 5(6) nm, c = 2.293 3(1) nm, β = 109.962(3)°, Z = 4, and R ₁ = 0.0434, wR = 0.075 9; compound 2, monoclinic C2/c, a = 1.400 5(3) nm, b = 1,282 1(2) nm, c = 1.765 7(3) nm, β = 100.388(1)°, Z = 4, and R ₁ = 0.0584, wR = 0.096 6. In the crystal structure of 1, the tetramers formed by two trans-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-dicarboxylic acid (EADA) anions and two boric acid molecules were connected through O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to generate a channel type host lattice. The tetra-n-butylammonium cations were stacked to give two columns within each channel with cross-sectional size of about 2.30 nm × 0.93 nm. In the crystal structure of 2, similar honeycomb host lattices with big size were also formed along the [101] direction by three-dimensional accumulation of EADA anions. The tetra-n-butylammonium cations were accommodated in a zigzag fashion within each channel. Translated from Acta Chimica Sinica, 2006, 64(18): 1904–1910 [译自: 化学学报]     

Macrotricyclic host molecules with basket shaped cavities

The syntheses of several macrotricyclic hexalactams (1–3) and of a corresponding hexalactone (4) are described in detail for the first time. The molecules have a basket shaped skeleton and contain a non-collapsible cavity, the size and shape of which is varied by use of spacer groups. Compounds1–3 selectively form crystalline adducts with ethanol as guest; the macrotricyclic hexaester4 does not. Evidence for an interaction of1 with ethanol was obtained by exchange experiments with perdeuteroethanol. Complexation experiments in solution did not show significant host/guest interactions with the guest chosen.     

Solvent Modification in Ion-Pair Extraction: Effect on Sodium Nitrate Transport in Nitrobenzene Using a Crown Ether

A comparative quantitative analysis of the effect of solventmodifiers on the ion-pair extraction of an inorganic salt by a crown ether was conducted with the aim of advancing the understanding of transport of highly hydrophilic metal ions from aqueous salt solutions. Two classes of solvent modifiers that possess electron-pair donor (EPD) or hydrogen-bond donor (HBD) groups were investigated. The equilibrium constants corresponding to the extraction of sodium nitrate into nitrobenzene (NB) employing model neutral host cis-syn-cis-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (compound 1) with and without solvent modifier were determined using the SXLSQI computer model. For a series of EPD modifiers—including tri-n-butyl- and tri-phenylphosphate, tri-n-butyl- and tri-phenylphosphine oxide, N,N-di-n-butyl- and N,N-di-phenylacetamide—the enhancement of the NaNO₃ extraction by compound 1 was found to be dependent on the hydrogen-bond acceptance ability of the modifier as quantified by the β solvatochromic parameter. A HBD modifier 3,5-di-t-butylphenol (compound 8), which forms strong hydrogen bonds with nitrate anion in NB, exhibited even greater enhancement of the NaNO₃ extraction by compound 1. The determined extraction constants were correlated with the β- or α-solvatochromic parameters of the solvent modifiers and linear trends were observed. Hydrogen bond interaction between compound 8 and nitrate anion in the presence of the sodium-loaded crown ether in the extraction phaseswas studied by vibrational spectroscopy.     

CH/π, CH/O弱氢键在2,6-二(α-苯基苄基)-1,5-萘二酚主体分子包结物构筑中的作用

设计、合成了一种新的主体分子2,6-二(α-苯基苄基)-1,5-萘二酚 (1). 它可与许多有机小分子形成配位包合物. 用IR和¹H NMR表征了配位包结物, 并测定了主客体分子的摩尔比: 1•DMF (1∶1), 1•DMSO (1∶2), 1•吡啶 (1∶1), 1•喹啉(1∶2), 1•N-甲基吡咯烷酮(1∶1). 用单晶X衍射分析了包结物 (1)•DMF的晶体结构, 属三斜晶系, 晶胞参数为P-1, a＝0.9085(9) nm, b＝0.9501(6) nm, c＝2.0995(6) nm, α＝99.59(3)°, β＝90.13(4)°, γ＝96.20(7)°, V＝1.776(2) nm³, D_c＝1.898 g•cm^－3. 结果表明, 主体分子间的CH/π弱氢键在决定主体分子的层状框架结构和客体分子在层间的填充方式中发挥了重要作用; 两种不等效的客体分子与主体分子的作用方式是不同的, 一种客体分子是通过CH/π, CH/O弱氢键与同层的不同主体分子相互作用, 另一种是通过CH/π, CH/O弱氢键与相邻层的不同主体分子相互作用.     

Complexation of Ethanol by a Helical Tubuland Diol Host

The cage compound 4,7-dimethylpentacyclo[6.3.0.0^2,6.0^3,10.0^5,9]undecane-anti-4,anti-7-diol 3 and its 4,7-bis(d ₃-methyl) derivative 4 form 1:1 cocrystalline complexes with ethanol instead of the expected helical tubulate inclusion compounds. The X-ray crystal structure of (4)·(ethanol) [(C₁₃H₁₂D₆O₂)·(C₂H₆O), Cmca, a 19.049(2), b 14.932(2), c 10.117(1) Å, Z 8, R 0.061] shows that the key supramolecular synthon is a hydrogen-bonded (O — H)₆ cycle of hydroxy groups constructed from two ethanols (in ring positions 1 and 4) and four diols. This uncommon centrosymmetric motif permits efficient lattice packing of ethanol and both diol enantiomers into layers without requiring the self-resolution that would be mandatory in forming the helical tubulate structure.     

The Structure of New Host Molecules that form Channel Inclusion Compounds

1,3-Benzenediamine,N,N′-bis(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl) and 1,3,5-Triazine,2,2′-[2-methyl-1,3-phenylenebis(oxy)] bis(4,6-dichloro) were synthesized as host molecules. The inclusion compound of 1,3-Benzenediamine,N,N′-bis(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl) crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system in space group C2/c. The host molecule occupies the space group 2-fold special position and packed in the crystal lattice in such a manner as to leave channels running along the c axis of a rectangular cross-section. It crystallizes with two molecules of acetone that are hydrogen bonded to the amino nitrogen atoms. Molecules of 1,3,5-Triazine,2,2′-[2-methyl-1,3-phenylene bis(oxy)]bis(4,6-dichloro) are packed in the crystal in such a manner as to leave channels of a trapezoid cross-section that are running along the a axis. Guest molecules such as metanol, ethanol, and ethyl acetate can be used to fill the channels. The crystal structures of two inclusion compounds are described.     

Separation of closely related structural isomers by inclusion complexation with tailor-made host compounds. Crystal structures of 2,2-di (p-hydroxyphenyl) propane and Its 1:1 complex withp-cresol

The crystal structures of the 2,2-di(p-hydroxyphenyl)propane host and its 1:1 adducts withm-andp-cresol guests have been studied. The preferential complexation of this host withp-cresol overm-cresol is related to the opposite trend exhibited by 1,1-di(p-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane; both hosts can separate effectively the two cresols from their liquid mixture by crystalline inclusion. A plausible explanation of the different inclusion features is provided by examining the intermolecular association in the corresponding solids. The analysed structures are stabilized by strong and continuous H-bonding between the constituent entities along two dimensions, and by weak van der Waals forces along the third axis. The p-cresol complex of the title host reveals a unique arrangement within and a more efficient packing of the layered structure, and thus represents a more stable and less soluble crystal lattice than itsm-cresol analog. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82099 (8 pages).     

Supramolecular isomerism in the hydrogen-bonded network of (5<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,10<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-3,8-dihydroxy-5,10-diethoxy-5,10-dihydrochromeno[5,4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">cde</Emphasis>]chromene monohydrate

A new compound (5R, 10R)-3,8-dihydroxy-5,10-diethoxy-5,10-dihydrochromeno[5,4,3-cde]chromene monohydrate was obtained from 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in aerobic basic aqueous ethanol solution in the presence of manganese chloride and triethylamine and crystallized in orthorhombic P2₁2₁2₁ space group (denoted as 1). When 1 was recrystallized from aqueous methanol, it was transformed to another crystal (2) with the same composition but in P2₁/n space group. The drastic difference in the extensive hydrogen bond network makes 1 a 3D and 2 a 2D infinite supramolecular structure, respectively.     

Versatile Inclusion Behaviour of a Dinitrocalix[4]arene Having Two Ester Pendants – Preparation and X-ray Crystal Structures of Complexes

An upper-rim dinitro-substituted calix[4]arene possessing two lower-rim ethyl ester pendant groups (1) has been shown to form solid inclusion compounds with acetone (1:1) (1a), DMF (1:1) (1b), DMSO (1:1) (1c) and n-BuOH (2:1) (1d). X-ray crystal structures of the four complexes 1a–d are reported and comparatively discussed, including isostructurality calculations. Although the solid-state conformation of the dinitrocalix[4]arene moiety, stabilized by two intramolecular O–H…O bonds, is maintained in the four inclusion compounds, and all four co-crystals have similar unit cell dimensions and identical space group symmetries, only three of them (1a–c) are homostructural. Depending on the nature of the guest molecule, either the upper or the lower rim site of the calixarene is involved in the complexation, demonstrating either cavitate- or clathrate-type of supramolecular interactions, respectively. Moreover, due to the different guest recognition modes, the calixarene host in 1d is rotated through a non-crystallographic virtual rotation of 180° within the unit cell, in relation to the host molecules in each of the other three homostructural compounds 1a–c, thus giving rise to supramolecular morphotropism – to our knowledge the first case ever described.     

Inclusion of Poly(ethylene glycol)s by Crystalline (R)-(1-Naphthyl)glycyl-(R)-phenylglycine

Abstract

Crystallization of (R)-(1-naphthyl)glycyl-(R)-phenyl-glycine [(R,R)-1] in the presence of oligo(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ethers 2(n) or poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEGs, 3(M_n )) afforded inclusion compounds. The ratio of (R,R)-1/the guest polymer (2 or 3) was proportional to the length of the polymer chain. The crystal structure of a hepta(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether-included compound was disclosed by X-ray crystallography which showed that (R,R)-1 molecules form a sheet and the guest molecule penetrates the crystal lattice of (R,R)-1 through a one-dimensional channel on the sheet. Powder X-ray analysis revealed that, regardless of the length of the guest polymer, the distance between the neighboring sheets remains unchanged (12.0–12.3 Å) in these inclusion crystals. By thermal analysis, it was shown that the decomposition points of these inclusion compounds became higher with the longer PEG included. The inclusion phenomenon enabled the fractionation of PEGs with various molecular weights, among which longer PEG was preferably included.     

Triol Crystalline Hosts Derived from Malic Acid. Synthesis,Inclusion Formation and X-ray Crystal Structures of a Free Host and its Inclusion Compound with Ethanol (1:1)

Abstract

Four new host compounds 1–3 (a, b) derived from malic acid as different optical species and having particular lateral substituents were synthesized. Their properties in crystalline inclusion formation were studied and discussed. Crystal structures of a free host compound 1 and its ethanol inclusion complex [1·EtOH (1:1)] have been determined by X-ray analysis [1: orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 9.304(3), b = 14.950(3), c = 15.712(3) Å, Dc = 1.248 Mg·m^?3, Z = 4, R = 0.039 for 2474 reflexions; 1·EtOH (1:1): triclinic, P 1; a = 11.945(3), b = 14.080(3), c = 16.029(4) Å, α = 106.82(2), β = 97.74(2), γ = 89.93(2)°, D_c = 1.187 Mg·m³, Z = 4, R = 0.096 for 10404 data]. Spontaneous resolution occurs during crystallization in crystals of 1. An interesting H-bonding pattern develops that probably is responsible for the inclusion formation with ethanol in the associate crystal.     

Crystal structure of the product of a condensation reaction of (±)-gossypol with (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine. Why do diastereoisomeric diaminogossypols cocrystallize?

The crystal structure of a compound obtained in a condensation reaction of (±)-gossypol with (R)-(+)-phenylethylamine has been determined by X-ray structure analysis. The crystals of C₄₆H₄₈O₆N₂·(C₄H₈O₂)₂ are monoclinic, space groupP2₁,a=21.243(3),b=8.666(1),c=28.651(4) Å, =108.24(1)⁰,V=5009(3) ³,Z=4,D _x=1.195 g cm^–3, (CuK )=0.66 mm^–1,T=292 K. The structure has been solved by direct methods and refined to the finalR value of 0.091 for 4290 observed reflections and 1049 parameters. There are two diastereoisomeric molecules of the host and four solvent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The host molecules are H-bonded into chains with diastereoisomeric molecules alternating along the chain. The fact that the host prefers the association mode in which molecules with a different configuration of the 2,2-binaphthyl moiety are H-bonded explains why separation of diastereoisomeric diaminogossypols by fractional crystallization has been unsuccessful. The 1,4-dioxane molecules are accommodated in infinite channels but only every second guest molecule in a channel is H-bonded to the host. Supplementary Data relevant to this article have been deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82167 (27 pages).     

Binding neutral guests to concave surfaces of molecular hosts. Rigid structural model for complexation between two lipophilic entities

The 1:2 compound formed between a new cavitand C₄₀H₄₈Si₄O₈ [chemical name: 5,10;12,17;19,24;26,3-tetrakis(dimethylsiladioxa)-1,8,15,22-tetramethyl[1₄]metacyclophane] and CS₂ (M _r =921.42) provided a suitable structural model for a rigid inclusion complex between uncharged lipophilic molecules. The detailed structure of this compound has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction at 128 K (Crystal data:a=11.233,b=20.018,c=10.069 Å, =90.84^o,Z=2, space groupP2₁/m). Anisotropic refinement converged atR=0.040 for 3768 reflections above the intensity threshold, leading to positional and thermal parameters of a relatively high precision. The cavitand has an enforced cavity appropriately sized to include only slim linear guests. The crystallographic analysis revealed a 1:1 molecular inclusion complex with CS₂, the guest species being almost entirely encapsulated within the basket-shaped cavity of the host. The complex is stabilized by dispersion forces. All the guest atoms lie within van der Waals distances from the surrounding sections of the host and are well ordered. The second CS₂ molecule is located in the crystal lattice between molecules of the complex and is slightly disordered. Mirror plane symmetry characterizes the entire structure. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82032 (22 pages).     

Effect of the size of calixarene macrocycle on the thermodynamic parameters of formation of inclusion compounds in guest vapor—solid host systems

The influence of the calixarene macrocycle size on the thermodynamic parameters of inclusion formation in organic guest vapor—solid host systems was studied in the series of tert-butylcalix[4]arene (1), tert-butylcalix[6]arene (2), and tert-butylcalix[8]arene (3). For this purpose, sorption isotherms of a guest vapor by a solid host were determined using the static method of headspace GC analysis for the systems involving calixarenes 2 and 3 in addition to the earlier obtained data for calixarene 1. Besides, the stoichiometry and decomposition temperatures of saturated clathrates formed in these systems were determined using thermogravimetry. The compositions of some of these clathrates differ substantially from those of clathrates crystallized from a host solution in a liquid guest. For the most guests studied with the thermodynamic activity below 0.6, their uptake by calixarenes 1—3 changes in the series 2 < 1 < 3. As a whole, the trend for each particular parameter of clathrates of hosts 1—3 (stoichiometry, guest activity at 50% saturation of the host) with increasing the size of the calixarene macrocycle is specific for each guest studied. The results obtained are useful for the estimation of receptor properties of calixarenes in quartz microbalance sensors.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and structural characterization of three lanthanide coordination polymers with adipic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline

Three new lanthanide coordination polymers, [Ln(Ad)_3/2(Phen)] _n ·2nH₂O (Ln = Eu, 1; Pr, 2; Ad = adipate; Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and [Yb(Ad)_3/2(Phen)] _n ·nH₂O 3, were prepared by hydrothermal reactions. The structures of 1, 2 and 3 are reported. In compound 1, Eu(III) ions are bridged by adipate ligands in two modes into 2-D polymeric layers. Adjacent layers are assembled by hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking between 1,10-phenanthrolines into a 3-D supramolecular structure. Compound 2 is isostructural with 1. In compound 3, the Yb(III) ions are connected by adipate ligands in three modes into a 3-D network.     

Crystal structure of theβ-clathrate form of 4-p-hydroxyphenyl-2,2,4-trimethylselenachroman

In contrast top-hydroxyphenyl-2,2,4-trimethylchroman, Dianin's compound (1), or itsthia analogue2, the title seleno-ether has been found to form two crystallographically distinct types of clathrate. In the first-discovered form, the -modification of as yet undefined structure, the rhombohedral unit cell (R , a = 57.42(1) Å, c = 10.817(1) Å, [from EtOH]) has approximately four times the volume of that found in the clathrates of1 or2 and contains 72 host molecules. Recrystallisation of the selena-host fromn-hexane, however, produces another type of rhombohedral crystal: the-modification has space group R , witha=28.225(2)Å,c=10.859(1)Å, and 18 host molecules in the unit cell. A detailed X-ray study of this latter inclusion compound (host-guest ratio 6:1) has established its true clathrate nature; the disorderedn-hexane guest, showing electron density consistent with an extended planar zig-zag conformation, is found threading the hour glass-shaped cavity's central constriction. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82045 (25 pages).     

A new flavan from the Drynaria bonii H. Christ rhizomes

In Vietnam, the medicinal plant Drynaria bonii H. Christ is used for the treatment of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and stimulate the growth of hair, treat tinnitus (Ho 2002; Loi 2004). In this article, experiments were designed to investigate the proliferation activity of ethanol, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts from D. bonii rhizomes on MG-63 human osteoblast-like cells. The results showed that methanol and hexane extracts had the ability to proliferate MG-63 cells at the concentration varying from 0.1 to 0.01 μg/mL. In particular, at the concentration of 0.01 μg/mL, hexane and methanol extracts illustrated the highest proliferation ratio with 9.31% and 6.16%, respectively. By column chromatography, a new compound named drynaether A (1) and five known compounds uracil (2), 4′-hydroxy-7-methoxyflavan (3), kaempferol (4), indole-3-carboxylic acid (5) and protocatechuic acid (6) were isolated and identified from the methanol extract.     

Polymorphic inclusion structure types of solvated 2,4-dichloro-5-carboxy-benzsulfonimide. A study of solvation patterns and their influence on molecular conformation

The inclusion behavior of 2,4-dichloro-5-carboxy-benzsulfonimide in protic (water, acetic acid and methanol) and aprotic (N,N-dimethylacetamide) environments has been examined by crystal structure determinations of the solvated compound, providing an illustration of the relationship between solvation effects and structural polymorphism. Three different crystal structure types of the corresponding complexes in which the benzsulfonimide moiety, C₁₄H₇Cl₄NO₈S₂, exhibits different conformations have been observed [I (with 4 mol of water) – ,a=8.227,b=8.964,c=16.945 Å, =89.64, =97.51, =114.28°;II (with acetic acid + 2 H₂O) – ,a=7.857,b=11.379,c=13.831 Å, =92.50, =101.21, =101.12° andIII (with methanol + 2H₂O) – orP1,a=7.840,b=11.235,c=13.697 Å, =95.56, =102.05, =102.21°;IV (with 2N,N-dimethylacetamide + 2H₂O) –P2₁2₁2₁,a=14.838,b=14.818,c=14.500 Å]. Crystallization from water and from acetic acid leads to layered structures consisting of alternating zones of the host (with a folded conformation) and the solvent. Crystals obtained fromN,N-dimethylacetamide are composed of a three-dimensional lattice of loosely packed host species (with an extended conformation) which are interspaced by solvent molecules. This polymorphism can be correlated to hydrogen bonding in that the extended conformation of the title compound is favored in a solvent which is a poor hydrogen donor, while the folded conformation is induced in solvation environments that are good donors of hydrogen bonds. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82005 (8 pages). To obtain copies, see p. ii of this issue.