Synthesis of lipophilic crown ethers with pendant carboxylic acid groups

Synthetic routes to thirteen highly lipophilic crown ether carboxylic acids are described. Seven contain 12–15-membered crown ether units with four ring oxygens and are designed for lithium ion complexation. Three others possess large ring 24-crown-8, 27-crown-9, and 30-crown-10 units. Six new hydroxymethyl crown ethers are prepared as synthetic intermediates.     

New lipophilic crown ethers with intraannular carboxylic acid groups: Synthesis and alkali metal cation extraction

A six‐step synthetic route to four lipophilic crown ethers with intraannular carboxylic acid groups and ring sizes of 15‐crown‐4, 18‐crown‐5, 21‐crown‐6 and 24‐crown‐7 is described. Eight new polyether compounds that bear inward‐facing bromo and formate ester substituents are prepared as synthetic intermediates. Selectivities and efficiencies of the four new lipophilic crown ether carboxylic acids in competitive alkali metal cation extraction from aqueous solutions into chloroform are evaluated.     

Selective separation of alkali metal cations by bulk chloroform membranes containing lipophilic crown ether phosphonic acid monoethyl esters

A series of crown ether phosphonic acid monoethyl esters with crown ether ring size variation from 12-crown-4 to 24-crown-8 is used in bulk chloroform membranes to separate alkali metal cations from mixtures. Selective proton-coupled transport of alkali metal cations from weakly alkaline aqueous phases is achieved. With individual ionizable crown ether carriers, transport selectivity for Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, and Rb⁺-Cs⁺ is achieved. A closely related lipophilic phosphonic acid monoethyl ester derivative with a cyclohexyl unit in place of the crown ether exhibits transport selectivity for Li⁺. However, the corresponding phosphonic acid diethyl ester is devoid of transport activity. Effects of structural variation within the carrier upon the selectivity and efficiency of competitive alkali metal cation transport are assessed.     

Novel crown ethers with pendant,proton-ionizable,chromogenic groups

Synthesis of fifteen new chromogenic crown ethers is described in which one phenyl group of diphenylamine has been substituted at the 2-, 4-, and 6-positions with strongly electron-withdrawing groups and the other phenyl group bears an oxymethyl crown ether substituent. Structural variations include the crown ether ring size, identity of the electron-withdrawing groups, acidity of the amine function, and positioning of the oxymethyl crown ether substituent ortho, meta, and para to the amine nitrogen. Preparation of a structurally-related chromogenic bis(crown ether) is also reported.     

Synthesis of dibenzocrown ethers with pendant thioamide groups

The synthesis of eighteen crown ether compounds with pendant thioamide, N-alkylthioamide, and N,N-dialkylthioamide groups is reported. The new crown ether compounds are obtained by one-step reactions from the corresponding sym-dibenzo-16-crown-5-oxyacetamides and sym-(propyl)dibenzo-16-crown-5-oxyacetamides with Lawesson's reagent.     

Synthesis of lipophilic lariat ethers with pendant N‐(X)sulfonyl carboxamide groups

Synthetic routes to sixteen lipophilic lariat ether N‐(X)sulfonyl carboxamides with X = trifluoromethyl, methyl, phenyl, and p‐nitrophenyl are described. For this new family of proton‐ionizable lariat ethers in which the acidity can be ‘tuned’ by X group variation, the ring size is systematically varied from 12‐crown‐4 to 14‐crown‐4 to 15‐crown‐5 to 18‐crown‐6.     

New poly(arylene ether)s with pendant phosphonic acid groups

Soluble brominated poly(arylene ether)s containing mono‐ or dibromotetraphenylphenylene ether and octafluorobiphenylene units were synthesized. The polymers were high molecular weight (weight‐average molecular weight = 115,100–191,300; number‐average molecular weight = 32,300–34,000) and had high glass‐transition temperatures (>279 °C) and decomposition temperatures (>472 °C). The brominated polymers were phosphonated with diethylphosphite by a palladium‐catalyzed reaction. Quantitative phosphonation was possible when 50 mol % of a catalyst based on bromine was used. The diethylphosphonated polymers were dealkylated by a reaction with bromotrimethylsilane in carbon tetrachloride followed by hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid. The polymers with pendant phosphonic acid groups were soluble in polar solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide and gave flexible and tough films via casting from solution. The polymers were hygroscopic and swelled in water. They did not decompose at temperatures of up to 260 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 3770–3779, 2001     

Synthesis and transport studies of new enantiopure lipophilic crown ethers containing a diarylphosphinic acid unit

The synthesis of new enantiopure lipophilic crown ethers (S,S)-6, (R,R)-6 and (S,S)-7 containing a diarylphosphinic acid unit has been carried out. The transport ability of these ligands has been studied in an aqueous source phase/lipophilic organic bulk liquid membrane/aqueous receiving phase system controlled by the pH of the media. The transport of metal ions and amines has also been studied. These studies showed high selectivity for protonated amines.     

Synthesis of photopolymers with pendant cyclic carbonate and cinnamic ester groups

Photopolymers with both pendant cyclic carbonate groups and cinnamic ester groups were synthesized by the addition reaction of poly(glycidyl methacryalte-co-styrene)[poly(GMA-co-AN)] with carbon dioxide and then with cinnamoyl chloride. Soluble quaternary ammonium salt catalysts showed good yield of cinnamoyl chloride addition to the glycidyl methacrylate groups. Quaternary salt catalysts of longer alkyl chain length and of more nucleophilic anion offered higher yield of cinnamoyl chloride addition. Photochemical reaction test showed that poly(CNMA-co-DOMA-co-St) had a good photosensitivity. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis of light-harvesting dendrimers focally anchored with crown ethers or terpyridine ligands

Crown ethers and terpyridine ligands have been successfully attached to the focal point of light harvesting phenylacetylene monodendrons through Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions. The structures of these functional monodendrons were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Such binding-ligand anchored dendrons exhibit broad absorption, large molar extenction coefficients and high fluoresence quantum yields. Coordination of crown ethers with alkali ions results in a significant increase in absorption strength in the UV range, but little alteration in either intensity or position of fluorescence emission. Coordination of terpyridine ligands with Ru2+, however, does efficiently quench the fluorescence from the dendrons,albeit only the smallest dendron exhibits efficient binding.     

Synthesis and photochemical properties of novel multifunctional photopolymers with both pendant epoxy groups and phenacyl ester groups

Novel multifunctional photopolymers with both pendant epoxy groups and phenacyl ester groups were synthesized by the one‐pot method for the reaction of poly(methacrylic acid) with epibromohydrin; this was followed by a reaction with phenacylbromide with 1,8‐diazabicyclo‐[5.4.0]undecene‐7 as a condensation reagent. These esterification reactions proceeded smoothly and quantitatively under mild conditions. Moreover, the photochemical reactions of the resulting polymers were evaluated by UV and IR spectroscopy. The pendant phenacyl ester groups were photocleaved to give corresponding carboxyl groups, and then the produced carboxyl groups reacted with pendant epoxy groups. Furthermore, the baking process promoted a crosslinking reaction because of the addition reaction of epoxy groups with carboxyl groups after irradiation. It was also proven that the photochemical reactivity of the resulting polymers was affected by the structure of the phenacyl ester group. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 530–538, 2001     

Synthesis of helical polyisocyanides bearing aza‐crown ether groups as pendant

We, herein, present a novel synthesis of responsive helical poly(aryl isocyanide)s bearing aza‐crown ethers as pendant groups. Chiral aryl isocyanide monomers bearing an aza‐crown ether as a pendant were designed and synthesized, piror to polymerization using a Pd‐Pt µ‐ethynediyl complex as an initiator to give the corresponding polymers in good yield. The resulting polyisocyanides adopted a stable helical structure in solution, as confirmed by circular dichroism spectroscopic analysis. In addition, the polymers were soluble in various solvents. Furthemore, the addition of suitable alkali metal ions to the crown ether of the sidechain on the helical polyisocyanide to form host‐gest complexes resulted in deformation of the helix due to electrostatic repulsion, and these phenomena depended on the size of metal cations. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 496–504.     

Synthesis of chiral polyphenylenes through Bergman cyclization of enediynes with pendant chiral amino ester groups

Chiral enediynes with pendant chiral amino ester groups are synthesized through Sonogashira reactions and subjected to thermal triggered Bergman cyclization at elevated temperatures either in bulk or in solvents to produce chiral polyphenylenes. The disappearance of enediyne monomers are evidenced by FTIR and NMR spectroscopies. The formation of polyphenylenes is further confirmed by UV-Vis and MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopies(MS). Isotope pattern analysis of the MS spectra shows that the polymers prepared in solvents are terminated by the solvent molecules, whereas the chain ends of the polymers prepared in bulk consist of considerable amount of unmasked free radicals, which is further confirmed by EPR analysis. Circular dichroism(CD) spectra of the chiral polymers show blue shifts of the Cotton peaks, indicating the occurrence of the cycloaromatization reaction. A new set of peaks mirrored at the horizontal axis show up in the long wavelength range, which are assigned to main chain chirality of the polyphenylenes.     

Synthesis and properties of aromatic poly(ester amide)s with pendant phosphorus groups

Two series of phosphorus‐containing aromatic poly(ester amide)s with inherent viscosities of 0.46–3.20 dL/g were prepared by low‐temperature solution polycondensation from 1,4‐bis(3‐aminobenzoyloxy)‐2‐(6‐oxido‐6H‐dibenz〈c,e〉〈1,2〉oxaphosphorin‐6‐yl)naphthalene and 1,4‐bis(4‐aminobenzoyloxy)‐2‐(6‐oxido‐6H‐dibenz〈c,e〉〈1,2〉oxaphosphorin‐6‐yl)naphthalene with various aromatic diacid chlorides. All the poly(ester amide)s were amorphous and readily soluble in many organic solvents, such as N,N‐dimethylformamide, N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc), and N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP). Transparent, tough, and flexible films of these polymers were cast from DMAc and NMP solutions. Their casting films had tensile strengths of 71–214 MPa, elongations to break of 5–10%, and initial moduli of 2.3–6.0 GPa. These poly(ester amide)s had glass‐transition temperatures of 209–239 °C (m‐series) and 222–267 °C (p‐series). The degradation temperatures at 10% weight loss in nitrogen for these polymers ranged from 462 to 489 °C, and the char yields at 800 °C were 55–63%. Most of the poly(ester amide)s also showed a high char yield of 35–45%, even at 800 °C under a flow of air. The limited oxygen indices of these poly(ester amide)s were 35–46. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 459–470, 2002; DOI 10.1002/pola.10129     

5-甲基-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-硫为端基的非环冠醚的合成

本文用2-巯基-5-甲基-1,3,4-噻二唑与二溴乙烷或低聚乙二醇溴化物合成了四种新的非环冠醚. 通过元素分析,UV,IR和^1H NMR波谱鉴定.     

Synthesis of polyphosphonates containing pendant chloromethyl groups by the polyaddition of bis(oxetane)s with phosphonic dichlorides

The polyaddition of 4,4′‐bis[(3‐ethyl‐3‐oxetanyl)methoxy]biphenyl (4,4′‐BEOBP) and phenylphosphonic dichloride (PPDC) with quaternary onium salts as catalysts proceeded under mild reaction conditions to afford a polymer containing phosphorous atoms in its main chain. A polyphosphonate with a high number‐average molecular weight (10,300) was obtained by the reaction of 4,4′‐BEOBP and PPDC in the presence of tetraphenylphosphonium chloride (TPPC) in o‐dichlorobenzene at 130 °C for 24 h. The structure of the resulting polymer was confirmed with IR, ¹H NMR, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, it was proved that the polyaddition of certain bis(oxetane)s with phosphonic dichlorides proceeded smoothly to give corresponding polyphosphonates with TPPC as the catalyst. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 3835–3846, 2002     

Synthesis and complex-forming properties of crown ethers incorporating glucuronic acid moieties

Crown ethers1 and4 of the 18-crown-6 type containing two glucose units have been oxidised by KMnO₄ into mono- and dicarboxylic acid derivatives (5 and11), and derivatives with different lipophilicities of the above crown ethers, namely the acetyl, benzyl and butyl derivatives (8–10, 13, 14) and methyl esters (6 and12) have been synthesizedThe association constants (K _a) with Li, Na, K and NH₄ cations measured in CHCl₃ indicate that complexing ability increases on introduction of carboxy groups, and selectivity changes in favour of the Na cation. These compounds were able to transport alkyl-ammonium salts through a CHCl₃ liquid membrane, displaying, however, no chiral recognition ability.     

Periphery-modified crown ethers. Synthesis of bis-5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-methanonaphthalene-fused crown ethers

The easily accessible and multi-functionalized 5,8-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxy methyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-methanonaphthalene (1) has been utilized as the basic building material to synthesize the symmetric bis-methanonaphthalene-fused crown ethers 14a-d (BMN-16-crown-4, BMN-22-crown-6, BMN-28-crown-8, and BMN-34-crown-10), that are constructed based on the connection between the α,β-bis-benzylic carbon atoms of diol 1 and oligoethylene glycols (9a-d) via two synthetic routes keyed upon the method of Williamson ether synthesis.     

Synthesis of large ring crown ethers

The synthesis of large ring crown compounds with the general structure 3n-crown-n where n is 9 to 20 is reported.     

Synthesis of N-cyano monoaza crown ethers

N-Cyano monoaza crown ethers were prepared by the reaction of cyanamide with oligoethylene glycol dichlorides or ditosylates in the NaH/DMSO reaction system and led to the derivatives.