Synthesis of novel planar-chiral [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives as potential ligands for asymmetric catalysis

The synthesis of a variety of new 4,5-disubstituted [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives has been achieved employing different cross-coupling reactions. By this methodology, a heteroatom-variation of successful catalyst ligands was achieved, giving rise to a modular ligand system. The X-ray structure of 4-hydroxy-5-(1′-hydroxy-1′-phenylethyl)-[2.2]paracyclophane was determined to elucidate the configuration. Additionally, a diastereoselective synthesis of planar- and central-chiral 4-([2.2]paracyclophanyl)ethylamine was achieved, thus resulting in a planar- and central-chiral phenyl ethylamine analogue.     

New chiral β-diketones based on [2.2]paracyclophane

Two chiral β-diketones, 1,3-bis[(S)-(4-[2.2]paracyclophanyl)]propane-1,3-dione (BPPD) and [1-(S)-(4-[2.2]paracyclophanyl)-3-phenyl]propane-1,3-dione (PPPD), were synthesized by acylation of (S)-4-acetyl[2.2]paracyclophane with methyl esters from the corresponding carboxylic acids. 4-Acetyl[2.2]paracyclophane was synthesized in a quantitative yield by the reaction of [2.2]paracyclophane-4-carboxylic acid with methyllithium.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Biological Activity of [2.2]Paracyclophane Derivatives. 8. α-Pyridyl([2.2]paracyclophan-4-yl)-phenylmethanol: Structure of the Complex with Cu(II) Chloride and Intramolecular Cyclization

The reaction of 2-benzoylpyridine with 4-([2.2]paracyclophanyl)lithium or of 4-benzoyl[2.2]paracyclophane with 2-pyridyllithium gave α-pyridyl([2.2]paracyclophan-4- yl)phenylmethanol. X-ray analysis has been used to study the molecular and crystalline structure of its complex with Cu(II) chloride. It was found that this triaryl-substituted methanol undergoes an intramolecular cyclocondensation in refluxing formic acid and involves the pyridine ring and the cyclophane substituent. Heterocyclization at the ortho-position of the latter gives 10-phenyl[2.2]paracyclophano[4,5-b]indolizine and cyclization at the pseudo-gem-position the 1-phenyl-1,1a-dehydro-6-aza[3.2.2](1,2,5)-6H-cyclophano[1,2-a]pyridine. The compounds prepared have luminescent properties. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 864–873, June 2005.     

Atropisomeric (R,R)-2,2'-Bi([2]paracyclo[2](5,8)quinolinophane) and (R,R)-1,1'-Bi([2]paracyclo[2](5,8)isoquinolinophane): synthesis, structural analysis, and chiroptical properties

Atropisomeric (R,R)-2,2'-bi([2]paracyclo[2](5,8)quinolinophane) [(R,R)-1] and (R,R)-1,1'-bi([2]paracyclo[2](5,8)isoquinolinophane) [(R,R)-2] have been prepared in moderate overall yield (17 and 9%, respectively) by a four-step sequence starting from (R)-(-)-4-amino[2.2]paracyclophane and (R)-(-)-4-carboxy[2.2]paracyclophane, respectively. The structures have been determined on the basis of NOE (1)H NMR analysis and molecular mechanics (MM) calculations performed with a Spartan02 program, using the MMF94s force field. A preliminary, qualitative analysis of the chiroptical properties of these two compounds has also been attempted. The main spectral data can be interpreted in terms of an almost planar 2,2'-bisquinoline chromophore inserted in a paracyclophane structure in the case of (R,R)-1, while in the case of (R,R)-2, the main role is played by a distorted 1,1'-bisisoquinoline chromophore. On the basis of the above structural results, a hypothesis about the enantioselection capability of these two molecules has also been formulated.     

A novel class of bidentate ligands with a conformationally flexible biphenyl unit built into a planar chiral [2.2]paracyclophane backbone

We report the synthesis of a novel class of planar chiral bidentate aryl[2.2]paracyclophane ligands. For the first time in the [2.2]paracyclophanyl series the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling was employed for the formation of the arylparacyclophanyl skeleton. From the two possible approaches: (a) cross-coupling of [2.2]paracyalophanylboronic acids with aryl halides; (b) cross-coupling of [2.2]paracyclophanyl halides with arylboronic acids, the latter was found to be more efficient. This approach was successfully used for the synthesis of a wide range of aryl[2.2]paracyclophanes with different types of substitution patterns (ortho-, pseudo-ortho- or pseudo-gem-arrangement of the functionally-substituted aryl fragment with respect to the substituent in the paracyclophane ring).     

Design and synthesis of planar chiral heterocyclic carbene precursors derived from [2.2]paracyclophane

A unique family of planar chiral symmetrical N-heterocyclic carbene precursors with restricted flexibility derived from [2.2]paracyclopane were obtained by a new synthetic route. The resolution of 4-amino-13-bromo[2.2]paracyclophane was achieved with relatively high efficiency. Starting from (4 S p,13 R p)-4-amino-13-bromo[2.2]paracyclophane, the planar chiral pseudogem-disubstituted [2.2]paracyclophanyl dihydroimidazoliums were prepared in a four-step sequence with good yields. The resulting dihydroimidazolium salts were fully characterized with a series of methods including single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique.     

Planar chiral hydroxy derivatives of [2.2]paracyclophane as auxiliaries for asymmetric allylboration

Allylboronic esters with various structures were synthesized for the first time based on [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives containing one or two hydroxy groups. It was demonstrated that these esters can be used as chiral inductors in the asymmetric allylboration of benzaldehyde. The highest enantiomeric excess of 1-phenylbut-3-en-1-ol (60%) was achieved in the reactions with acyclic bis-O,O′-(paracyclophanyl) allylboronates based on (S)-4-hydroxy-and (S)-12-bromo-4-hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophanes. (S)-4-Hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophane was studied by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2149–2155, November, 2007.     

A carbene route to dehydro[m.n.]paracyclophanes

Pyrolysis of the [2.2]paracyclophanyl diazomethane (1) at 270–300°C led to the product of carbon-hydrogen insertion (2) and $\text{cis}$-1,2-dehydro[3.2]paracyclophane (3).     

Stereoselective synthesis of homoallylic alcohols of the [2.2]paracyclophane series and their use as auxiliaries in asymmetric allylboration of aldehydes

Stereoselectivity of allylboration of 4-formyl[2.2]paracyclophane, 4-acetyl[2.2]paracyclophane, and 4-hydroxy-5-formyl[2.2]paracyclophane was studied and the relative configurations of the homoallylic alcohols obtained were established. Optically pure (Sp,Sc)-(+)-4-(4-hydroxy-1-methylbut-3-enyl)[2.2]paracyclophane and (Rc,Sc)-(+)-4-hydroxy-5-(4-hydroxybut-3-enyl)[2.2]paracyclophane were synthesized. The possibility of using (Sp,Sc)-(+)-4-(4-hydroxy-4-methylbut-3-enyl)[2.2]paracyclophane as a recoverable chiral auxiliary in asymmetric allylboration of aldehydes was demonstrated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 914–921, May, 2000.     

Contractive Annulation: A Strategy for the Synthesis of Small,Strained Cyclophanes and Its Application in the Synthesis of [2](6,1)Naphthaleno[1]paracyclophane

A new synthetic strategy (contractive annulation) for the synthesis of highly strained cyclophanes has been conceived and its viability has been demonstrated through a nine‐step synthesis of [2](6,1)naphthaleno[1]paracyclophane from [2.2]paracyclophane.     

Contractive Annulation: A Strategy for the Synthesis of Small,Strained Cyclophanes and Its Application in the Synthesis of [2](6,1)Naphthaleno[1]paracyclophane

A new synthetic strategy (contractive annulation) for the synthesis of highly strained cyclophanes has been conceived and its viability has been demonstrated through a nine‐step synthesis of [2](6,1)naphthaleno[1]paracyclophane from [2.2]paracyclophane.     

A selective synthesis of 2-([2,2]paracyclophan-5-yl)pyrrole from 5-acetyl[2,2]paracyclophane via the Trofimov reaction

Rearrangement of 5-(1-vinyloxyiminoethyl)[2,2]paracyclophane, the key intermediate of the Trofimov reaction (pyrrole formation from ketoximes and acetylene), gives (120 °C, 30 min, DMSO) 2-([2,2]paracyclophan-5-yl)pyrrole in 74% yield. The intermediate 5-(1-vinyloxyiminoethyl)[2,2]paracyclophane has been synthesised in 78% yield by vinylation of the Cs-derivative of the oxime of 5-acetyl[2,2]paracyclophane with acetylene under pressure in the DMSO-n-pentane two-phase system (70 °C, 5 min).     

The phane properties of anti-[2.2](1,4)biphenylenophane

[structure: see text] Anti-[2.2](1,4)biphenylenophane (4) was synthesized from de Meijere's tetrabromo[2.2]paracyclophane (5) through a four-step reaction sequence. Although an average separation of 3.09 A between the inner ring of the biphenylene units is normal for [2.2]paracyclophanes, a bond distance of 1.54 Afor the ethano C-C bridge at room temperature is shorter than usual. In addition, trimethylsilyl-substituted anti-[2.2](1,4)biphenylenophane 8 sublimes at 220 degrees C under a pressure lower than 1 x10(-5) Torr without decomposition or thermal isomerization. The high thermal stability of 8 suggested that the ethano bridges of the biphenylenophanes are less strained than those of [2.2]paracyclophane. Bathochromic shifts are observed in their UV-vis absorption spectra. The phane state interactions of 4 and 8 were evidenced by the weak structureless fluorescent emission maximized at 537 and 550 nm in CH(2)Cl(2) along with longer relaxation lifetimes of 229 and 292 ps, respectively.     

Stereoselective synthesis of enantiopure condensed [2.2]paracyclophanes

The Diels–Alder reaction of (S)-(+)-4-ethenyl[2.2]paracyclophane with 1,4-benzoquinone, N-phenylmaleimide and 3-nitrocyclohexen-1-one has been investigated under atmospheric and high pressure conditions. The synthesis of five optically active [2.2]paracyclophanes containing condensed polycyclic aromatic subunits is described. A structural analysis of the reaction products by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy is also presented.     

Syntheses of various symmetrical naphthalenophanes and anthracenophanes via a Diels-Alder reaction between syn-[2.2](5,8)phthalazinophane derivatives and some selected dienophiles as well as the synthesis of other symmetrical heterophanes

The syntheses of various classes of unreported naphthalenophanes, anthracenophanes and heterophanes are herein reported. The key to their successful preparation depends on the synthesis of syn-4,7,14,17-tetra(phenyl and chloro)-[2.2](5,8)phthalazinophanes as well as syn-4,5,6,7,14,15,16,17-octahydro[2.2](5,8)phthalazinophane- 4,7,14,17-tetraone and 4,5,12,13-tetrakis(methoxycarbonyl)-[2.2]paracyclophane.     

Novel ligands based on bromosubstituted hydroxycarbonyl [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives: synthesis and application in asymmetric catalysis

New planar-chiral hydroxycarbonyl [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives, 4-acetyl-13-bromo-5-hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophane (Br-АНРС, 63%) and 4-benzoyl-13-bromo-5-hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophane (Br-BHPC, 53%), were synthesized and reacted with the enantiomers of α-phenylethylamine to form corresponding Schiff bases, 12-bromo-4-hydroxy-5[1-(1-phenyl-ethylimino)-ethyl]-[2.2]paracyclophane and 12-bromo-4-hydroxy-5[1-(1-phenyl-ethylimino)-(phenyl)methylen-[2.2]paracyclophane. The diastereomers of the imines were resolved and their absolute configurations and consequently the corresponding configurations of the enantiomers of Br-АНРС were determined by X-ray diffraction. Enantiomerically pure Schiff bases were applied as ligands to form catalysts for the enantioselective addition reaction of diethylzinc with benzaldehyde where 1-phenylpropanol was obtained with 77–91% ee.     

Synthesis, structure, and biological activity of [2.2]paracyclophanes. 7. Synthesis of 2-([2.2]paracyclophan-4-yl)pyridines,-tetrahydroquinolines, and-benzo[h]quinolines based on condensation of 4-(β-dimethylaminopropionyl)[2.2]paracyclophane with primary amines

Condensation of 4-(-dimethylaminopropionyl)paracyclophane with aliphatic aldehydes or cyclohexanones in the presence of hydroxylamine gave 2-([2.2]paracyclophan-4-yl)pyridines and-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines respectively. Reaction of these salts with -naphthylamine gives a mixture of paracyclophanyl substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobeno[h]quinoline and benzo[h]quinoline.For Communication 6, see [1].Russian University of National Friendship, Moscow 117198. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1069–1073, August, 1997.     

Synthesis, characterization, and spectroscopy of 4,7,12,15-[2.2]paracyclophane containing donor and acceptor groups: impact of substitution patterns on through-space charge transfer

This paper reports the synthesis of 4,7,12,15-tetra(4'-dihexylaminostyryl)[2.2]paracyclophane (1), 4-(4'-dihexylaminostyryl)-7,12,15-tri(4' '-nitrostyryl)[2.2]paracyclophane (2), 4,7-bis(4'-dihexylaminostyryl)-12,15-bis(4' '-nitrostyryl)-[2.2]paracyclophane (3), 4,7,12-tris(4'-dihexylaminostyryl)-15-(4' '-nitrostyryl)[2.2]paracyclophane (4), 4,15-bis(4'-dihexylaminostyryl)-7,12-bis(4' '-nitrostyryl)[2.2]paracyclophane (5), and 4,12-bis(4'-dihexylaminostyryl)-7,15-bis(4' '-nitrostyryl)[2.2]paracyclophane (6). These molecules represent different combinations of bringing together distyrylbenzene chromophores containing donor and acceptor groups across a [2.2]paracyclophane (pCp) bridge. X-ray diffraction studies show that the lattice arrangements of 1 and 3 are considerably different from those of the parent chromophores 1,4-bis(4'dihexylaminostyryl)benzene (DD) and 1,4-di(4'-nitrostyryl)benzene (AA). Differences are brought about by the constraint by the pCp bridge and by virtue of chirality in the "paired" species. The absorption and emission spectra of 1-6 are also presented. Clear evidence of delocalization across the pCp structure is observed. Further, in the case of 2, 3, and 4, emission from the second excited state takes place.     

Binuclear rhenium(I) complexes with bridging [2.2]paracyclophane-diimine ligands: probing electronic coupling through pi-pi interactions

Two pseudo-para substituted bis-diimino[2.2]paracyclophane ligands (4,16-bis(picolinaldimine)-[2.2]paracyclophane (BPPc) and 4,16-bis(methyl-picolinaldimine)-[2.2]paracyclophane (BmPPc)) were prepared by the condensation reaction of the appropriate picolinaldimine with 4,16-diamino-[2.2]paracyclophane (2). An improved synthesis of 2 from [2.2]paracyclophane also is reported. BPPc (3a): monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 8.2238(11) A, b = 15.336(2) A, c = 8.4532(11) A, beta = 98.578(3) degrees, V = 1054.2(2) A(3), Z = 2. To investigate the binding properties of the bis-diimino[2.2]paracyclophane ligands, binuclear rhenium(I) tricarbonyl chloride complexes [Re(CO)(3)Cl](2)(micro-BPPc) (5a) and [Re(CO)(3)Cl](2)(micro-BmPPc) (5b) were prepared and fully characterized by infrared spectroscopy, (1)H NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. Two model complexes, Re(tolyl-pyCa)(CO)(3)Cl (4) (tolyl-pyCa = N-(p-tolyl)-2-pyridinecarboxaldimine) and [Re(CO)(3)Cl](2)(micro-PBP) (6) (PBP = p-phenylenebis(picolinaldimine)), also are reported. The dimeric compounds 5 and 6 each undergo two one-electron, predominantly diimine-centered reduction processes. Spectroscopic data and comproportionation constants (5a, 23 +/- 9; 5b, 23 +/- 9; 6, 2750 +/- 540) are consistent with relatively weak interactions between the diimine groups mediated by the paracyclophane bridging group, and these results are consistent with steric and electronic factors.     

Structure Determination of an Unusual [2.2]paracyclophane Derivative by NMR Spectroscopy

Our ongoing study on cycloaddition reactions of dienes with different dienophiles afforded a great variety of derivatives with interesting molecular structures and electronic behavior. A new type of angularly annelated [2.2]paracyclophane (3) has been synthesize by the Diels–Alder reaction of 4-(2-propenyl[2.2]paracyclophane (1) and 1,4-benzoquinone (2) under high pressure conditions. The structure determination of this compound has been achieved by NMR measurements and semiempirical calculations.