Functionalization of the methylene groups of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene: S-C,N-C,and C-C bond formation

Reaction of the calixarene derivative 7 with two exocyclic double bonds with carbon-, nitrogen-, oxygen-, or sulfur-containing nucleophiles afforded bis(spirodienone) derivatives substituted at two opposite methylene groups in a trans fashion. LiAlH(4) reduction of the bis(spirodienone) derivatives with two methylenes functionalized by thiomethoxy, diethyl malonate, or anilino substituents yielded trans methylene-substituted calix[4]arenes. Upon standing in solution, the calixarene derivative incorporating SMe groups on the bridges underwent trans right harpoon over left harpoon cis isomerization. An equilibration study performed on this calixarene derivative (tetrachloroethane-d(2), 430 K) indicated that the cis isomer is the form of lower free energy.     

Synthesis of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene derivatives with trans-alkyl substituents on opposite methylene bridges

Reaction of the bis(spirodiene) calixarene derivative 9 possessing exocyclic double bonds with tetraethylammonium fluoride or chloride afforded bis(spirodienone) calixarene derivatives substituted by the corresponding halogen atoms (11 and 12). Reaction of 9 with alkyl cuprates yielded in one step p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene derivatives with opposite methylene groups substituted in a trans fashion by identical alkyl substituents (methyl, ethyl, or isopropyl). The isopropyl derivative 16 displayed the largest cone-to-cone inversion barrier of the series.     

Extraannular fluorinated calixarenes: regiospecificity of the deoxofluorination reactions of bis(spirodienol) derivatives

A new route for the partial displacement of OH groups of p-tert-butylcalixarene via spirodienol derivatives is described. NaBH(4) reduction of the bis(spirodienone) calixarene derivatives 2a-2c afforded the corresponding bis(spirodienols) 3a-3c in stereospecific fashion. (1)H NMR NOESY spectroscopy indicated that in the case of 2a, the reaction proceeds by attack at the exo face of the two carbonyls (the face located anti to the spiro C-O bond). The spirodienols readily revert to p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene when heated. The reaction of 3a with the deoxofluorinating agent DAST (Et(2)NSF(3)) afforded a mixture of extraannular substituted calixarenes possessing one or two fluoro-substituted dehydroxylated rings. The bisfluorinated calixarene 6a adopts in the crystal a conformation (1,3-alternate) similar to that adopted in solution by the di-dehydroxylated calixarene 6b. An experiment conducted with a selectively deuterated spirodienol derivative indicated that the deoxofluorination reaction involves regiospecific nucleophilic attack at the gamma position of the pentadienol subunit.     

Spirodienone derivatives of a spherand-type calixarene

Oxidation of the spherand-type calixarene 4 with 1 or 2 equiv of phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide/base afforded mono- and bis(spirodienone) derivatives (8b and 9, respectively). The spirodienone groups are derived from the oxidation of two phenols connected by a common methylene group. NOESY data indicated that 9 possesses a "head to tail" arrangement of the spirodienone groups. Oxidation of 4 with 3 equiv of the oxidizing reagent afforded two tris(spirodienone) calixarene derivatives 11 and 10 with C(1) and C(3) symmetries, respectively. The same tris(spirodienone) products were obtained by oxidation of 9 with I(2)/aq KOH. Tris(spirodienone) 11 displayed NOE cross-peaks in the NOESY NMR spectrum consistent with a nonalternant disposition of carbonyl and ether groups. Upon heating 10 and 11 isomerize in the solid state and in solution. The major component in the equilibration mixtures is 11, indicating that this is the thermodynamically more stable tris(spirodienone) isomer.     

A "classical" tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene adopting the 1,2-alternate conformation

The first example of a "classical" tetrahydroxycalixarene, which adopts the 1,2-alternate conformation both in solution and in the crystal, is described. Calixarene derivatives with two distal methylene groups substituted in a trans fashion by phenyl (5a) or mesityl (5b) groups were synthesized via addition of PhMgBr/CuCN or MesMgBr/CuCN to the bis(spirodiene) derivative 3. Whereas the phenyl-substituted calixarene derivative 5a adopts the usual "cone" conformation, solution NMR data and X-ray crystallography indicate that the more crowded mesityl derivative 5b adopts a 1,2-alternate conformation with the two mesityl groups located at isoclinal positions of the macrocycle.     

Intramolecular AR--O--AR bond formation in calixarenes

The formal dehydration of two vicinal phenol moieties of p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene was achieved in two steps by mild oxidation of the calixarene followed by treatment of the resulting monospirodienone derivative (9c) with an ionic hydrogenation mixture (Et(3)SiH/CF(3)COOH). Reaction of 9c yielded the unsubstituted xanthenocalix[6]arene 11d, while treatment of the monospirodienone derivative of a spherand-type calixarene (13) with Et(3)SiH/CF(3)COOH afforded the dibenzofuran derivative 15. The formation of the latter product indicates that, at least for 13, the rings forming the Ar--O--Ar bond in the product are not those connected by the spiro bond in the starting material. Methylation of the phenolic hydroxyl groups of 11d with methyl p-toluenesulfonate/K(2)CO(3) or dimethyl sulfate/base afforded its dimethyl and tetramethyl ether derivatives. The parent xanthone calix[6]arene derivative 17b was prepared by O-methylation of the phenol groups followed by CrO(3) oxidation of the xanthene methylene group and deprotection of the OH groups. McMurry coupling of calixanthone 17a afforded the dixanthylene 18. Calixarenes 11d and 15 (which possess a xanthene and dibenzofuran group, respectively) were structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography.     

A novel method for the upper rim alkoxy-substitution of calix[4]arene via a bis(spirodienone) route

A mild and efficient one-step procedure for the upper rim modification of calix[4]arene via a bis(spirodienone) is described. The bis(spirodienone) on reaction with alcohols in the presence of p-TSA affords mono- and 1,3-disubstituted alkoxy derivatives in moderate to good yields.     

Investigation of the stereochemistry of adducts of aryloxyfurans with maleic acid derivatives by PMR spectroscopy

The stereochemistry of adducts of aryloxyfurans with maleic acid derivatives was studied by PMR spectroscopy. It was shown that adducts with maleic anhydride are produced only in the form of exo isomers, whereas adducts with N-phenyl-maleinimide are isolated from the reaction in the form of mixtures of endo and exo forms. Bromination of the adducts was realized. The orientation of the bromine atoms in the bromination products was established by PMR spectroscopy: The bromine atoms in the dibromo derivative of the adduct with maleic anhydride are cis-oriented (endo-4-Br, endo-5-Br), whereas the bromine atoms have a trans configuration (endo-4-Br, exo-5-Br) in the dibromo derivative of the adduct with N-phenylmaleinimide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 613–615, May, 1984.     

Functionalization of the methylene bridges of the calix[6]arene scaffold

The bromine atoms of the hexabromo calixarene derivative 3 were replaced by other groups under S(N)1 conditions, allowing the facile synthesis of calix[6]arene derivatives incorporating identical functionalities at all bridges. Heating at reflux a mixture of 3 and the appropriate alcohol incorporated primary and secondary alkoxy substituents. Hydride abstraction was observed when the reaction with EtOH and i-PrOH was conducted in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). Solvolysis of 3 in TFE in the presence of strong nucleophiles (such as N3(-) and aniline) afforded the corresponding hexaazido and hexaanilino derivatives. Hydroxyl groups were incorporated into the calix[6]arene scaffold via acetolysis of 3, followed by LiAlH4 reduction of the hexaacetate derivative obtained. Friedel-Crafts alkylations in the absence of Lewis acids were conducted by heating at reflux a mixture of 3, HFIP, and a substituted benzene derivative (e.g, m-xylene, p-methyl anisole, mesitylene). The calix[6]arene bridges were alkylated by heating at reflux a mixture of 3 and 2,4-pentanedione in TFE or HFIP. In all cases the reaction proceeded with high diastereoselectivity, and the major isomer isolated was assigned to the rc5 (i.e., all-cis) form. NMR spectroscopy indicates that the conformation adopted by the macrocycle possesses 3-fold symmetry (a "pinched cone") that is rigid in the laboratory time scale in the mesityl-substituted derivative.     

Synthesis and functionalization of 3,3'-bis(spirodienone)-bridged 2,2'-bithiophene: a new building block for redox-active molecular switching materials

Bithiophene derivatives bridged with a bis(spirodienone) unit were synthesized and characterized. Lithiation of the thiophene rings of an unsubstituted derivative proceeded without decomposition of the bis(spirodienone) skeleton. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions (Suzuki-Miyaura, Sonogashira) with bromides afforded a variety of pi-extended derivatives. Bond breaking and formation under redox conditions were observed by cyclic voltammetry.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Novel Substituted Bis‐Pyridone,Pyrazole, and Thiazole Derivatives

A variety of novel bis‐heterocyclic derivatives were synthesized via the reaction of bis‐cyanoacetanilide derivative 3 with various aromatic aldehydes (1:2 molar ratio), to give the corresponding bis‐arylidene derivatives 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h , 5i , 5j , 5k , 5l , 5m . On the other hand, reacting compound 3 with substituted 2‐hydroxybenzaldehydes 6a , 6b , 6c afforded 2‐iminochromene‐3‐carboxamides 7a , 7b , 7c . The reaction of compound 5 with malononitrile afforded the novel bis‐pyridones 9a , 9b , 9c , 9f , 9g , 9h . The reaction of 5 with hydrazine derivatives afforded pyrazoles 11a , 11b , 11c , 11d , 11e , 11f , respectively. Compound 3 reacts with phenyl isothiocyanate in the presence of potassium hydroxide at room temperature followed by addition of some different halo‐carbonyl compounds to afford bis‐poly‐functionalized thiazole derivatives 13a , 13b , 13c . The bis‐enamine derivative 15 reacts also with hydrazine hydrate, guanidine, and hydroxylamine to give bis‐pyrazole 17 , pyrimidine 19 , and isoxazole 21 derivatives, respectively. Some of the newly synthesized compounds show moderate to high antimicrobial activity.     

Molecular structure of 9,10-bis[bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)methylene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene: A butterfly-shaped Thiele's hydrocarbon derivative

The molecular structure of 9,10-bis[bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)methylene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene, an anthraquinodimethane derivative having four aryl groups on exocyclic methylene positions, was experimentally and theoretically characterized. Single-crystal diffraction study revealed that the title molecule takes a butterfly shape, i.e., two exocyclic carbons rise from the molecular plane, defined by four carbons of central quinoidal ring, by 1.257(3) Å (average). The dihedral angle of the butterfly wing, i.e., the angle between the two annulated benzenes is 137.71(5)°. Characteristic bond alternation was observed for the central quinoidal moiety and the exocyclic double bond. Theoretical study indicated that this butterfly shape is the stable structure. The two optimized structures nearly reproduced the experimentally observed molecular structures, bond distances, and angles.     

Calix[4]arene derivatives monosubstituted at all four methylene bridges

The scope of the reaction of the tetrabromocalixarene derivative 2b with alcohols under solvolytic conditions in trifluoroethanol (TFE) or hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) was explored. The reaction proceeded readily with MeOH, EtOH, n-PrOH, ethylene glycol and i-PrOH affording preferentially the rccc isomer of the tetrasubstituted product. The methoxy derivative 6a undergoes isomerization upon attempted recrystallization from CHCl3/MeOH and its rcct and rctt forms were characterized by X-ray crystallography. Incorporation of hydroxy groups on the bridges was accomplished via solvolysis in AcOH, followed by LiAlH4 reduction of the acetoxy groups. Reaction of the tetra-(2-methylfuranyl)calixarene derivative 11 with benzyne followed by deoxygenation with Me3SiCl/NaI afforded in low yield the tetra-(4-methylnaphthyl)calix[4]arene derivative 12. Reaction of de-tert-butylated tetrabromo derivative 2a with m-xylene in HFIP followed by methylation of the crude product afforded the tetraxylyl derivative 14.     

对硝基苯酚亚甲基桥齐聚物的苯并二恶唑环衍生物的合成

本文研究了二(对硝基苯氧基)-甲烷或对硝基苯酚在浓硫酸的存在下与过量多聚甲醛的反应, 合成得到含两个和三个苯环的对硝基苯酚亚甲基桥齐聚物的苯并二恶环衍生物. 柱层析分出四个纯品, 经IR, ^1H NMR, MS 分析鉴定,其中三个为新化合物. 这类化合物作为合成子可用于硝基取代的杯芳烃或长链亚甲基桥齐聚物的收敛性分步合成 .     

对硝基苯酚亚甲基桥齐聚物的苯并二(口恶)环衍生物的合成

本文研究了二(对硝基苯氧基)-甲烷或对硝基苯酚在浓硫酸的存在下与过量多聚甲醛的反应,合成得到含两个和三个苯环的对硝基苯酚亚甲基桥齐聚物的苯并二噁环衍生物。柱层析分出四个纯品,经IR,~1H NMR,MS分析鉴定,其中三个为新化合物。这类化合物作为合成子可用于硝基取代的杯芳烃或长链亚甲基桥齐聚物的收敛性分步合成。     

Stereoselectivity in the Diels‐Alder Cycloadditions of a Facially Dissymmetric Bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene‐Grafted Maleic Anhydride with Exocyclic Butadienes. Unexpected Facial Selectivity in the Cycloaddition with 2,3,5,6‐tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.2]octene

The Diels‐Alder cycloadditions of facially dissymmetric maleic anhydride 1 with facially nonequivalent exocyclic 1,3‐butadienes(dimethylidenebicyclo[2.2.2]octene 3 and 2,3,5,6‐tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.2]‐octene ( 4 )) were investigated. In each cycloaddition, the reaction occurred via the course in which 1 added exclusively by its syn‐face (same face as the etheno‐bridge) onto either π‐face of the exocyclic 1,3‐butadiene systems to produce only two of the four possible stereoisomeric monocycloadducts ( 8a / 8b and 9a / 9b ). In the Diels‐Alder cycloaddition of 1 with bis‐exocyclic butadiene 4 , however, both monocycloadducts 9a and 9b underwent subsequent cycloaddition with distinctive facial selectivity to produce the C_s‐symmetric bis‐cyclohexanobarrelene 10a as only bis‐cycloadduct.     

Synthesis and photochemical reaction of novel p-alkylcalix[n]arene derivatives containing cationically polymerizable groups

New photoreactive p-methylcalix[6]arene (MCA) derivatives containing cationically polymerizable groups such as propargyl ether (calixarene 1), allyl ether (calixarene 2), and ethoxy vinyl ether (calixarene 3) groups were synthesized with 80, 74, and 84% yields by the substitution reaction of MCA with propargyl bromide, allyl bromide, and 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether (CEVE), respectively, in the presence of either potassium hydroxide or sodium hydride by using tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) as a phase transfer catalyst (PTC). The p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene (BCA) derivative containing ethoxy vinyl ether groups (calixarene 4) was also synthesized in 83% yield by the substitution reaction of BCA with CEVE by using sodium hydride as a base and TBAB as a PTC. The MCA derivative containing 1-propenyl ether groups (calixarene 5) was synthesized in 80% yield by the isomerization of calixarene 2, which contained allyl ether groups, by using potassium tert-buthoxide as a catalyst. The photochemical reactions of carixarene 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were examined with certain photoacid generators in the film state. In this reaction system, calixarene 3 containing ethoxy vinyl ether groups showed the highest photochemical reactivity when bis-[4-(diphenylsulfonio)phenyl]sulfide bis(hexafluorophosphate) (DPSP) was used as the catalyst. On the other hand, calixarene 1 containing propargyl ether groups had the highest photochemical reactivity when 4-morpholino-2,5-dibuthoxybenzenediazonium hexafluorophosphate (MDBZ) was used as the catalyst. It was also found that the prepared carixarene derivatives containing cationically polymerizable groups such as propargyl, allyl, vinyl, and also 1-propenyl ethers have good thermal stability. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 1805–1814, 1999     

A Novel Synthesis of Some 1,4‐Phenylene‐bis‐heterocyclic Derivatives and of Some Pyran,Pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole,and Pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidine Derivatives [1]

p‐Diacetyl benzene 1 undergoes bromination to afford p‐bromoacetyl phenacyl bromide 2 . Compound 2 reacts with twofold excess of malononitrile to afford 2‐{2‐[4‐(3,3‐Dicyanopropionyl)‐phenyl]‐2‐oxo‐ethyl}‐malononitrile 3 . Compound 3 could be cyclized to afford the 1,4‐phenylene‐bis‐furan derivative 4 . Compound 3 reacts also with a twofold excess of hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine under dry conditions at RT to afford the bis‐pyrazole derivatives 5a , 5b , respectively. The reaction of 5a , 5b with the same reagents in refluxing dioxane afforded the bis‐pyrazolopyridazine derivatives 7a , 7b , respectively. The azo coupling of compound 3 with arene diazonium salts afforded the bis‐pyrazole derivatives 9a , 9b , 9c . The β‐keto esters 10a , 10b react with benzaldehyde and malononitrile in a one pot synthesis to afford the pyran derivatives 11a , 11b . These latter compounds react with hydrazine hydrate and urea derivatives to afford the pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazoles 15a , 15b and the pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives 17a , 17b , respectively.     

Studies on the reactivity of calix[4]arene derived bis(spirodienone) with carbo- and hetero-dienophiles and dichlorocarbene: synthesis of highly functionalized macrocycles

Calix[4]arene derived bis(spirodienone) can act as a 4π component in cycloaddition reaction with a variety of carbo- and hetero-dienophiles yielding the bisadducts in excellent to quantitative yields. Bis(spirodienone) also undergoes addition reactions with dichlorocarbene resulting in mono- and bis-dichlorocyclopropyl derived bis(spiroenones) in excellent yields.     

A simple and efficient approach to the synthesis of endo and exo bicyclo[6.1.0]nona-3,5-diene-9-carboxaldehyde

Monobromination of 1,5-cyclooctadiene, followed by cyclopropanation with ethyl diazoacetate, led to the formation of endo and exo ethyl 4,5-dibromobicyclo[6.1.0]nonane-9-carboxylates 3a and 3b. Bis-dehydrobromination of 3a and 3b using 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene (DBU) afforded the endo and exo ethyl bicyclo[6.1.0]nona-3,5-diene-9-carboxylates 4a and 4b. Reduction of these compounds to the corresponding alcohols 5a and 5b and subsequent oxidation with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) resulted in the formation of the target compounds endo and exo bicyclo[6.1.0]nona-3,5-diene-9-carboxaldehydes 6a and 6b.