Two 1,3-calix[4]azacrowns-5 in the 1,3-alternate conformation have been constructed from calix[4]arene. They formed 1:1 endo and 1:2 endo-endo complexes with NH4+ in CDCl3. Comparison with 1,3-calix[4]-bis-crown-5 lead us to conclude a better binding by replacement of the central O atom by NH group in the crown. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Two 1,3-calix[4]azacrowns-5 in the 1,3-alternate conformation have been constructed from calix[4]arene. They formed 1:1 endo and 1:2 endo-endo complexes with NH4+ in CDCl3. Comparison with 1,3-calix[4]-bis-crown-5 lead us to conclude a better binding by replacement of the central O atom by NH group in the crown. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Two novelcalix[4]cryptands were synthesized from 1,3-alternate calix[4]bis-azacrown. “MappemondeII” consists of one 1,3-calix[4]bis-azacrown wrapped by a benzo-crown ether loop. “MillII” is composed of two 1,3-calix[4]bis-azacrowns linked by two benzo-crown ether strands.
Two novel chromogenic 1,3-alternate calix[4]azacrown (1) and calix[4]-bis-azacrown (2) in which an indoaniline chromophore was attached on the nitrogen atom of the azacrown unit with one methylene spacer were synthesized. The H-1 NMR spectrum of the ligand 1 and Ca2+ proved that the metal ion is entrapped by the calix[4]azacrown unit and by the conjugated indoaniline system. From the UV/vis band shifts upon metal ion complexation, Zn2+ ion was found to give the largest band shifts compared to other metal cations, indicating that Zn2+ ion (K-a = 18 760 M-1 for 1 and K-a = 19 930 M-1 for 2) was selectively encapsulated by the calix[4]azacrown cavity with assistance of the pendent indoaniline sidearm.