Synthesis of linked 1,3,5-triaroylbenzenes via enamine-directed alkyne cyclotrimerization
摘要:
Triaroylbenzenes connected via m-xylyl, p-xylyl, 4,4'-biphenyl, and 1,3,5-benzenetriyl linking units have been prepared in good yield by condensation of bis(enaminones) with aryl ethynyl ketones, The required bis(enaminones) were conveniently prepared starting from the corresponding bis- or tris(halomethyl) linking units and 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
An Enaminone-Directed Benzannulation/Macrocyclization Approach to Cyclophane Ring Systems
摘要:
A straightforward and modular preparative approach to 1,3,5-triaroylbenzene-based functionalized cyclophane ring systems has been developed. The key cyclophane-forming macrocyclization reaction was accomplished during the course of a regioselective cross-benzannulation between bis(aryl ethynyl) ketone and enaminone reactants. Macrocyclic products with ring sizes ranging from 18-to 22-membered were successfully constructed. The composition of the tether connecting the two aryl ethynyl ketone fragments can be easily varied; consequently, this method is suitable for construction of a diverse range of structurally distinct cyclophane products. To illustrate this feature, cyclophanes possessing xylyl, alkyl, di(ethylene triamine), and di(ethylene oxy) bridging units were synthesized in isolated yields of 11-46%. Three new cyclophanes (calixarene-like macrocyles 8 and 9, as well as crownophane 18) were structurally characterized by X-ray diffractometry.