AbstractMacrocycle formation that relies upon trans metal coordination of appropriately placed pyridine ligands within an arylene ethynylene construct provides rapid and reliable access to molecular rotators encapsulated within macrocyclic stators. Showing no significant close contacts to the central rotators, X‐ray crystallography of AgI‐coordinated macrocycles provides plausibility for unobstructed rotation or wobbling of rotators within the central cavity. Solid‐state 13C NMR of PdII‐coordinated macrocycles supports the notion of unobstructed movement of simple arenes in the crystal lattice. Solution 1H NMR studies indicate complete and immediate macrocycle formation upon the introduction of PdII to the pyridyl‐based ligand at room temperature. Moreover, the formed macrocycle is stable in solution; a lack of significant changes in the 1H NMR spectrum upon cooling to −50 °C is consistent with the absence of dynamic behavior. The synthetic route to these macrocycles is expedient and modular, providing access to rather complex constructs in four simple steps involving Sonogashira coupling and deprotection reactions.
摘要大环的形成依赖于芳基乙炔结构中适当位置的吡啶配体的反式金属配位,这为获得封装在大环定子中的分子旋转体提供了快速可靠的途径。AgI 配位大环的 X 射线晶体学显示,中心旋转体没有明显的密切接触,这为旋转体在中心空腔内的无障碍旋转或摆动提供了可能性。PdII 配位大环化合物的固态 13C NMR 支持简单烷在晶格中无障碍运动的观点。溶液 1H NMR 研究表明,在室温下将 PdII 引入吡啶基配体后,大环立即完全形成。此外,所形成的大环在溶液中是稳定的;在冷却到 -50 °C 时,1H NMR 光谱没有明显变化,这与没有动态行为是一致的。这些大环的合成路线既简便又模块化,只需简单的四个步骤(包括 Sonogashira 偶联反应和脱保护反应)就能获得相当复杂的结构。