Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Calix[4]arenes, Calix[6]arenes, and Calix[8]arenes with 3-Hydroxypropoxy or 2-Hydroxyethoxy Functional Groups Appended onto the Lower Rim
作者:Justin K. Moran、Emil M. Georgiev、Alex T. Yordanov、Joel T. Mague、D. Max Roundhill
DOI:10.1021/jo00099a032
日期:1994.10
The compound 5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butyl-37,39,41-trihydroxy-38,40,42-trimethoxycalix[6]arene, 1, has been prepared by treating 5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butylcalix[6]arene with potassium carbonate, followed by methyl p-toluenesulfonate. The analogous reaction with the unsubstituted calix[6]arene gives 37,38,39-trihydroxy-40,41,42-trimethoxycalix[6]arene 2. Treating 1 or 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-dimethoxycalix[4]arene 3, with sodium hydride followed by allyl bromide gives 5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butyl-37,39,41-tris(allyloxy)-38,40,42-trimethoxycalix[6]arene, 4, or 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(allyloxy)-26,28-dimethoxycalix[4]arene, 5, respectively. Compounds 4 and 5 react with BH3, followed by H2O2 to give 5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butyl-37,39,41-tris(3-hydroxypropoxy)-38,40,42-trimethoxycalix[6] arene, 6, and 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(3-hydroxypropoxy)-26,28-dimethoxycalix[4]arene, 7, respectively. A general procedure for the synthesis of 2-hydroxyethoxy-substituted calixarenes involves reduction of the corresponding ethyl calixaryl acetates with LiAlH4. The procedure has been used to synthesize 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27,28-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethoxy)calixarene, 8, 25,26,27,28-tetra(2-hydroxyethoxy)calix[4]arene, 9, 5,11,17,23,29,35-hexa-tert-butyl-37,38,39,40,4142-hexakis(2-hydroxyethoxy)calix[6]arene 10, 37,38,39,40,41,42-hexa(2-hydroxyethoxy)calix[6]arene, 11, 5,11,17,23,29,35,41,47-octa-tert-butyl-49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56-octakis(2-hydroxyethoxy)calix[8]arene, 12, and 49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56-octakis(2-hydroxyethoxy)calix[8]arene, 13. Compounds 2, 4, 5, 9, and 10 have been characterized by X-ray crystallography. The conformations of the tetrols, hexols, and octols have been computationally explored using molecular mechanics calculations.