Macrocyclization by Rhodium‐Catalyzed Cross‐Cyclotrimerization of L‐Shaped Diynes with Di‐
tert
‐butyl Acetylenedicarboxylate: Effect of Bent Linkers of Diynes
摘要:
The effects of bent linkers in diynes on the efficiency and selectivity of intermolecular macrocyclization by the rhodium‐catalyzed sequential cross‐cyclotrimerization of L‐shaped diynes and di‐tert‐butyl acetylenedicarboxylate was investigated. A bulky triethylsilyl‐protected cyclohexa‐1,4‐dienediol‐linked diyne reacted with di‐tert‐butyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give the corresponding 16‐membered macrocycle as well as the 12‐membered macrocycle. Aromatization of the thus‐obtained 12‐membered macrocycle through desilylation followed by reductive aromatization with SnCl2 and HCl afforded a [12]cycloparaphenylenehexacarboxylate. The use of a conformationally flexible methoxymethyl‐protected cyclohexanediol‐linked diyne increased the yield of the corresponding 16‐membered macrocycle, although oxidative aromatization leading to the corresponding cycloparaphenylenes was unsuccessful.
Tighten your belt: [12]Cycloparaphenylene, the sidewall segment of a carbon nanotube (see picture), has been synthesized in a selective manner through stepwise palladium‐catalyzed coupling reactions. The synthesis capitalizes on the ability of the cis‐1,4‐dihydroxycyclohexane‐1,4‐diyl unit to attenuate the build‐up of strain energy during macrocyclization.