Lithiation of meso-octamethylcalix[4]pyrrole: A general route to C-rim monosubstituted calix[4]pyrroles

  • P Anzenbacher
  • , K Jursikova
  • , JA Shriver
  • , H Miyaji
  • , VM Lynch
  • , JL Sessler
  • , PA Gale*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Lithiation and subsequent addition of an electrophile to meso-octamethylcalix[4]pyrrole provides a straightforward synthetic route to new, C-rim monosubstituted calix[4]pyrroles. A variety of electrophiles were used, resulting in calix[4]pyrroles with appended functional groups including carboxyl, ester, iodo, and formyl. This method was optimized to give maximum yields of the monosubstituted derivatives with lowest possible contamination by di- and trisubstituted congeners. Solid-state studies, performed for a number of these derivatives, showed unexpected supramolecular interactions involving both solvents and the monosubstituted calix[4]pyrrole derivatives themselves.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7641-7645
JournalThe Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume65
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

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