Synthesis of formyl derivatives of benzocrown ethers containing N, S, and O heteroatoms in the macrocycle

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00696971

A method for the synthesis of 4'-bromobenzodithia-15(18)-crown-5(6) and 4'-bromobenzodiaza-15(18)-crown-5(6) by condensation of 3,4-di(2'-haloethoxy)bromobenzene with polyoxaalkanes containing terminal SH or NHMe groups was suggested.The method for the synthesis of formyl derivatives of benzocrowns containing N, S, and O heteroatoms in the macrocycle based on the metallation of appropriate bromo derivatives with BuⁿLi followed by treatment of the resulting organolithium intermediates with DMF was developed.Oximes and semicarbazones of benzaldehydes containing a crown ether fragment were obtained, and their transformation into the original aldehydes by treatment with KNO2 in an acid medium was studied. - Key words: 4'-bromobenzocrowns, synthesis, metallation; 4'-formylbenzocrown ethers; semicarbazones and oximes of 4'-formylbenzocrown ethers.