Synthesis, spectroscopic and theoretical studies of new quasi-podands from bile acid derivatives linked by 1,2,3-triazole rings

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A novel method for the synthesis of bile acid derivatives has been developed using "click chemistry". Intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the propargyl ester of bile acids and azide groups of 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)benzene gave a new quasi-podands

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Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies of New
Quasi-Podands from Bile Acid Derivatives Linked by
1,2,3-Triazole Rings
Tomasz Pospieszny *, Hanna Koenig, Iwona Kowalczyk and Bogumił Brycki *
Laboratory of Microbiocide Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University,
Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań 60-780, Poland; E-Mails: koenig@amu.edu.pl (H.K.);
iwkow@amu.edu.pl (I.K.)
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: tposp@amu.edu.pl (T.P.);
brycki@amu.edu.pl (B.B.); Tel.: +48-61-829-1307 (T.P.); +48-61-829-1314 (B.B.).
Received: 17 December 2013; in revised form: 19 February 2014 / Accepted: 20 February 2014 /
Published: 24 February 2014
Abstract: A novel method for the synthesis of bile acid derivatives has been developed
using “click chemistry”. Intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the propargyl ester of
bile acids and azide groups of 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)benzene gave a new quasi-podands
with 1,2,3-triazole rings. The structures of the products were confirmed by spectral
(1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and FT-IR) analysis, mass spectrometry and PM5 semiempirical
methods. Estimation of the pharmacotherapeutic potential has been accomplished for
synthesized compounds on the basis of Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances (PASS).
Keywords: bile acids; podands; click chemistry; 1,2,3-triazole ring; PM5 calculations
1. Introduction
Bile acids were isolated from the bile of mammals in 1828 by L. Gmelin. They are produced from
cholesterol in the liver and are stored in the gallbladder [1–6], from where contraction with feeding
releases bile acids into the intestine. The terminal carboxylic acid group at C(17) in the side chain can
be conjugated with taurine or glycine. The specific structure of bile acids with a large rigid and curved
skeleton, chirality, the orientation of their chemically different polar hydroxy groups (3α; 3α,7α and
3α,7α,12α) toward the center of a concave face, as well as their amphiphilic properties make bile acids

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and their derivatives very interesting starting materials for the synthesis of macrocyclic molecular
dimers, molecular tweezers or cholaphanes [7–10].
In recent times, much attention was given to the synthesis of molecular pockets, molecular
umbrellas and quasi-podands from bile acids [11–17]. The molecular pockets and umbrellas are
composed of two or more facial amphiphiles that are connected to a central, chaining and labile
scaffold. On the other hand quasi-podands have a rigid benzyl platform [11–17]. The potential
applications of these compounds include use as delivery vehicles for biological molecules, as
molecular containers as well as hydrogelators. Bile acid dimers can be used for the synthesis of
macrocyclic compounds as artificial receptors [18–22]. Furthermore some derivatives of bile acids are
very good organogelators [23–25].
Synthetic or natural podands have acyclic structures where polyether chains are linked to the same
binding centre, which can be different heteroatoms, e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. In view of
their specific properties, these compounds are so-called open-chain simple analogues of crown ethers
and cryptands [26]. Like the above compounds, podand hosts are generally able to form stable
complexes with monovalent cations [27]. Synthetic podands have advantages over biological ones, in
terms of facile synthesis and molecular structure versatility, therefore the synthesis of compounds
containing a steroid skeleton is very interesting and useful. In our previous work, we reported the
synthesis and physicochemical properties of new bile acid esters of 1,3,5-tris(bromomethyl)benzene or
1,2,4,5-tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzene and 3α-acetoxy-5β-cholanic acid, 3α,12α-diacetoxy-5β-cholanic
acid and 3α,7α,12α-triacetoxy-5β-cholanic acid [17]. To get new quasi-podands we decided to modify the
structure of bile acids by introduction of additional 1,2,3-triazole rings using “click chemistry” methods.
“Click chemistry” is a relatively new and very attractive trend in modern organic synthesis. It
includes a broad spectrum of carbon–heteroatom bond forming reactions that fulfil specified
requirements such as high efficiency and selectivity, simple reaction conditions and easy product
isolation [28]. Moreover the products of “click chemistry” are stable in various solvents, including
water [28,29]. A very important and effective method is the copper(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar
cycloaddition (the Huisgen reaction) between azides and terminal alkynes which is regarded as
an important example of the “click” reaction. This is a very convenient and simple method of
1,2,3-triazole synthesis. Regioselective cycloaddition reactions lead to the formation of various
substituted triazoles. Depending on the catalyst used 1,4-disubstituted triazoles, 1,5-disubstituted
triazoles or a mixture of both are formed (Scheme 1) [30,31].
Scheme 1. The possible “click” reaction pathways occurring between terminal alkynes and azides.
R2
C H
R1
N
N
Ru
Cu(I)
R1
N
N
N
N
+
N
R2
R1
R2
N
N
1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole
1,5-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole

2 N
R1
N
R1
N
N
N
N
4
R2
3
1
+
5
R2
the mixture of products

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Compounds of this type are very resistant to the hydrolysis, oxidation and reduction conditions of
metabolic degradation. Moreover, they can participate in the formation of hydrogen bonds which are
crucial interactions in biological systems. In particular, 1,4-disubstitued 1,2,3-triazoles show the ability
to participate in hydrogen bonds and dipole interactions [32]. The Cu(I)-catalyzed “click” reaction is
thus an extremely useful method to obtain new 1,2,3-triazole derivatives of bile acids [33–39].
2. Results and Discussion
This work reports the synthesis and physicochemical properties of new quasi-podands linked with
1,2,3-triazole rings from propargyl esters of bile acid derivatives and 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)benzene.
The propargyl esters of bile acids and 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)benzene were prepared according to the
literature procedures (Scheme 2) [40–42].
Scheme 2. Synthesis of propargyl esters of bile acids 4–6 and 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)-
benzene (8).
21
18
19
24
12
CO2H
CO2
OH
R2
R2
7
DCC, DMAP, CH2Cl2
R1
R1
3
(1) R1 = R2 =H
(4) R1 = R2 =H
(5) R1= H, R2 = OH
(6) R1 = R2 = OH
(2) R1= H, R2 = OH
(3) R1 = R2 = OH
OH
OH
BrH2C
CH2Br
N3H2C
CH2N3
NaN3, acetone, H2O
temp.
CH2Br
CH2N3
(7)
(8)
The syntheses of compounds 9–13 are shown in Scheme 3. We have obtained trisubstituted
products 11–13 and we have also isolated and characterized two disubstituted products 9–10. These
conjugates, in contrast to molecular pockets or umbrellas have a rigid benzyl platform. This allows the
easier creation of conformers with an appropriate geometry. The aromatic ring is flat, so it can easily
interact with the surface of biopolymers, for example. It performs the function of a specific anchor.
Ramírez-López et al. have described this type of connection obtained from hormones such as estrone
and estradiol and the corresponding azide. These compounds demonstrate differently gelling
properties [43,44].

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Scheme 3. Synthesis of quasi podands of bile acids derivatives 9–13 linked by 1,2,3-triazole rings.
(8)
(4) or (5) or (6)
sodium ascorbate,
.
CuSO4 5H2O,
t-BuOH/H2O (5:1),
60-65 o
C
O
O
31
N
28
N
27
O
32
N
N
26
O
N
N
N
O
25
N
29
N
N
30
N
O
N
N
28'
N
N
N
N
N
O
O
R3
O
R3
O
R2
R3
R2
R2
R1
R1
R3
R1
R3
R2
R2
R1
(9)
(10)
R
1 = OH, R2 = R3 = H
R
1 = R2 = R3 = OH
R1
(11) R1 = OH, R2 = R3 = H
(12) R1 = R3 = OH, R2 = H
(13) R1 = R2 = R3 = OH
(9-10)
(11-13)
The potential pharmacological activity of synthesized compounds has been determined on the basis
of computer-aided drug discovery approaches with the Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances
(PASSs) program. It is based on a robust analysis of structure–activity relationships in a heterogeneous
training set currently including about 60,000 biologically active compounds from different chemical
series with about 4,500 types of biological activity. Since only the structural formula of the chemical
compound is necessary to obtain a PASS prediction, this approach can be used as the earliest stage of
an investigation. There are many examples of the successful use of the PASS approach leading to new
pharmacological agents [45–49].
Additionally, analyses of the biological prediction activity spectra for the new esters prepared
herein are good examples of in silico studies of chemical compounds. The biological activity spectra
were predicted with PASS for only two synthesized compounds (9 and 10). We also selected the types
of activity that were predicted for a potential compound with the highest probability (focal activities)
(Table 1). According to these data the most frequently predicted types of biological activity are:
cholesterol antagonist, hypolipemic and inhibitors of acylcarnitine hydrolase, glyceryl-ether monooxygenase,
alkenylglycerophosphocholine hydrolase or alkylacetylglycerophosphatase. We could not determine
the potential biological properties of the compounds 11–13 because their molecular weight was over
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Table 1. Probability ‘to be Active’ (PA) values for the predicted biological activity of
compounds 9 and 10.
Compound
10
Focal Predicted Activity (PA > 0.70)
9
Acylcarnitine hydrolase inhibitor
0.79 0.90
0.72 0.84
Glyceryl-ether monooxygenase inhibitor
Alkenylglycerophosphocholine hydrolase inhibitor 0.82 0.82
Biliary tract disorders treatment
Hypolipemic
0.73 0.81
0.77
–
Alkylacetylglycerophosphatase inhibitor
Cholesterol antagonist
0.76 0.76
0.79 0.72
1
The structures of all synthesized compounds were determined from their H- and 13C-NMR,
FT-IR and ESI-MS spectra. Moreover, PM5 calculations were performed on all compounds [50–52].
1
The H- NMR spectra of compounds 9–10 and 11–13 show characteristic multiplets in the
3.68–3.15 ppm range assigned to the C3β–H protons of the steroid skeleton, and two hydrogen singlets
ranging from 0.66–0.56 and 0.93–0.81, and characteristic doublets at 0.93–0.88 ppm assigned to
CH3–18, CH3–19, and CH3–21, respectively. In the spectra of compounds 10, 12 and 13 characteristic
broad singlets in the 3.96–3.78 ppm range due to the C12β–H protons and singlets in the 3.82–3.61 ppm
1
range for the C7β–H protons (10 and 13) were observed. The H-NMR spectra of 9 and 10 showed a
signal at 4.35 ppm for the protons of the –CH2–N3 group. It is a diagnostic signal, which is not
observed in the spectra of 11–13. The signals for two methylene protons of the CO–CH2–triazole ring
and Ph–CH2–triazole ring groups occurred as singlets in the 5.21–5.10 ppm and 5.57–5.48 ppm range,
respectively (Figure 1).
1
Figure 1. H-NMR spectra in the region (7.8–3.55 ppm) of the most characteristic signals
of compounds 9 and 13.

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Figure 1. Cont.
Moreover, the 1H-NMR spectra of compounds 9 and 10 showed characteristic, diagnostic singlets at
7.62–7.61 ppm assigned to the two protons of the triazole rings. In the spectra of compounds 11–13
1
were three triazole ring protons in the 8.17–7.58 ppm range were seen. In the H-NMR spectra of
compounds 9–13 the most characteristic signals were observed for the aromatic protons of the
1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene. These signals appeared as singlets at 7.21–7.19 and 7.26–7.16 ppm for
9–10 and 11–13, respectively.
The 13C-NMR spectra of compounds 9–13 show characteristic signals at 12.4–12.0 ppm,
23.4–22.8 ppm, and 18.3–17.5 ppm, which are assigned to CH3–18, CH3–19, and CH3–21, respectively.
The carbon atoms of the CO2–CH2–triazole ring unit resonate in the range of 173.9–173.6 ppm (CO2)and
65.7–63.1 ppm (CH2). In the 13C-NMR spectra of compounds 9 and 10 the signals due to CH2 in
N3-CH2-Ph group appear in the 53.89–53.88 ppm range. The spectra of compounds 11–13 show signals
associated with CH2 atoms in triazole ring-CH2-Ph. The carbon atoms in the triazole ring are located at
143.72–142.20 ppm and 124.94–123.81 ppm, and are assigned to C(26)=C(27)–N(28), respectively.
The most characteristic feature of the FT-IR spectra (film) of all synthesized compounds are bands
at 3,441–3,358 cm−1 assigned to the ν(O-H) stretching vibrations of the O(3)-H, O(7)-H and O(12)-H
groups. A very weak hydrogen bond between the OH groups of the steroid skeleton is evidenced by
the relatively narrow bands and low intensity. Moreover, two strong characteristic bands in the
1,739–1,732 cm−1 and 1,260–1,225 cm−1 region are present, which areassigned to the ν(C=O) and ν(C-O),
respectively. For the compounds 9 and 10 are also observed a very strong band at 2,101–2,100 cm−1
associated with the presence of ν(N=N+=N−) groups (Figure 2).

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Figure 2. FT-IR spectra of 10 (red) and 13 (blue) in the 3,700–400 cm−1 region.
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100
90
80
70
60
50
40
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
Wavenumber [cm-1]
The ESI-MS spectra were recorded in methanol. In all cases, the molecular ion [M]+ is present,
which is associated with the presence in positive ion mode (ES+) as well as negative ion mode (ES−) of a
ion with proton, alkali metals or halides. In Figure 3 we present the ESI-MS spectrum of conjugate 10. In
the spectrum of this conjugate, the ion peaks are observed at m/z 1,137.47 (35%) [M+H]+, m/z
1,159.45 (70%) [M+Na]+ and m/z 1,175.56 (100%) [M+K]+. For this compound in the ESI-MS
spectrum in negative ion mode molecular ion is present at m/z 1,170.67 (100%) [M+Cl]−.
Figure 3. ESI-MS spectrum of conjugate 10.

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PM5 semiempirical calculations were performed using the WinMopac 2003 program. The final heat
of formation (HOF), distances of N(28)-N(28') atoms and bond angle of N(28)-C(31)-C(32) of
compounds 9–13 is presented in Table 2.
Table 2. Heat of formation (HOF) [kcal/mol], distances of N(28)-N(28') atoms [Å] and
bond angle [°] of N(28)-C(31)-C(32) of compounds (9–13).
Heat of Formation
[kcal/mol]
−217.30
Distance [Å]
Bond Angle [°] of
Compound
of N(28)-N(28') N(28)-C(31)-C(32)
9
5.49
5.49
5.75
5.73
5.46
110.8
110.8
110.8
111.7
110.8
10
11
12
13
−382.73
−440.71
−568.23
−694.62
Representative compounds 10 and 13 are shown in Figure 4. The lowest HOF value is observed for
cholic acid derivative 13, where an increasing number of hydroxyl groups facilitate the formation of
intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Monosubstituted derivatives of bile acids linked to 1,2,3-triazole rings
are not formed because the heat of formation is very high (approx. −66 kcal/mol).
In the all quasi-podands π–π stacking sandwich type interactions between two triazole rings were
observed. The calculated interplanar separation is about 5.5 Å. These distances are greater about 1.7 Å
in a comparison to the classical π–π stacking interactions because the triazole ring is attached to a rigid
aromatic ring which imposes an increasing distance. This is confirmed by the size of the angle between
N(28)-C(31)-C(32) atoms (Table 2). Moreover this spatial arrangement of bile acids and 1,2,3-triazole
rings can facilitate the formation of stable host-guest complexes.
Figure 4. Molecular models of representative compounds 10 and 13 calculated
by the PM5 method.
(10)

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Figure 4. Cont.
(13)
3. Experimental
3.1. General
The NMR spectra were measured with a Varian Mercury 300 MHz NMR spectrometer (Oxford,
1
13
UK), operating at 300.07 and 75.4614 MHz for H and C, respectively. Typical conditions for the
proton spectra were: pulse width 32°, acquisition time 5 s, FT size 32 K and digital resolution 0.3 Hz
per point, and for the carbon spectra pulse width 60°, FT size 60 K and digital resolution 0.6 Hz per
13
1
point, the number of scans varied from 1200 to 10,000 per spectrum. The C and H chemical shifts
were measured in CDCl3 or DMSO-d6 (compound 13) relative to an internal standard of TMS. Infrared
spectra were recorded in the KBr pellets using a FT-IR Bruker IFS 66 spectrometer (Karlsruhe,
Germany). The ESI (electron spray ionization) mass spectra were recorded on a Waters/Micromass
(Manchester, UK) ZQ mass spectrometer equipped with a Harvard Apparatus (Saint Laurent, QC,
Canada), syringe pump. The sample solutions were prepared in methanol at the concentration of
approximately 10−5 M. The standard ESI-MS mass spectra were recorded at the cone voltage 30 V.
Synthesis: General Procedure for the Synthesis of Compounds 9 and 11
1,3,5-Tris(azidomethyl)benzene (43 mg, 0.177 mmol) was dissolved in mixture of t-butanol and
water (10 mL, 5:1), propargyl lithocholate (200 mg, 0.482 mmol) was added, the mixture heated at
60–65 °C for 15 min. To the homogenous solution CuSO4·5H2O (3 mg, 3 mol%) and sodium ascorbate
(9 mg, 20 mol%) in water (0.3 mL) were added. The mixture was heated to 60–65 °C for 2 h. The
mixture was extracted with chloroform (10 mL), washed with brine (15 mL), and dried over anhydrous

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MgSO4. Evaporation of the solvent and purification of the residue over silica gel (CHCl3/EtOAc, 50:1)
gave 83.6 mg of product 9 and 133.8 mg of product 11.
1-Azidomethylene-3,5-di[4-methylenelitocholate-1-methylene-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)]benzene (9): Oil (34%).
1H-NMR: δH 7.61 (s, 2H, triazole ring), 7.20 (s, 3H, Ar–H), 5.53 (s, 4H, Ph–CH2–triazole ring), 5.21
(s, 4H, O–CH2–triazole ring), 4.35 (s, 2H, CH2–N3), 3.68–3.58 (m, 2H, 3β–H), 0.91(s, 6H,
CH3–19), 0.88 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 6H, CH3–21), 0.62 (s, 6H, CH3–18). 13C-NMR (CDCl3, TMS, ppm): δC
174.15, 143.53, 137.94, 136.21, 127.85, 124.08, 71.85, 57.24, 56.47, 55.87, 53.89, 53.71, 42.70, 42.06,
40.40, 40.37, 36.40, 35.81, 35.31, 34.54, 31.04, 30.82, 30.50, 28.19, 27.16, 26.40, 26.21, 24.18, 23.36,
20.80, 18.24, 12.01. FT-IR (film) νmax: 3,441, 2,101, 1,735, 1,260, 1,163, 784. ESI-MS (m/z): 1,073.46
[C63H93O6N9+H]+, 1,095.44 [C63H93O6N9+Na]+, 1,106.67 [C63H93O6N9+Cl]−.
1-Azidomethylene-3,5-di[4-methylenecholate-1-methylene-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)]benzene (10): Oil (21%).
1H-NMR δH 7.62 (s, 2H, triazole ring), 7.21 and 7.19 (two s, 3H, Ar–H), 5.54 (s, 4H, Ph–CH2–triazole
ring), 5.19 (s, 4H, O–CH2–triazole ring), 4.35 (s, 2H, CH2–N3), 3.93 (s, 2H, 12β–H), 3.82 (s, 2H,
7β–H), 3.47–3.34 (m, 2H, 3β–H), 0.93 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 6H, CH3–21), 0.87 (s, 6H, CH3–19), 0.64 (s, 6H,
13
CH3–18). C-NMR (CDCl3, TMS, ppm): δC 174.23, 143.60, 137.77, 136.36, 127.81, 127.32, 123.95,
72.97, 71.84, 68.38, 57.45, 53.88, 53.48, 46.71, 46.37, 41.63, 41.45, 39.49, 39.44, 35.29, 34.72, 34.61,
31.02, 30.75, 30.28, 29.67, 28.13, 27.55, 26.35, 23.20, 22.45, 17.24, 12.40, 0.99. FT-IR (film) νmax
:
3,403, 2,100, 1,732, 1,258, 1,169, 732. ESI-MS (m/z): 1,137.46 [C63H93O10N9+H]+, 1,159.46
[C63H93O10N9+Na]+, 1,175.59 [C63H93O10N9+K]+, 1,170.68 [C63H93O10N9+Cl]−.
1
1,3,5-Tris[4-methylenelitocholate-1-methylene-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)]benzene (11): Oil (54%). H-NMR:
δH 7.58 (two s, 3H, triazole ring), 7.20 and 7.16 (s, 3H, Ar–H), 5.48 (s, 6H, Ph–CH2–triazole ring),
5.21 (s, 6H, O–CH2–triazole ring), 3.66–3.59 (m, 3H, 3β–H), 0.91(s, 9H, CH3–19), 0.88 (d, J = 6.1 Hz,
9H, CH3–21), 0.62 (s, 9H, CH3–18).13C-NMR (CDCl3, TMS, ppm): δC 174.13, 143.71, 136.76, 127.68,
123.91, 71.82, 57.35, 56.48, 55.89, 53.34, 42.71, 42.06, 40.15, 40.40, 36.42, 35.81, 35.31, 35.30,
34.55, 31.05, 30.84, 30.52, 28.19, 27.16, 26.40, 24.18, 23.36, 20.81, 18.25, 12.01. FT-IR (film) νmax
:
3,358, 1,732, 1,225, 1,163, 757. ESI-MS (m/z): 1,487.05 [C90H135O9N9+H]+, 1,509.04
[C90H135O9N9+Na]+, 1,525.08 [C90H135O9N9+K]+, 1,521.01 [C90H135O9N9+Cl]−.
1,3,5-Tris[4-methylenedeoxycholate-1-methylene-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)]benzene (12): Oil (43%).
1H-NMR: δH 8.02 (s, 3H, triazole ring), 7.17 (s, 3H, Ar–H), 5.49 (s, 6H, Ph–CH2–triazole ring), 5.19
(s, 6H, O–CH2–triazole ring), 3.96 (s, 3H,12β–H), 3.61-3.59 (m, 3H, 3β–H), 0.92 (d, J = 6.1 Hz, 9H,
CH3–21), 0.91 (s, 9H, CH3–19), 0.66 (s, 9H, CH3–18). 13C-NMR (CDCl3, TMS, ppm): δC 174.08,
143.72, 136.77, 127.73, 123.81, 73.05, 71.70, 57.42, 53.32, 48.24, 47.10, 46.46, 42.04, 35.97, 35.23,
35.10, 34.08, 33.58, 31.42, 31.07, 30.76, 30.45, 28.64, 27.50, 27.09, 26.12, 23.64, 23.11, 17.24, 12.67.
FT-IR (film) νmax: 3,434, 1,739, 1,255, 1,167, 758. ESI-MS (m/z): 1,535.04 [C90H135O12N9+H]+,
1,557.02 [C90H135O12N9+Na]+, 1,568.98 [C90H135O12N9+Cl]−, 1,612.96 [C90H135O12N9+Br]−.
1
1,3,5-Tris[4-methylenecholate-1-methylene-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)]benzene (13): oil (55%). H-NMR: δH
8.17 (s, 3H, triazole ring), 7.26 (s, 3H, Ar–H), 5.57 (s, 6H, Ph–CH2–triazole ring), 5.10 (s, 6H,
O–CH2–triazole ring), 4.33 (d, 3H, J = 3 Hz, 7α–OH), 4.11 (d, 3H, J = 3 Hz, 3α–OH), 4.01 (d, 3H,

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J = 3 Hz, 12α–OH), 3.78 (s, 3H, 12β–H), 3.61 (s, 3H, 7β–H), 3.21–3.15 (s, 3H, 3β–H), 0.90 (d, 9H,
J = 6.1 Hz, CH3–21), 0.81(s, 9H, CH3–19), 0.56 (s, 9H, CH3–18). 13C-NMR (DMSOd6, TMS, ppm): δC
173.11, 142.20, 137.12, 127.54, 124.94, 72.86, 70.99, 70.44, 66.25, 56.95, 52.30, 46.09, 45.76, 41.52,
41.37, 35.32, 35.02, 34.88, 34.40, 30.65, 30.58, 30.41, 28.52, 28.51, 27.28, 26.21, 22.82, 22.64, 16.88,
12.29. FT-IR (film) νmax: 3,409, 1,736, 1,255, 1,162, 759. ESI-MS (m/z): 1,584.07 [C90H135O15N9+H]+,
1,606.03 [C90H135O15N9+Na]+, 1,620.96 [C90H135O15N9+K]+, 1,616.98 [C90H135O15N9+Cl]−, 1,660.95
[C90H135O15N9+Br]−.
4. Conclusions
In conclusion, five new bile acid esters 9–13 were prepared from propargyl esters of lithocholic,
deoxycholic and cholic acid and 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)benzene t-butanol/water mixture in the
presence of sodium ascorbate and CuSO4·5H2O at 65 °C. These new compounds were characterized
by spectroscopic and molecular structure methods. These bile acid esters may find applications in
molecular recognition, supramolecular chemistry, and in pharmacology.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the funds from Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Chemistry.
Author Contributions
The listed authors contributed to this work as described in the following. Tomasz Pospieszny
carried out of the synthetic work, interpretation of results and prepared the manuscript. He performed
semiempirical calculations and Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances (PASS). Hanna
Koenig was purifying compounds. Iwona Kowalczyk and Bogumił Brycki contributed with valuable
discussions and scientific input. All authors approved the final version.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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