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Synthesis of Novel Tris-Crown Ether Structures
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J = 10.5 Hz, 3 H), 6.07–6.17 (dd, J = 10.8 Hz, 6.6 Hz, 3 H),
1
3
6.38–6.44 (d, J = 17.1 Hz, 3H); C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3):
d = 165.87, 131.33, 128.27, 64.10, 40.88, 23.19, 7.41;
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MS(GC): m/z = 296 [M] . Anal. calcd for C H O : C,
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H. J.; Aurich, J.; Kuntosch, G. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1989, 155,
60.80; H, 6.80. Found: C, 60.68; H, 6.81.
(42) Tris-crown ether 1: TMPTA (30 mg, 0.1 mmol) and 1-aza-
15-crown-5 (88 mg, 0.4 mmol) were dissolved in MeOH (5
mL), the reaction was stirred at 50 °C; after 24 h the solvent
was evaporated in vacuo and purified via column
3
5.
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chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc), affording tris-crown
ether 1 as a yellow oil (79 mg, isolated yield 82.8%). IR
(NaCl): 2921.6, 2878.3, 1957.4, 1730.8, 1581.4, 1458.9,
1393.3, 1355.7, 1297.9, 1252.5, 1196.6, 1119.5, 1062.6,
3
6
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989.3, 940.1, 852.4, 829.2, 778.1 cm ; H NMR (300 MHz,
2
CDCl ): d = 0.84 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 3 H), 1.22–1.27 (q, 2 H),
3
2.49 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 6 H), 2.75 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 12 H), 2.88 (t,
1
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2
J = 7.5 Hz, 6 H), 3.48–3.75 (m, 54 H); C NMR (75 MHz,
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J. Mass Spectrom. 2003, 228, 851.
22) Kryatova, O. P.; Korendovych, I. V.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.
Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 4579.
CDCl ): d = 173.16, 70.96, 70.38, 70.16, 69.92, 66.58,
3
54.47, 51.98, 42.75, 32.49, 23.09, 7.50; MS (EI): m/z = 954.5
+
+
[M] ; MS (FAB): m/z = 955.4 [M + H] ; Anal. calcd for
C H N O : C, 56.65; H, 8.77; N, 4.40. Found: C, 56.38; H,
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23) Sousa, C.; Gammero, P.; Freire, C.; Castro, B. Polyhedron
8.81; N 4.32.
2004, 23, 1401.
Tris-crown ether 2: TMPTA (30 mg 0.1 mmol) and 1-aza-
18-crown-6 (105 mg 0.4 mmol) were dissolved in MeOH (5
mL), the reaction was carried out as above, to afford a yellow
oil (88 mg, isolated yield 81.0%). IR (NaCl): 2877.3, 2500.3,
1968.9, 1730.8, 1644.0, 1577.5, 1459.9, 1352.8, 1289.2,
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Lett. 1985, 1241.
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26) Beer, P. D.; Crane, C. G.; Danks, J. P.; Gale, P. A.; McAleer,
J. F. J. Organomet Chem. 1995, 490, 143.
27) Lee, L.-H.; Lynch, V.; Lagow, R. J. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin
Trans. 1 2000, 2805.
1249.7, 1110.8, 988.3, 951.7, 835.0, 777.2 cm ; H NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl ): d = 0.84 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 3 H), 1.22–1.27
3
(q, 2 H), 2.48 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 6 H), 2.77 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 12 H),
2.88 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 6 H), 3.46–3.70 (m, 66 H); C NMR (75
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28) Berry, N. G.; Shimell, T. W.; Beer, P. D. Supramol. Chem.
MHz, CDCl ): d = 173.19, 70.83, 70.72, 70.70, 70.49, 70.45,
3
2
002, 2, 89.
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70.36, 70.25, 70.17, 70.03, 69.80, 65.55, 53.85, 51.56,
42.80, 32.43, 22.89, 7.53; MS(FAB): m/z = 1087.4 [M + H] .
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Anal. calcd for C H N O : C, 56.39; H, 8.81; N, 3.87.
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Found: C, 56.12; H, 8.90; N, 3.78.
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(43) Tris-crown ether 3: TMPTA (30 mg, 0.1 mmol) and 2-
aminomethyl-15-crown-5 (125 mg, 0.5 mmol) were
dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), the reaction was carried out as
above, to afford tris-crown ether 3 as a slight yellow oil (77
mg, isolated yield 73.8%). IR (NaCl): 2926.5, 2880.2,
1731.8, 1644.0, 1596.8, 1460.8, 1382.1, 1354.8, 1250.6,
1194.7, 1117.6, 1061.6, 989.3, 947.8, 871.7, 844.7, 778.1
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Ballester, P. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 1261.
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Ochando, L. E.; Amigó, J. M. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 12499.
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34) Lehn, J. M. Pure Appl. Chem. 1980, 52, 2441.
35) Carroy, A.; Lehn, J. M. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.
cm ; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl ): d = 0.84 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 3
3
H), 1.22–1.27 (q, 2 H), 2.51 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 6 H), 2.70 (d,
J = 6.0 Hz, 6 H), 2.88 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 6 H), 3.58–3.78 (m, 66
1
986, 1232.
36) Chambron, J. C.; Sauvage, J. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 27,
65.
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H); C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl ): d = 173.05, 70.90, 70.64,
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70.53, 70.45, 66.49, 51.57, 50.21, 42.75, 32.56, 23.04, 7.48;
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37) Beer, P. D. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1986, 1678.
38) Xu, D. M.; Zhang, K. D.; Zhu, X. L. J. Appl. Polym. Sci.
MS (FAB): m/z = 1044.5 [M + H] . Anal. calcd for
C H N O : C, 55.21; H, 8.59; N, 4.02. Found: C, 54.94; H,
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004, 92, 1018.
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005, 46, 3461.
8.62; N, 3.95.
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Tris-crown ether 4: TMPTA (30 mg, 0.1 mmol) and 2-
aminomethyl-18-crown-6 (147 mg, 0.5 mmol) were
dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), operated the same as above,
afforded tris-crown ether 4 as a slight yellow oil (86 mg,
isolated yield 73.1%). IR (NaCl): 2922.6, 2881.1, 1730.8,
1665.2, 1592.0, 1461.8, 1384.6, 1352.8, 1285.3, 1249.7,
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41) TMPTA: Trimethylolpropane (13.42 g, 0.1 mol) was
dissolved in benzene (50 mL). Pyridine (3 mL) was added
and the mixture stirred for 30 min. In an ice bath acryloyl
chloride (29.90 g, 0.33 mol) was added dropwise to the flask
over 3 h, then the reaction was stirred below 50 °C. After 30
h the solution was washed with aqueous K CO (2 N, 20
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1
1187.9, 1107.9, 1060.7, 989.3, 882.3, 835.0, 777.2 cm ;
1
H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl ): d = 0.83 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 3 H),
3
1.22–1.27 (q, 2 H), 2.52 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 6 H), 2.70 (d, J = 6.0
Hz, 6 H), 2.89 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 6 H), 3.53–3.82 (m, 78 H);
2
3
1
3
mL), water (3 × 20 mL), active carbon was added, and the
mixture was dried over magnesium sulfate for 12 h. After
filtration, the solvent was evaporated and filtered again
through a pad of silica to give a colorless oil (24.1 g, isolated
yield 81%). H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl ): d = 0.94 (t, J = 7.5
C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl ): d = 173.09, 70.95, 70.71, 70.52,
3
70.45, 70.31, 70.01, 69.55, 69.52, 65.76, 51.68, 50.15,
42.84, 32.57, 22.78, 7.44; MS (FAB): m/z = 1177.6 [M +
+
H] . Anal. calcd for C H N O : C, 55.13; H, 8.65; N,
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1
3.57. Found: C, 54.89; H, 8.57; N, 3.53.
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Hz, 3 H), 1.53–1.61 (q, 2 H), 4.18 (s, 6 H), 5.83–5.88 (d,
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