Conformational Aspects of the O-acetylation of C-tetra(phenyl)calixpyrogallol[4]arene

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Reaction between pyrogallol and benzaldehyde results in a conformational mixture of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (crown and chair). The conformer mixture was separated using crystallization procedures and the structures were determined using FTIR,¹H-NMR, and¹³C-NMR. O-acetylation of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (chair) with acetic anhydride, in pyridine results in the formation of dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene. The structure was determined using¹H-NMR and¹³C-NMR finding that the product maintains the conformation of the starting conformer. On the other hand, the O-acetylation reaction of C-tetra(phenyl)pirogallol[4]arene (crown) under same conditions proceeded efficiently, and its structure was determined using¹H-NMR and¹³C-NMR. Dynamic¹H-NMR of acetylated pyrogallolarene was studied by means of variable temperature in DMSO-d₆ solution, and it revealed that two conformers are formed in the solution. Boat conformations for acetylated pyrogallolarene showed a slow interconversion at room temperature.

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Conformational Aspects of the O-acetylation of
C-tetra(phenyl)calixpyrogallol[4]arene
José Luis Casas-Hinestroza and Mauricio Maldonado *
Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-sede Bogotá,
Carrera 30 # 45-03, Bogotá 111321, Columbia; jlcasash@unal.edu.co
* Correspondence: mmaldonadov@unal.edu.co; Tel./Fax: +57-1-316-5000
ꢀꢁꢂꢀꢃꢄꢅꢆꢇ
ꢀꢁꢂꢃꢄꢅꢆ
Received: 28 April 2018; Accepted: 17 May 2018; Published: 20 May 2018
Abstract: Reaction between pyrogallol and benzaldehyde results in a conformational mixture of
C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (crown and chair). The conformer mixture was separated using
crystallization procedures and the structures were determined using FTIR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR.
O-acetylation of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (chair) with acetic anhydride, in pyridine results in
the formation of dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene. The structure was determined using
1H-NMR and 13C-NMR finding that the product maintains the conformation of the starting conformer.
On the other hand, the O-acetylation reaction of C-tetra(phenyl)pirogallol[4]arene (crown) under same
conditions proceeded efficiently, and its structure was determined using 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR.
Dynamic 1H-NMR of acetylated pyrogallolarene was studied by means of variable temperature in
DMSO-d6 solution, and it revealed that two conformers are formed in the solution. Boat conformations
for acetylated pyrogallolarene showed a slow interconversion at room temperature.
Keywords: macrocycles; pyrogallolarenes; conformers; acetylation
1. Introduction
Pyrogallol[4]arenes are cavity-shaped macrocylces which can be synthesized from pyrogallol
and aromatic [
supramolecular chemistry due to the ease of forming capsules [
such as water [ ], ammonium salts [ ], copper [ ], gallium [ ], and fluorophores including 4-[3-(9-
anthryl)propyl]-N,N-dimethylaniline(ADMA). Pyrogallol[ ]arenes derivatives exhibit activities such
as serving as chemosensors for visualization of metallic cations [10 12], anions [13], and neutral
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–
3] or aliphatic aldhydes [
4]. They have attracted much interest in the field of
5] with different types of reagents
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7
8
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4
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molecules such as coumarin [14]. In addition, they can be used as vesicle [15] and synthetic ion
channels [16].
Functionalizing of pyrogallol[4]arenes can be done from the starting materials, varying the
nature of the substituent group on the aldehyde which facilitates modification of the lower rim of
the macrocyclic system [17]. On the upper rim, the obvious sites for chemical modification are the
hydroxyl groups since they can be modified with phosphoryl groups [11], carboxymethyl groups [12],
acetyl hydrazine groups [18], and imidazolium groups [13], among others [17]. An interesting reaction
is the acetylation of the hydroxyl groups. During the last decade, reaction studies of O-acetylation of
pyrogallolarenes with acetic anhydride in pyridine showed that the main product of the reaction is the
polyacetylated macrocycle in the chair conformation [10,19,20] and showed that the reaction of the
hydroxyl groups does not affects the conformation of the macrocyclic system if the conformation of
the starting pyrogallolarene is fixed in the chair conformation. However, in these investigation there is
not reference to the result of the reaction with the crown conformer.
As a follow-up to our studies on the reactivity of polihydroxylated macrocyclics [21
–24] and
in order to establish what happens with the crown conformer, in the present study we show the
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reaction between C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (fixed in crown or chair conformation) and acetic
anhydride; in pyridine to generate polyacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene. The products were
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analyzed using H and 13C-NMR and FTIR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, mass spectrometry,
and dynamic 1H-NMR spectroscopy. From the results, it is evident the important role played by the
acetyl group, since it modulates the flexibility of the pyrogallolarene scaffold and the conformational
properties of the resulting product.
2. Results and Discussion
The synthesis of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene was accomplished by refluxing a mixture of
equal amounts of pyrogallol and benzaldehyde in the presence of concentrated HCl in ethyl alcohol at
85 ◦C (Scheme 1). This derivative was characterized using spectral techniques, including FTIR and
1H-NMR (see Experimental section).
Scheme 1. Synthesis of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene.
Careful analysis of 1H-NMR spectra of the crude showed two products corresponding to the
conformational mixture: crown (1a) and chair (1b). These isomers possess well-resolved signals in the
aliphatic region of their 1H-NMR spectra (Figure 1), allowing easy assignment of the two conformers
and inclusion of their molar ratios in the crude product (43/57 crown/chair). After separation by
means recrystallizations with several solvents (see experimental), the two products were isolated.
The 1H-NMR spectra of the first product showed two single peaks, at 7.77 and 7.65 ppm corresponding
to two classes of hydroxyl groups, the first signal corresponding to the central hydroxyl group in
the pyrogallol ring and the second signal to two hydroxyl group in the ortho position. Additionally,
the 1H-NMR spectrum displayed characteristic signals of phenyl substiuent in 6.95 and 6.77 ppm,
a methylene bridge fragment between the aromatic rings (5.78 ppm) and one signal for the aromatic
hydrogen of a pentasubstituted pyrogallol unit (6.04 ppm). In this way, the NMR spectroscopy analysis
showed the highly symmetrical structure and all the patterns were consistent with the expected crown
conformer 1a, to our knowledge, this is the first time that this conformer has been isolated in its
pure form. On the other hand, the spectrum of the second product displayed four different hydroxyl
moieties, with two signals at 7.86 and 7.67 ppm assigned to the central hydroxyl group in the pyrogallol
ring, and two signals at 7.56 and 7.45 ppm corresponding to hydroxyl groups in the ortho position
attached to pyrogallol residues in the macrocyclic system. Careful analysis of all the patterns confirmed
the structure of the chair conformer 1b (Figure 1). This conformer has been previously synthesized by
other authors, and their spectroscopic data agreed with those reported by us [1]. The carbon signals
for 1a and 1b in 13C-NMR were unambiguously assigned through 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments,
including the HMQC and HMBC spectra. The signals for carbons linked to hydrogen were assigned
based on the observed correlations in the HMQC spectrum. Signals that did not show any correlation
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Figure 1.
conformation 1b; (
conformer 1b.
(A)
1H-NMR spectrum of conformational mixture: crown conformation 1a and chair
B C
) 1H-NMR spectrum of pure conformer 1a; and ( ) 1H-NMR spectrum of pure
An interesting aspect of the 1H-NMR spectrum of 1b is the position of the signals of the aromatic
resonance of the pyrogallol residue which appears downfield at 6.01 and 5.20 ppm. As mentioned
above, the assignment of these protons was done with the HMQC spectrum. In the HMQC spectrum,
the signal at 122.4 ppm shows a correlation with the aromatic protons (6.01 ppm) and the signal at
119.8 ppm has a correlation with the signals at 5.20 and confirm that these signals correspond to the
aromatic system (Figure 2).
Figure 2. HMQC spectrum of conformer 1b.

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Pyrogallolarenes 1a and 1b were subjected to an acetylation reaction using a mixture of acetic
anhydride and pyridine producing dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (conformers 2a
and 2b respectively) and the products were purified by means of recrystallization (Scheme 2).
These derivatives were characterized using spectral techniques, including FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR
and mass spectrometry (see experimental section). Compound 2b had been previously synthesized
by other authors [19], and the spectroscopic data agreed with those reported by us. The 1H-NMR
spectrum of 2b displayed three characteristic signals in the aliphatic region due to acetyl groups
(2.12 and 2.36 ppm), and a methylene bridge fragment between the aromatic rings (5.30 ppm). In the
aromatic region, hydrogens of the pentasubstituted pyrogallol unit appearing at 6.31 and 6.07 ppm and
signals of the phenyl groups were observed at 6.77 and 7.04 ppm. The 13C-NMR spectrum in DMSO-d6
displayed characteristic signals of acetyl groups (20.8 and 19.6 ppm) and the signal at 44.2 ppm
confirmed the presence of a methylene bridge fragment between the aromatic rings. In addition to the
signals of the aromatic region (12 signals) C=O of carbonyl groups were confirmed at 171.6 ppm and
166.4 ppm. These spectroscopic data could indicate that 2b has a chair conformation which would be
consistent with previous findings in recent papers.
Scheme 2. Synthesis of C-tetraphenylpyrogallol[4]arene acetylated.
Compound 2a was obtained as a white solid. The FTIR spectrum is in agreement with the organic
functionalities present in the structure of the compound, since it reveals ester group stretches at
1778 cm−1 (C=O) and 1162 cm−1 (C-O), whereas bands of the alkyl substituent and the aromatic ring
are also observed. The 1H-NMR spectrum displayed characteristic signals at room temperature of
acetyl groups at 2.08 and 2.17 ppm, and of the methylene bridge fragment between the aromatic rings
at 5.40 ppm. In the aromatic region, the 1H-NMR spectrum displayed two signals for the proton in
the pentasubstituted pyrogallol unit at 6.21 and 6.30 ppm and the phenyl substituent in the lower
rim displayed two signals at 6.79 and 7.18 ppm. According to these spectroscopic data, as expected,
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Figure 3. Comparison of the fragments of 1H-NMR spectra of the conformer 2a (A) and 2b (B).
In order to establish the conformational behavior of 2a and 2b we decided to carry out dynamic
1H-NMR study of acetylated pyrogallolarenes. Initially they were studied for conformer 2b by means
of variable temperature in DMSO-d6 solution but the signals in the spectrum did not change and
revealed that only one conformer is present in the solution. This result confirmed that the conformation
of acetylated pyrogallolarene 2b is chair. In contrast to this result, the dynamic 1H-NMR study of 2a
did show the presence of two conformers (Figure 4).
The 1H-NMR spectra of compound 2a was consistent with the presence of two conformers, boat 1
(B1) and boat 2 (B2). Thus, at 293 K the spectrum of compound 2a in the aromatic region exhibited
two signals for resonances of aromatic protons of pyrogallol residue on the lower rim at 6.30 ppm
(hydrogen in the flattened ring) and 6.20 ppm (hydrogen in the opposite ring). Other areas of the
spectrum are consistent with this conformational assignment, and variable temperature effects were
also observed (Figure 4). The temperature of coalescence was found to be 343 K.
Figure 4. Cont.

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Figure 4. Coalescence of the peaks in the aromatic zone for conformer 2a.
The assignment of the signals for each conformer and the information of the aromatic protons
in DMSO-d6 provided data for the calculation of the conformer interconversion. The rate constants,
Kc, of dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene interconvertion were calculated using the peak
separation which was obtained from spectra with the signals in the aromatic region at different
temperatures. Based on these data and using the Eyring method, the free energy associated with the
process of conformational exchange (
higher than for other esters of polyhidroxylated macrocycles which range from 55 to 65 kJmol
∆
G298) was estimated to be 70.45 KJ mol−1. This value is slightly
−1
[25,26].
These differences in the interconversion could be related to the nature of the solvent, which governs the
ability to form interactions between aryl groups in the acetylated pyrogallol[4]arene system. Therefore,
the bulky phenyl substituents on the lower rim of the macrocycle are free and completely out of the
pyrogallol[4]arene cavity, and consequently they can form additional interactions with the solvent.
This system is less dynamic than others and all the groups are involved between the bonded and the
free state, therefore the energy barrier is higher. The high value of the conformational exchange (∆G298)
suggests greater interactions in boat conformations than in crown conformations. These interactions
could be caused by the absence of a hydrogen bond on the upper rim, solvent-solvent interactions, and
van der Waals interactions between the appending substituents in the lower rim of pyrogallol[4]arene
.
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. General Experimental Information
IR spectra were recorded on a ThermoFisher Scientific Nicolet iS10 FTIR spectrometer with
a monolithic Diamond ATR accessory and absorption in cm−1 (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA,
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USA). H and 13C-NMR spectra were recorded at 400 MHz on a Bruker Avance 400 instrument.
Molar mass was determined with MALDI–TOF spectrometer (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany)
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performed on Chomolith® C18 column (Merck, Kenilworth, NJ, USA, 50 mm) using an Agilent 1200
Liquid Chromatograph (Agilent, Omaha, NE, USA). Chemical shifts are reported in ppm, using the
solvent residual signal. Melting points were measured on a Stuart apparatus (Cole-Parmer, Stafford,
UK) and are not corrected. The elemental analysis for carbon and hydrogen was carried out using a
Thermo Flash 2000 elemental analyzer (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA).
3.2. Synthesis of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene
A Pyrogallol solution (5 mmol) in 20 mL of ethanol was addied dropwise at 0.4 mL of concentrated
◦
chlorine acid (37%), the mixture was stirred at 0 C for 5 min and then 0.5 mL of benzaldehyde (5 mmol)
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was added dropwise. After 10 min the mixture was heated to 70–80 C for 12 h, and the solid precipitate
was filtered and washed with a mixture of water and ethanol (1:1) producing a pink solid (569 mg)
in 56% yield, which was characterized by means IR, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR. The separation of boat
and chair conformer was carried out by using solvent-extraction technique with mixtures of solvents
such as ethyl acetate, water and ethanol. The crude mixture (200 mg) was stirred in 10 mL of a mixture
of solvents (ethyl acetate, ethanol, and water, at a ratio of 2:1:1, respectively) for 10 min, and the
suspended solid was separated by filtration and dried, whereupon it was determined to be in the chair
conformer configuration. The mixture of solvents was removed by evaporation, resulting in a second
solid that exhibited the boat conformer.
C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (crown) (1a) m.p. > 350 ◦C IR (ATR/cm−1): 3300–3600 (broad), 1630,
1500, 1464, 1368, 1282, 1247, 1209, 1064, 1015, 163, 699, 566, 416 cm−1; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):
δ
7.77 (s, 4H, OH); 7.65 (s, 8H, OH); 6.95–6.96 (m, 12H, Ar); 6.76–6.77 (m, 8H, Ar); 6.04 (s, 4H, Ar);
5.78 (s, 4H, CH). 13C-NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6):
δ
145.4; 142.0; 131.8; 128.6; 127.0; 124.5; 121.3. Calcd.
For C52H40O12 (%) C 72.89; H 4.72; O 22.41. Found: C 73.85; H 4.67; O 21.49.
C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (chair) (1b) m.p. > 350 ◦C IR (ATR/cm−1): 3300–3600 (broad), 1630,
1500, 1464, 1368, 1282, 1247, 1209, 1064, 1015, 163, 699, 566, 416 cm−1; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):
δ
7.86 (s, 2H, OH); 7.67 (s, 2H, OH); 7.56 (s, 4H, OH); 7.45 (s, 4H, OH), 6.84 (s, 12H, Ar); 6.60 (d, J = 8 Hz,
8H, Ar); 6.01 (s, 2H, Ar); 5.67 (s, 4H, CH); 5.20 (s, 2H, Ar). 13C-NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6):
δ
143.8;
141.9; 141.6; 131.8; 131.3; 128.7; 126.7; 124.2; 122.4; 121.5; 121.4; 119.8; 42.6. Calcd. For C52H40O12 (%) C
72.89; H 4.72; O 22.41. Found: C 73.52; H 4.21; O 21.91.
3.3. Acetylation of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene
A mixture of tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (0.500 mmol) crown (1a) or chair (1b) conformers,
acetic anhydride (16 mL) and pyridine (0.300 mL) was refluxed for 8h. The resultant precipitate was
collected by filtration and washed with a mixture of water and ethanol (1:1) to give a white solid (73%)
chair conformer and 62% boat conformer.
Dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (boat) (2a) m.p.: 302–304 ◦C. IR (ATR/cm−1): 3066, 2937,
1815, 1778, 1476, 1440, 1368, 1310, 1197, 1162, 1123, 1069, 1031, 952, 894, 872, 707, 676, 634 cm−1
δ 7.18-7.19 (m, 12H, Ar); 6.78-6.79 (m, 8H, Ar); 6.30 (s, 2H, Ar); 6.21 (s,
2H, Ar); 5.41 (s, 4H, CH); 2.17 (s, 12H, CH3); 2.08 (d, 24H, -CH3). 13C-NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6):
;
1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):
δ
167.1; 166.9; 141.2; 136.1; 139.4; 136.1; 132.3; 131.9; 128.5; 128.1; 127.0; 44.0; 19.8; 19.6. MALDI-MS
1361.159 [M + H]+. Anal. Calcd. For C76H64O24: C, 67.05; H, 4.74; O, 28.21. Found: C, 65.65; H, 4.87;
O, 29.48.
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Dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene (chair) (2b) m.p.: 330–332 C. IR (ART/cm−1): 3066, 2937,
1815, 1778, 1476, 1440, 1368, 1310, 1197, 1162, 1123, 1069, 1031, 952, 894, 872, 707, 676, 634 cm−1
1H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6):
7.01–7.07 (m, 12H, Ar); 6.75–6.77(m, 8H, Ar); 6.31 (s, 2H, Ar); 6.07 (s,
2H, Ar); 5.30 (s, 2H, Ar); 2.08-2.16 (m, 36H, CH3). 13C-NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6):
167.3; 166.7; 166.5;
166.3; 140.2; 139.8; 137.8; 136.0; 135.4; 132.8; 132.6; 128.6; 128.2; 127.5; 126.3; 125.0; 44,4; 20.8; 19.6; 19.5;
;
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19.4. MALDI-MS 1361.159 [M + H]+. Anal. Calcd. For C76H64O24: C, 67.05; H, 4.74; O, 28.21. Found: C,
65.46; H, 4.93; O, 29.57.
3.4. Dynamic NMR Experiments
The dynamic 1H-NMR experiment was performed using a sample of 2a, and we observed a set of
1D spectra within temperature range of 293–353 K. For the NMR measurements, the pyrogallol[4]arene
concentrations was 0.035 M in DMSO-d6.
4. Conclusions
Synthesis of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene produced a conformational mixture which had
a ratio of 57% chair conformer to 43% crown conformer which was efficiently separated. The O-
acetylation reaction of C-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene, fixed in chair or crown, demonstrated that
the chair conformer retains the conformation and the crown conformer changes to the boat conformer.
Dodecaacetyl-tetra(phenyl)pyrogallol[4]arene conformers were characterized using FTIR, 1H-NMR,
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and 13C-NMR spectral studies. Variable temperature H-NMR experiments confirmed that this
conformational change increases and then drastically decreases the separations of the attached acetyl
groups thus altering their interactions as well as producing a significant difference in the nature of the
substituent on the lower rim of pyrogallol[4]arene. It was possible to demonstrate the conformational
change through thermodynamic studies of the rotational barrier. The barrier to the conformational
equilibrium of the macrocyclic system was studied and compared with analog macrocyclic systems in
DMSO-d6 and the nature of phenyl substituent was found to be the main factor affecting the dynamic
process observed in this acetylated macrocyclic.
Supplementary Materials: The Supplementary Materials are available online.
Author Contributions: M.M. designed the research. M.M. and J.L.C. performed the experiments and collected
the data, analyzed the results, and corrected and edited the manuscript. All of the authors contributed to the
preparation of the manuscript.
Acknowledgments: This research was conducted with the financial support of the División de Investigación y
Extensión sede Bogotá (DIEB) Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogotá (project code 37676). José L. Casas
thanks the program Colciencias Doctorado Nacional No. 727 for financing his Ph. D. studies.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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