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Dynamic Figure Eight Chirality: Multifarious Inversions of a Helical Preference Induced by Complexation
Katoono, Ryo,Tanaka, Yuki,Kusaka, Keiichi,Fujiwara, Kenshu,Suzuki, Takanori
, p. 7613 - 7625 (2015)
We demonstrate two types of inversion of a helical preference upon the 1:1 complexation of a dynamic figure eight molecule with a guest molecule through the controlled transmission of point chirality. We designed a series of macrocycles that prefer a nonplanar conformation with figure eight chirality. These macrocycles are composed of a chirality-transferring unit (terephthalamide) and a structure-modifying unit (two o-phenylene rings spaced with a varying number of triple bonds). The former unit provides a binding site for capturing a guest molecule through the formation of hydrogen bonds. The attachment of chiral auxiliaries to the former unit induces a helical preference for a particular sense through the intramolecular transmission of point chirality. For relatively small-sized macrocycles, the preferred sense was reversed upon complexation with an achiral guest. Contrary preferences before and after complexation were both seen for chiral auxiliaries associated with a figure eight host through two-way intramolecular transmission of the single chiral source. Alternatively, the helical preference induced in relatively large-sized macrocycles was reversed only when a figure eight host formed a 1:1 complex with a particular enantiomeric guest through the supramolecular transmission of point chirality in the guest. This stereospecific inversion of a helical preference is rare.
A versatile synthetic route to dehydrobenzoannulenes via in situ generation of reactive alkynes
Bell, Michael L,Chiechi, Ryan C,Johnson, Charles A,Kimball, David B,Matzger, Adam J,Brad Wan,Weakley, Timothy J.R,Haley, Michael M
, p. 3507 - 3520 (2007/10/03)
This paper outlines the development of a protocol that allows in situ generation of unstable alkynes under Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling conditions. Cu-mediated intramolecular cyclization of the resultant α,ω-polyynes provides dehydrobenzoannulenes as singular species, in very good overall yields, and in a variety of topologies that are inaccessible by traditional routes or previously available in low yield only. In addition, we will discuss the solid-state structure and reactivity of these macrocycles, as well as the ability of the planar dehydrobenzoannulenes to support weak induced ring currents.