Novel linear molecular aggregation tethered by hydrogen-Bonded interaction within the crystalline calix[4]arene derivatives

Single crystals of two calix[4]arene derivatives, that is, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl- 25,27-bis[2-[N-(3-methoxy-4-methoxy-benzylidene)-amino]ethoxy]-26,28- dihydroxy calix[4]arene (1) and 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis[2-[3- pyridine carbonyl-amino]ethoxy]-26,28-dihydroxy calix[4]arene (2), were prepared and their crystal structures have been determined by X-ray crystallographic study. As compared with calix[4]arene derivative 1 possessing CN functional group, compound 2 bearing the NH group could form not only intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydrogen atom in NH group and the oxygen atom in CO of an adjacent calix[4]arene molecule, but also intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the N—H⋯OC moieties in solid state, giving a rare linear molecular aggregation.     

Synthesis of Various Calix[4]arene Derivatives with Mercaptoalkyl Chains and Their Application in Removing Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution

Four different mercaptoalkyl-substituted calixarene derivatives (5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(3-mercaptopropoxyl)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene, 25,27-bis(3-mercaptopropoxyl)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene, 25,27-bis(5-mercaptopentanoxyl)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene and 5,17-di-tert-butyl-11,23-di-carboxyl-26,28-bis(3-mercaptopropoxyl)-25,27-di-hydroxycalix[4]arene) were synthesized. Their structures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis techniques. Moreover, their extraction capabilities at different parameters such as pH, shaking speed, and shaking time were examined toward dichromate ions. Results implied that all mercaptoalkyl-substituted calixarene derivatives showed an extraction capability toward dichromate anion while the carboxyl-functionalized calixarene-marcapto-alkyl derivative exhibited the highest extraction capability.     

Synthesis and binding properties of polymeric calix[4]arene nitriles

Two new polymers containing pendant calix[4]arene units with nitrile functionalities at their lower rim have been synthesized via radical initiated reactions involving a vinylic monomer 6 {5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27-tris(cyanomethoxy)-28-(2-acryloyloxy) ethoxycalix[4]arene} and with styrene. A five atom spacer group was incorporated between the bulky calixarene core and the acrylate moiety in order to minimize steric interactions which proved to impede the polymerization. The complexation studies were made by using liquid–liquid extraction procedures. It has been deduced from the observations that both polymers show a good selectivity towards Hg²⁺ like their precursor 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27-tricyanomethoxy-28-(2-hydroxy)ethoxycalix[4]arene 5, which supports their utility as adsorbents or potential candidate materials for fabricating membranes and sensors, which can separate or detect Hg²⁺ metal ions in a high selectivity.     

A useful approach toward the synthesis and metal extractions with polymer appended thioalkyl calix[4]arenes

This article describes a convenient method for the synthesis of two new polymeric resins via nucleophilic substitution reactions involving 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(propylthio)methyl]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene 4, and 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[(methylthio)methyl]-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene 6, as precursors with Merrifield's resin. The extraction studies were made using both liquid-liquid extraction and solid-liquid batchwise sorption procedures. The calix[4]arene based polymeric resins have high extraction ability toward metal cations and Na₂Cr₂O₇ as compared to their monomeric precursors.     

芘冠醚双功能化杯[4]芳烃的合成与表征

以杯[4]芳烃为原料,经碱催化合成了26,28-双(1-乙酰基芘)-5,11,17,23-四叔丁基杯[4]-冠-6,产物结构经IR、1HNMR和元素分析表征。该衍生物为锥形结构。     

6,7-甲氧基香豆素冠醚双功能化杯【4】芳烃的合成与表征

以对叔丁基杯[4]芳烃为原料,经碱催化两步合成了26,28-二（6,7-二甲氧基香豆素-4-亚甲基）-5,11,17,23-四叔丁基杯[4]芳烃-25,27-冠-6,产物经IR、^1H NMR表征和元素分析表征,该衍生物为锥形结构并与设计思想一致。     

蒽醌冠醚双功能化杯[4]芳烃的合成与表征

以对叔丁基杯[4]芳烃为原料,经碱催化两步合成了26,28-双（2-亚甲基蒽醌）-5,11,17,23-四叔丁基杯[4]-25,27-冠-6。产物经IR、1HNMR表征和元素分析表征,该衍生物为锥形结构并与设计思想一致。     

Synthesis and characterization of calix[4]arene-based copolyethers and polyurethanes. Ionophoric properties and extraction abilities towards metal cations of polymeric calix[4]arene urethanes

Copolyethers and polyurethanes containing lower and upper rim calix[4]arene units in the fixed cone conformation were prepared in good yield by polycondensation reactions of distal calix[4]arene diols with bisphenol-A/dibromomethane and 2,4-tolylendiisocyanate (TDI), respectively. In a similar way were prepared calix[4]arene-crown-5 and -crown-6 polyurethanes in the fixed 1,3-alternate conformation by condensation of TDI with lower rim calixcrown-5 and calixcrown-6 diols. However, the poor solubility in common organic solvents of the copolyether derivatives (M_w=11,100-11,600 g/mol) hampered further studies on their ionophoric properties. Aiming to obtain model compounds for the investigation of both extraction abilities and ionophoric properties of the polyurethane materials, several bis-urethanes were also synthesized by reaction of the calix[4]arene diols with p-tolylisocyanate (TI). The extraction ability measurements of monomeric and polymeric calix[4]arene urethanes (M_w=12,300-83,500 g/mol) towards alkali metal cations (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺) and Ag⁺showed a remarkable efficiency and selectivity of calixcrown-6 polyurethane toward Rb⁺, Cs⁺and Ag⁺.     

Synthesis of Calix[4]arene-Based Thiourea Derivatives for Extraction of Toxic Dichromate and Arsenate Ions

In the environment, the presence of toxic oxyanions such as Cr(VI) and As(V), especially in drinking water, creates serious hazards to human health. For efficient and selective detection of these species; novel calix[4]arene-based thiourea derivatives which obtained using p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene as starting material have been prepared from m-aniline or o-aniline or o-aminophenol in moderate yield. The structures of all new synthesized compounds obtained from these reactions were determined by using FTIR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The complexing properties of calix[4]arene-based thiourea derivatives have been studied towards the As(V) and Cr(VI). It was found that calix[4]arene-based thiourea derivative 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(o-amino-phenylthioureido propoxy)-26,28-hydroxycalix[4]arene is an effective extractant for carrying HCr₂O₇^2? anions.     

Thermal Behaviors of Bisazocalix[4]arene Derivatives

In this article, calix[4]arene (4) was prepared by debutylation and hydrolyses reacting from 25,27-dibenzoyl-26,28-dihydroxy-5,11,17,23-tetra(tert-butyl)calix[4]arene (2). Azocalix[4]arenes (6a-c) were coupled by linking 4-methoxy, 4-ethyl, and 4-nitroaniline to calix[4]arene (4) through a diazo-coupling reaction. Thermal behavior characteristics and decomposition routes of 25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxy-11,23-di(tert-butyl)-5,17-(p-substitue phenyl)azocalix[4]arene (6a-c) were investigated in air atmosphere by means of thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermogravimetry (DTG), and differential thermal analysis (DTA) analyses. It was found that the decomposition of all compounds complete with two exothermic stages which corresponded to removal of substitute groups (methoxy-, ethyl-, nitro-) and second stage rest of structure decomposition.     

The synthesis and characterization of novel metalloporphyrazine containing crown ether linked calix[4]arene moieties

The synthesis and characterization of novel magnesium porphyrazine, peripherally symmetrically derived from 1,3-alternate 26,28-[35,36-dicyano-34,37-dithia-29,32,40,43-tetraoxa-35-en]calix[4]arene-crown-5, were carried out. This compound was prepared starting from cis-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate and 1,3-alternate 26,28-bis(5′-chloro-3′-oxapentyloxy)calix[4]arene-crown-5. The new macrocycle was characterized using the techniques of UV–vis, ¹H, ¹³C NMR, IR, MS and elemental analysis.     

Methacrylated calix[4]arene phosphonic acids as functionalized crosslinker for radical polymerization

We describe the synthesis of 5,11,17,23‐tetra‐tert‐butyl‐25,27‐dioxypropylphosphonic acid‐26,28‐dimethacryloyloxy‐calix [4]arene and 5,11,17,23‐tetra‐tert‐butyl‐25‐oxypropylphosphonic acid‐27‐hydroxy‐26,28‐dimethacryloyloxy‐calix[4]arene starting from para‐tert‐butyl‐calix[4]arene. The complete reaction was proved by matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The influence of these compounds on the kinetics of the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate was shown by dilatometry. Furthermore, the adhesive properties of dental adhesives containing these calix[4]arene derivatives were investigated. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Zirconium complexes of amino(polyphenolic) ligands and their hydrolytic stability

Three amino(polyphenolic) ligands, N,N′-bis(5-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)-1,2-diaminoethane 1, tris(5-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzyl)amine 3, its 3-chloro analogue 4 and their Zr^IV complexes have been synthesised. The crystal structure of the Zr^IV complex of tris(5-tert-butyl-3-chloro-2-hydroxybenzyl)amine, shows this to be [Zr(4-2H)₂] in which both ligands exists in a zwitterionic form with one alkylammonium and three phenolate groups. The complexes are stable in a two phase, chloroform/water, system at high pH, but the zirconium is stripped at pH < 2.5. The pH value needed to strip 50% of the Zr^IV from the complex [Zr(1-4H)] of the tetraphenolic ligand is ∼2.0 whilst the complexes [Zr(3-2H)₂] and [Zr(4-2H)₂] of the triphenolic ligands are slightly more stable with pH_1/2 values of ∼1.4. We were unable to use the ligands to extract zirconium from low pH aqueous zirconium oxychloride solutions into an organic phase under a variety of conditions.     

SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF THE RARE-EARTH METAL IONS BY A CONE-SHAPED CALDC[4]ARENE SUBSTITUTED AT THE LOWER RTM BY FOUR -CH2P(O)Ph2 LIGANDS

ABSTRACT

The extraction properties of cone-5,11,17,23-tetra-t-butyl-25,26,27,28-tetrakis(diphenylphosphinoylmethoxy)calix[4]arene (1) in 1,2-dichloroethane towards rare-earth metal ions at 25 °C have been investigated. The slope analysis showed a 1:1 metal/ligand ratio for the extracted species (La, Eu, Er and Y). The distribution coefficients increase with the polarity of the diluents : chloroform ≤ dichioromethane ≤ 1,2-dichloroethane ≤ nitrobenzene. In the competitive extraction of 11 rare-earth metal ions (La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb and Y), ligand 1 exhibits higher extraction efficiency and a better separation factor than tri-n-octylphosphine oxide.     

Voltammetric characterization of selective potassium ion transfer across micro-water/1,2-dichloroethane interface facilitated by a novel calix[4]arene derivative

In this study, transfer reactions of alkali and alkaline-earth metal ions across a micro-water/1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE) interface facilitated by a novel calix[4]arene derivative, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(2′amino-methylpyridine)-26,28-dihydroxy calix[4]arene (APHC4), were investigated by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry techniques. Well-defined voltammetric behavior was obtained only for K⁺ ion among the used metal ions. The electrochemical data were used to determine the stoichiometry and the appropriate association constant of the occurring complex between K⁺ ion and APHC4. The obtained steady-state voltammograms indicated that the facilitated transfer process occurs with a TIC/TID mechanism according to 1:1 stoichiometry. The logarithm of the association constant () of K(APHC4)⁺ complex in the DCE phase was calculated to be 6.32. Also, the availability of the facilitated transfer for the design of an amperometric screening sensor for K⁺ ion was evaluated in the range of 50–500 μmol dm⁻³.     

Efficient co-extraction of strontium and cesium from nitric acid medium by mixtures of di-tert-butylcyclohexano-18-crown-6 and 1,3-di(2-propoxy)calix[4]arene-crown-6 in n-octanol

The co-extraction of strontium and cesium from nitric acid medium by di-tert-butylcyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DtBuCH18C6) and 1,3-di(2-propoxy)calix[4]arene-crown-6 (iPr-C[4]C-6) in n-octanol was studied. The effects of contact time, nitric acid concentration, extractant concentration and temperature on the co-extraction behavior were systematically investigated. Effective extraction of the two metals was achieved under a variety of conditions. The co-extraction from a simulated high-level liquid waste (HLLW) was also conducted, and strontium and cesium could be selectively extracted in the presence of a large number of other metals. Results in this work illustrate the feasibility of partitioning radioactive strontium and cesium simultaneously from HLLW by a mixture of DtBuCH18C6 and iPr-C[4]C-6 in n-octanol.     

杯[4]芳烃咪唑盐的微波合成及在氟化反应中的应用

以杯[4]芳烃为起始原料,首先制得中间体杯[4]芳烃双溴代烷基衍生物,然后经微波辐射和阴离子交换,共得9种杯[4]芳烃咪唑盐衍生物,化合物的结构与构象经元素分析、IR、1HNMR、19FNMR、31PNMR表征.研究了它们在对氯硝基苯氟化反应中的催化性能以及对K+的萃取性能.结果表明,这9种化合物在氟化反应中的催化效果良好,对氟硝基苯的收率为80.89％～92.67％;同时化合物对K+具有较好的萃取效果,其中以化合物25,27-二[4-(3-甲基咪唑)乙氧基]-26,28-二羟基-5,11,17,23-四叔丁基杯[4]芳烃六氟磷酸盐的萃取效果最好,萃取率可达75.45％.     

Monomeric and dimeric magnesium mono-BHT complexes as effective ROP catalysts

Monomeric and dimeric mono-BHT magnesium complexes [BuMg(μ-BHT)]₂ (2), BuMg(BHT)(THF)₂ (3), and [(μ-EtO)Mg(BHT)(THF)]₂ (4) were synthesized starting from 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (butylated hydroxytoluene, BHT-H) and Bu₂Mg. The molecular structures of compounds 2–4 were established using X-ray diffraction. Being activated by alcohol (monomeric 3) or thermally (dimeric 4), mono-BHT complexes demonstrate high catalytic activity in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL), ω-pentadecalactone (ω-PDL) and (dl)-lactide. In the latter case, a heterotactic polymer with a P_r of up to 87% is formed. Analysis of the terminal groups of poly(ε-CL), which was obtained using 3/BnOH, indicated that the ROP initiator possesses an alkoxy-magnesium nature.     

杯芳烃衍生物修饰电极的电化学性能研究

采用5,11,17,23-四叔丁基-25,27-二羟基-26,28-二(乙氧羰基甲氧基)杯[4]芳烃(酯-杯[4]芳烃)-PVC膜修饰玻碳电极,研究了其对Pb2+的电化学行为。研究表明:该修饰电极在碱性条件中为不可氧化过程,在酸性条件下具有良好的电化学活性,对Pb2+具有很高的响应,在3.65×10-6～4.83×10-3mol.L-1范围内线性扫描溶出伏安峰电流与Pb2+浓度具有良好的线性关系,检测限为1.28×10-6mol.L-1。     

Synthesis of novel calix[6]-1,4-crown-based netty polymer and its excellent adsorption capabilities for aniline derivatives

By introducing four ester groups on p-tert-butylcalix[6]-1,4-crown-4 and then ammonolysis with ethanolamine, p-tert-butylcalix[6]-1,4-crown-4 amido derivative with four terminal hydroxyl groups (4) was obtained in good yield. Further by reacting compound 4 with 1,1,1-tris(tosylatemethyl)propane (6) in NaH/THF system, the novel netty calix[6]-1,4-crown-based polymer 7 was prepared in ??4+3?? condensation mode. The structure of polymer 7 was confirmed by elemental analysis, IR and ¹H NMR spectra. The loose pores and cross-linked netty architecture were observed for polymer 7 in its SEM images. The M _n of polymer 7 was 39,816 which indicated an average of approximately 23 calixarene units in each polymer molecule. Polymer 7 exhibited outstanding adsorption abilities for series of aniline derivatives (aniline, o-phenylenediamine, m-phenylenediamine, p-phenylenediamine, o-nitroaniline, m-nitroaniline and p-nitroaniline). The adsorption percentages for these aniline derivatives were above 90?%. The saturation adsorption capacities for aniline and p-nitroaniline were as high as 2.30 and 2.22?mmol/g, respectively. The adsorption abilities of polymer 7 kept stable at pH 6?C10 and it could be re-used after desorption of 10?% HCl. The high adsorption abilities of polymer 7 for aniline derivatives were not just because of ?ШC?? stack action of the phenyl groups and the hydrogen bond action, but also due to the stable conformation of calix[6]arene skeleton and big cavity, which were favorable for adsorption of aniline derivatives.