The behavior of a well-defined calin[8]arene trianion under alkylation conditions was investigated by reacting the tetraethylammonium salt of p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene trianion with p-methylbenzyl bromide. Chromatography of the reaction mixture afforded the following derivatives in order of decreasing yields: 1,3,5,7-tetrakis-, 1,3-bis-, 1,3,5-tris-, 1,2,4-tris-, and mono(p-methylbenzyl)-p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene, besides trace amounts of 1,4- and 1,5-disubstituted compounds. Comparable results were obtained using p-tert-butylbenzyl bromide. The observed regioselectivity has been explained by assuming that after each alkylation step the left negative charge is redistributed, by exchange equilibria, over the remaining phenolic groups with preferential localization at those positions where contiguous H-bond stabilization is possible and the electrostatic repulsion is minimized. The occurrence of protonation/deprotonation equilibria allows the formation of 1,3,5,7-tetrasubstituted calix[8]arene.

Alkylation products of a calix[8]arene trianion. Effect of charge redistribution in intermediates

NERI, Placido;
1997-01-01

Abstract

The behavior of a well-defined calin[8]arene trianion under alkylation conditions was investigated by reacting the tetraethylammonium salt of p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene trianion with p-methylbenzyl bromide. Chromatography of the reaction mixture afforded the following derivatives in order of decreasing yields: 1,3,5,7-tetrakis-, 1,3-bis-, 1,3,5-tris-, 1,2,4-tris-, and mono(p-methylbenzyl)-p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene, besides trace amounts of 1,4- and 1,5-disubstituted compounds. Comparable results were obtained using p-tert-butylbenzyl bromide. The observed regioselectivity has been explained by assuming that after each alkylation step the left negative charge is redistributed, by exchange equilibria, over the remaining phenolic groups with preferential localization at those positions where contiguous H-bond stabilization is possible and the electrostatic repulsion is minimized. The occurrence of protonation/deprotonation equilibria allows the formation of 1,3,5,7-tetrasubstituted calix[8]arene.
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