Improved synthesis of symmetrically & asymmetrically N-substituted pyridinophane derivatives
Andrew J Wessel1, Jason W Schultz, Fengzhi Tang
1Department of Chemistry, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899, USA. mirica@wustl.edu.
Abstract:
The N,N'-di(toluenesulfonyl)-2,11-diaza[3,3](2,6)pyridinophane (TsN4) precursor was sought after as a starting point for the preparation of various symmetric and asymmetric pyridinophane-derived ligands. Various procedures to synthesize TsN4 had been published, but the crucial problem had been the purification of TsN4 from the larger 18- and 24-membered azamacrocycles. Most commonly, column chromatography or other laborious methods have been utilized for this separation, yet we have found an alternate selective dissolution method upon protonation which allows for multi-gram scale output of TsN4·HCl. This optimized synthesis of TsN4 also led to the development of symmetric RN4 derivatives as well as the asymmetric derivative N-(tosyl)-2,11-diaza[3,3](2,6)pyridinophane (TsHN4). Using this TsHN4 precursor, different N-substituents can be added to create a library of asymmetric RR'N4 macrocyclic ligands. These asymmetric RR'N4 derivatives expand the utility of the RN4 framework in coordination chemistry and the ability to study the electronic, steric, and denticity effects of these pyridinophane ligands on the metal center.
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