Modular synthesis of pi-acceptor cyclophanes derived from 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide and 1,5-dinitronaphthalene.
J Org Chem 2001;
66:3027-34. [PMID:
11325267 DOI:
10.1021/jo991054y]
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Abstract
Three neutral cyclophanes were synthesized, and their association with indole, an aromatic pi-donor, was studied. The cyclophanes were designed to contain a rigid, hydrophobic binding cavity with 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide or 1,5-dinitronaphthalene as the pi-acceptor. Two of the cyclophanes also contain a (S)-(valine-leucine-alanine) tripeptide unit to provide chiral hydrogen bonding interactions with guest molecules. Despite the fact that these cyclophanes contain a hydrophobic binding cavity of appropriate dimensions, their association with indole is very weak. In the case of cyclophanes derived from 1,5-dinitronaphthalene, steric interactions force the nitro groups out of the plane of the naphthalene ring, diminishing their effectiveness as pi-acceptors. A simple UV--visible titrimetric method, using N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (TMPD) as a pi-donor, was used to rank the pi-acceptor strength of these and other aromatic units. These titrations show that 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide and 1,5-dinitronaphthalene derivatives are weaker pi-acceptors than viologens, which make good pi-acceptor cyclophanes. Methyl viologen is in turn a weaker pi-acceptor than anthaquinone disulfonate, suggesting that the latter may serve as a useful building block for pi-accepting cyclophane hosts.
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