Av. Bordunov et al., SYNTHESIS OF NEW PYRIDINOAZACROWN ETHERS CONTAINING AROMATIC AND HETEROAROMATIC PROTON-IONIZABLE SUBSTITUENTS, Journal of organic chemistry, 60(19), 1995, pp. 6097-6102
Methods for the synthesis of pyridinocrowns functionalized with variou
s proton ionizable groups have been elaborated. Sixteen new ligands co
ntaining pyridine rings as part of the macrocycle or as a side arm hav
e been prepared. Different interactive abilities of the OH and NH func
tions of 3,9-dioxa-6-azaundecane-1,11-diol (3) in strong base allowed
the synthesis of pyridinoazacrowns 1 and 2 by cyclization with 2,6-bis
((tosyloxy)methyl)pyridine (4) and THP-protected 4-hydroxy-2,6-bis(tos
yloxy)methyl)pyridine (5). Pyridinoazacrown 1 was functionalized with
different proton ionizable side arms by treatment first with formaldeh
yde in methanol to form the N-methoxymethyl derivative 6 and then trea
ting 6 with 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline or the appropriate substituted
phenol. Pyridinoaza-18-crown-6 ligands containing p-methylphenol (7),
p-methoxyphenol (8), p-chlorophenol (9),p-fluorophenol (10),p-cyanoph
enol (11), 2-formyl-4-bromophenol (12), or 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline
(13) groups were prepared by this process. Pyridinoazacrowns 1 and 2
were alkylated with 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl chloride or 5-chloro-8-met
hoxy-2-(bromomethyl)quinol followed by removal of the protecting group
s to form p-nitrophenol- and 5-chloro-8-hydroxy-2-quinolinyl-substitut
ed ligands (16, 18, and 21). Macrocycles 22 and 23 containing proton i
onizable triazole and phenol functions inside the macrocyclic cavity a
nd a pyridine side arm were prepared by cyclization of the appropriate
dihalide with '-pyridylmethyl)-3,9-dioxa-6-azaundecane-1,11-diol foll
owed by cleavage of the THP or methoxy protecting groups. Preliminary
complexation data show that the phenol-substituted pyridinoaza-18-crow
n-6 ligands form strong complexes with various metal cations and exhib
it high selectivity toward Ag+. Macrocycle 16 containing a p-nitrophen
ol substituent formed a complex with benzylamine. The crystal structur
es for 16 and its benzylamine complex are also given here.