Jf. Biernat et al., A 13-MEMBERED CROWN-ETHER WITH AN AZOXY SUBUNIT IN THE MACROCYCLE - SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY STRUCTURE, Journal of inclusion phenomena and molecular recognition in chemistry, 16(3), 1993, pp. 209-218
The presented azoxy compound is an example of a new crown ether analog
ue. It has been synthesized by the reduction of an open chain dinitro
compound with stannite under strongly alkaline conditions. A method fo
r the separation of the azo and azoxy compounds formed simultaneously
has been.proposed. The structures of two crystallographically independ
ent molecules of compound 2 have been determined. In spite of the smal
l size of the macroring in compound 2, the phenyl residues around the
azoxy group have a trans orientation.