S. Caccamese et al., RESOLUTION OF INHERENTLY CHIRAL 1,4-2,5-CALIX[8]BIS-CROWN-4 DERIVATIVES BY ENANTIOSELECTIVE HPLC, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 8(8), 1997, pp. 1169-1173
The first example of the resolution of inherently chiral calix[8]arene
s, 1,4-2,5-calix[8]bis-crown-4 1 and its methyl derivatives 2-4, has b
een achieved using enantioselective HPLC methods. The enantiomeric nat
ure of isolated (+)-1 and (-)-1 was confirmed by CD spectra, specific
optical rotation and H-1 NMR in the presence of Pirkle's reagent. A ra
tionale is given for the observed HPLC enantioselectivity among compou
nds 2-4. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.