Thiomethylation of distal-dibromoresorcinarene. Synthesis of resorcinarenes with two different resorcinol units in alternating sequence and thiacrown-resorcinarenes
O. Morikawa et al., Thiomethylation of distal-dibromoresorcinarene. Synthesis of resorcinarenes with two different resorcinol units in alternating sequence and thiacrown-resorcinarenes, SYNTHESIS-S, (2), 2000, pp. 233-236
The condensation of distal-dibromoresorcinarene 1 with formaldehyde and thi
ols in acetic acid yields resorcinarenes 2, having thiomethyl and bromo sub
stituents at the extraannular position in alternating sequence. This thiome
thylation with the appropriate alpha,omega-dithiols leads to the intramolec
ularly bridged derivatives 4, the thiacrown-resorcinarenes.