Preparation of ethynylpyridine macrocycles by oxidative coupling of an ethynylpyridine trimer with terminal acetylenes

Hajime Abe*, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yusuke Chida, Masahiko Inouye

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Abstract

Macrocycles consisted of pyridine rings and acetylene bonds were prepared by Eglinton coupling from a tandem precursor bearing two terminal alkynyl groups. The composition of molecular size in the cyclized products changed by the reaction solvent. In pyridine, 9-meric and bigger macrocycles were obtained, while that of 6-mer was not. On the other hand, in pyridine/THF mixed solvent, the 6-mer was obtained as a major product.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)309-311
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume76
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011/01/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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