Synthesis and structure of polyunsaturated [10]paracyclophane annulated by two azulene rings

Shigeyasu Kuroda*, Yuji Obata, Nguyen Chung Thanh, Ryuta Miyatake, Yoshikazu Horino, Mitsunori Oda

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Abstract

The polyunsaturated [10]cyclophane 4 was synthesized from 1,4-diacetylbenzene by a four-step sequence involving the modified Yasunami azulene synthesis, introduction of two butenone units, and a subsequent McMurry coupling reaction. The crystal structures of 4 and the synthetic intermediate 8 was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis and the results reveal that (1) the benzene ring of 4 is distorted as a boat form with relatively small bending angles and (2) the azulene rings of 8 show large out-of-plane deformation along the short azulene molecular axis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)552-556
Number of pages5
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume49
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008/01/14

Keywords

  • 2H-Cyclohepta[b]fura-2-one
  • Azulene
  • Cyclophanes
  • McMurry coupling
  • X-ray crystallographic analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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