Solvent-free Mannich-type reactions between the macrocyclic aminal 1, 3, 6, 8- tetraazatricyclo [4.4. 1.13, 8] dodecane (TATD) and phenols indicate that the activation of the aromatic ring is critical for controlling the course of reaction. Activated rings form N, N′-bis (2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine (tetrahydrosalens), and weakly activated rings form Mannich bases consisting of 1, 3-bis [2′-hydroxybenzyl] imidazolidine. When the ...
[UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION; THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; CHEN, Beibel; MALLAMPALLI, Rama, K. Patent: WO2013/184202 A1, 2013 ;]