Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Synthesis of chiral calix [n] arenes. Part 2: Synthesis of new chiral calix [n] arenes based on (p-hydroxy-phenyl)-menthone

A Soi, J Pfeiffer, J Jauch, V Schurig

Index: Soi, Antonio; Pfeiffer, Jens; Jauch, Johann; Schurig, Volker Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 1999 , vol. 10, # 1 p. 177 - 182

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Abstract

Calix[n]arenes are a well known class of macrocyclic compounds [1]in supramolecular chemistry. The introduction of chirality into calix[n]arenes offers the possibility to study chiral recognition phenomena in host–guest interactions. Therefore our interest focused on new methods to synthesize enantiomerically pure calix[n]arenes. [2]Here, we wish to report a new method which makes enantiomerically pure calix[n]arenes with different ring sizes readily accessible.