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Study on the Influence of Chirality in the Threading of Calix[6]arene Hosts with Dialkylammonium Axles

C. Talotta, G. Concilio, P. Della Sala, C. Gaeta, C. A. Schalley, P. Neri – 2020

The influence of chirality in calixarene threading has been studied by exploiting the “superweak anion approach”. In particular, the formation of chiral pseudo[2]rotaxanes bearing a classical stereogenic center in their axle and/or wheel components has been considered. Two kind of pseudo[2]rotaxane stereoadducts, the “endo-chiral” and “exo-chiral” ones, having the stereogenic center of a cationic axle inside or outside, respectively, the calix-cavity of a chiral calixarene were preferentially formed with specifically designed chiral axles by a fine exploitation of the so-called “endo-alkyl rule” and a newly defined “endo-α-methyl-benzyl rule” (threading of a hexaalkoxycalix[6]arene with a directional (α-methyl-benzyl)benzylammonium axle occurs with an endo-α-methyl-benzyl preference). The obtained pseudorotaxanes were studied in solution by 1D and 2D NMR, and in the gas-phase by means of the enantiomer-labeled (EL) mass spectrometry method, by combining enantiopure hosts with pseudoracemates of one deuterated and one unlabeled chiral axle enantiomer. In both instances, there was not a clear enantiodiscrimination in the threading process with the studied host/guest systems. Possible rationales are given to explain the scarce reciprocal influence between the guest and host chiral centers.

Title
268
Study on the Influence of Chirality in the Threading of Calix[6]arene Hosts with Dialkylammonium Axles
Author
C. Talotta, G. Concilio, P. Della Sala, C. Gaeta, C. A. Schalley, P. Neri
Date
2020-11-15
Identifier
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225323
Citation
Molecules 2020, 25, 5323