On the ‘livingness’ of a dynamic library of cyclophane formaldehyde acetals incorporating calix[4]arene subunits | Zendy

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On the ‘livingness’ of a dynamic library of cyclophane formaldehyde acetals incorporating calix[4]arene subunits

Author(s) -

Cacciapagliaa Roberta,

Di Stefanoa Stefano,

Mandolinia Luigi

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of physical organic chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325

H-Index - 66

eISSN - 1099-1395

pISSN - 0894-3230

DOI - 10.1002/poc.1357

Subject(s) - chemistry , cyclophane , carbocation , formaldehyde , alkoxy group , monomer , ether , stereochemistry , polymer chemistry , photochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , alkyl , polymer

The acid catalyzed transacetalation of cyclophane formaldehyde acetals incorporating calix[4]arene subunits generates a short‐lived dynamic library of macrocycles. The side reaction responsible for the loss of ‘livingness’ is the unexpected decomposition of monomeric units into a bridged ether and formaldehyde. A plausible mechanism is suggested, in which the crucial step is the formation of benzyl carbocations strongly stabilized by the alkoxy substituents at the lower rim of the calix[4]arene moieties. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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