Volume 19, Issue 5 pp. 493-499
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Synthesis and Structure of Novel Double Flexible Spacer Bridged Biscalix[4]arenes

Xian-Shun Zeng

Xian-Shun Zeng

State key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Lin-Hong Weng

Lin-Hong Weng

State key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Lang-Xing Chen

Lang-Xing Chen

Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Hong-Fang Ju

Hong-Fang Ju

Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Xue-Bing Leng

Xue-Bing Leng

State key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Xi-Wen He

Xi-Wen He

Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Zheng-Zhi Zhang

Zheng-Zhi Zhang

State key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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First published: 26 August 2010
Citations: 5

Abstract

25, 25′, 27, 27′-Bis(1,3-dioxypropane)-bis(5, 11, 17, 23-tetra-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-26,28-diol) (4) and 25, 25′, 27, 27′-bis(1, 4-dioxybutane)-bis (5, 11, 17, 23-tetra-tert-butylcalix-[4]arene-26, 28-diol) (5) were synthesized by the reaction of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (1) with preorganized 25, 27-bis(3-bromoproxyl)calix[4]arene-26, 27-diol (2) and 25, 27-bis(3-bromobutoxyl)calix[4]arene-26, 27-diol (3) in the presence of K2CO3 and KI. Compounds 4 and 5 were characterized with X-ray analysis and the selectivity of 4 and 5 toward K+ over other alkali metal ions, alkaline metal ions as well as NH4+ were investigated with an ion-selective electrode.

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