title: Calix[4]pyrrole[2]carbazole: a new kind of expanded calixpyrrole.
abstract: The synthesis and anion binding properties of a new class of calixpyrrole analogue, containing two carbazole subunits in lieu of two of the four acetone bridging elements normally found in calix[4]pyrrole, is described. The compound exists in a winglike structure in the solid state, as judged from single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of both the free system and the corresponding benzoate anion complex. Evidence for anion binding in dichloromethane solution was obtained from static fluorescent quenching experiments; these latter revealed a slight preference for acetate relative to other carboxylate anions (e.g., benzoate, oxalate, succinate), as well as various other anionic substrates (i.e., chloride and dihydrogen phosphate). No evidence of binding was observed in the case of bromide, nitrate, and hydrogen sulfate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Station-A5300, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0165, USA.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piatek
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sessler
mesh_terms: D047250:Calixarenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002227:Carbazoles; D011166:Porphyrins; C469811:calix(4)pyrrole; C496195:calix(4)pyrrole(2)carbazole; D047250:Calixarenes