title: Conformational behaviors of tetra-O-methylsulfinylcalix[4]arenes--an approach to control the conformation of thiacalix[4]arenes by oxidizing sulfur bridges.
abstract: The conformational behaviors of all four stereoisomers [5(rctt), 5(rcct), 5(rtct), and 5(rccc)] of tetra-O-methylsulfinylcalix[4]arene were studied by the 1H NMR spectroscopic method. Variable-temperature (VT) NMR experiments of 5(rctt), 5(rcct), and 5(rtct) revealed that each compound adopted the same conformation as that in the crystals at low temperatures and exhibited a self-exchange between the two equivalent species of this conformation at elevated temperatures. The values of the activation enthalpy DeltaH for the self-exchange were similar (approximately 70 kJ mol-1). Further, the activation entropy DeltaS++ was more important for 5(rtct) (-40 J mol-1 K-1) than for 5(rctt) (-5 J mol-1 K-1) and 5(rcct) (-7 J mol-1 K-1); consequently, the exchange rate of 5(rtct) was 150-180 times less than that of the other isomers at 273 K. On the other hand, 5(rccc) was in an equilibrium state between cone and partial-cone conformers at 253 K with the molar ratio being 85:15, which was in reasonable agreement with the relative stability between the two conformers calculated by the ab initio molecular orbital method.
authors: Department of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Katagiri
authors: Tetsutaro
authors: T
authors: Hattori
authors: Naoya
authors: N
authors: Morohashi
authors: Nobukiho
authors: N
authors: Iki
authors: Sotaro
authors: S
authors: Miyano
mesh_terms: D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013457:Sulfur Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D013457:Sulfur Compounds; D047250:Calixarenes