title: Effects of bay substituents on the racemization barriers of perylene bisimides: resolution of atropo-enantiomers.
abstract: The activation parameters for the interconversion of atropisomers (P- and M-enantiomer) of core-twisted perylene bisimides have been determined by dynamic NMR spectroscopy (DNMR) and time- and temperature-dependent CD spectroscopy. By comparing the activation parameters of a series of perylene bisimides containing halogen or aryloxy substituents in the bay area (1,6,7,12-positions), a clear structure-property relationship has been found that demonstrates that the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for the inversion of enantiomers are dependent on the apparent overlap parameter Sigmar* of the bay substituents. This study reveals a high stability (DeltaG(368 K) = 118 kJ/mol) for the atropo-enantiomers of tetrabromo-substituted perylene bisimide in solution. Accordingly, the enantiomers of this derivative could be resolved by HPLC on a chiral column. These enantiomers do not racemize in solution at room temperature and, thus, represent the first examples of enantiomerically pure core-twisted perylene bisimides.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Osswald
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Würthner
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D007094:Imides; C510697:perylene bisimide; D010569:Perylene