A bis-calixarene from olefin metathesis.
A ring-closing olefin metathesis reaction of tetra-kis-(all-yl-oxy)calix[4]arene gave the bis- calixarene, (15E,40E,60E)-65,74-bis-(prop-2-en-1-yl-oxy)-13,18,38,43,58,63-hexa-oxado-deca-cyclo-[28.26.8.7(20,36).1(11,45).1(51,55).0(5,57).0(7,12).0(19,24).0(26,64).0(32,37).0(44,49).1(68,72)]tetra-hepta-conta-1,3,5(57),7,9,11,15,19(24),20,22,26,28,30(64),32,34,36,40,44(49),45,47,51,53,55(65),60,68,70,72(74)-hepta-cosa-ene, C(74)H(68)O(8). It is a cage formed from two calix[4]arene units joined by butenyl groups at three of the O atoms on the narrow rim. The fourth O atom on each calixarene unit is joined with an allyl group. Each of the calix[4]arene units has a flattened cone conformation in which the all-yloxy-substituted aryl group and the opposite aryl group are close together and almost parallel [dihedral angle between planes = 1.09 (11)°], and the other two aryl groups are splayed outward [dihedral angle between planes = 79.53 (11)°]. No guest mol-ecule (e.g. solvent) was observed within the cage. The alkene C atoms of one of the links between the calixarene moieties are disordered over two orientations with occupancies of 0.533 (9) and 0.467 (9).
Department of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street, NW, Washington, DC 2059,  USA.
Shimelis T
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Hailu
Ray J
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Butcher
Paul F
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Hudrlik
Anne M
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Hudrlik