A series of C_2-symmetrical chiral 2,5-bis(4'-alkyloxazolin-2-yl) thiophenes(thiobox) have been synthesized from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid by sequential amidation with achiral ethanolamine, conversion of hyd...A series of C_2-symmetrical chiral 2,5-bis(4'-alkyloxazolin-2-yl) thiophenes(thiobox) have been synthesized from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid by sequential amidation with achiral ethanolamine, conversion of hydroxyl to chloro group, and base-promoted oxazoline ringformation. As demonstrated by (-)-2,5-bis[4'-(S)-isopropyloxazolin-2'-yl] thiophene, these thioboxsystems exhibited remarkable chirality recognition of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol giving rise to pronouncedshifts in the ~1H NMR signals of the latter axial chiral compound at the positions of C-3, C-4, C-5,and C-8.展开更多
文摘A series of C_2-symmetrical chiral 2,5-bis(4'-alkyloxazolin-2-yl) thiophenes(thiobox) have been synthesized from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid by sequential amidation with achiral ethanolamine, conversion of hydroxyl to chloro group, and base-promoted oxazoline ringformation. As demonstrated by (-)-2,5-bis[4'-(S)-isopropyloxazolin-2'-yl] thiophene, these thioboxsystems exhibited remarkable chirality recognition of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol giving rise to pronouncedshifts in the ~1H NMR signals of the latter axial chiral compound at the positions of C-3, C-4, C-5,and C-8.
