Partial etherification reactions of cavitand phenol bowls

Elizabeth S. Barrett, Jacob L. Irwin, Kelvin Picker, Michael S. Sherburn*

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Abstract

Reactions between the C4v-symmetrical cavitand tetraphenol (2), various bases, and less than 4 molar equivalents of alkyl halides result in the generation of statistical mixtures of the five possible ether products along with unreacted starting material. Useful quantities of monoalkoxytriphenol (8), A,B-dialkoxydiphenol (9) and trialkoxymonophenol (11) are obtained by controlling the reaction stoichiometry and the desired products can, in general, be isolated by straightforward chromatographic means.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)319-325
Number of pages7
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume55
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

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