Synthesis and properties of calix[4]arene telluropodant ethers as Ag⁺ selective sensors and Ag⁺, Hg²⁺ extractants

• Yang Lu,
• Yuanyuan Li,
• Song He,
• Yan Lu,
• Changying Liu,
• Xianshun Zeng and
• Langxing Chen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 59, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.59

• , Tianjin 300071, P.R. China 10.3762/bjoc.5.59 Abstract Three novel phenyltelluroalkoxyl functionalized tweezer-like calix[4]arenes 6–8 and two monophenyltelluropropoxyl functionalized calix[4]arenes 10 (cone conformer) and 12 (partial cone conformer) were synthesized and characterized. They are good Ag

• +-selective ionophores in ion-selective electrodes evaluated by electromotive force measurements of polymer membrane electrodes. The tweezer-like ionophores 6–8 showed excellent extraction ability towards Ag+ and Hg2+. Keywords: calix[4]arenes; extractants; mercury; sensors; silver; telluropodant ether

• -selective electrodes (ISEs) in our group and by our co-workers [50][51][52][53]. To continue our interest in the development of new ionophores, herein we describe the design and synthesis of three novel tweezer-like 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(phenyltelluroalkoxy)calix[4]arenes 6–8 composed of two tellurium

Synthesis of deep- cavity fluorous calix[4]arenes as molecular recognition scaffolds

• Maksim Osipov,
• Qianli Chu,
• Steven J. Geib,
• Dennis P. Curran and
• Stephen G. Weber

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 36, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.36

• Maksim Osipov Qianli Chu Steven J. Geib Dennis P. Curran Stephen G. Weber Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA, Fax: +1-412-624-9861; Tel: +1-412-624-8240 10.3762/bjoc.4.36 Abstract Several lower-rim perfluoroalkylated (fluorous) calix[4]arenes

• ; organofluorine; (perfluoroalkyl)alkyl aryl ethers; Introduction Calixarenes [1] are one of the most useful types of macrocyclic scaffolds. Since first reported by Zinke and Ziegler [2], calix[4]arenes have been used for a variety of molecular recognition, nanotechnology, and supramolecular applications. These

• phenolic units connected by methylene bridges. Synthetic advances over the last several decades [1] have produced methodology to append various functional groups to the aromatic rings. These groups are selected to interact with specific guest molecules [11]. Calix[4]arenes can exist in four possible