An azobenzene bridge was introduced into the lower (or smaller) rim of p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene to form 1,5-singly bridged calix[8]arene derivatives, respectively. Bridged calix[8]arene of conformationally rigid wereisolated. The stability of the two structures of bridged calix[8]arenes have been compared.The study of organicstructure to form nanoporous structures is a well known in chemistry ...

Disk-shaped π-surfaces that stack to form columnar structures1 are prototypes of molecular-scale wires that have an insulating hydrocarbon sheath surrounding a conductive aromatic core.2 Typically, the strengths of the associations between the molecules, formed through contacts between aromatic surfaces, are weak. Previous schemes to modulate these strengths are based on metalligand interaction...

A novel and straightforward strategy for heptafluoroisopropylation of arylboronic acids at room temperature has been developed. This method, directly using commercial available hexafluoropropene (HFP) as the starting material, provides a new way to synthesize a variety of synthetically useful heptafluoroisopropylated arenes.

We have found that the use of fluoroalcohol media greatly enhanced the efficiency and scope of the direct dehydrative condensation of arenes and hypervalent iodine(III) compounds; the present clean method has a broad range of applicability as well as unique selectivity in the aromatic substrates, and is highly efficient even in polymer functionalization.

An efficient protocol for silver/copper-cocatalyzed direct sulfenylation and selenylation of arenes with aryl disulfides and diselenides has been developed. This strategy exhibits excellent functional group tolerance and high regioselectivity. Mono sulfenylation and selenylation products can be exclusively achieved. This reaction provides a simple and practical route to the preparation of aryl ...

Enantioenriched methylenecyclopentanes are synthesized by stereospecific, nickel-catalyzed Heck cyclizations of secondary benzylic ethers. The reaction proceeds in high yield and enantiospecificity for benzylic ethers of both π-extended and simple arenes. Ethers with pendant 1,2-disubstituted olefins form trisubstituted olefins with control of both absolute configuration and alkene geometry. Di...

Pyrrole-aryl derivatives are important due to their unique biological activities in medicinal chemistry. We now report a new oxidative biaryl coupling for pyrroles and indoles toward various arenes using a hypervalent iodine reagent and an appropriate stabilizer for pyrrolyl iodonium intermediates. The reactions readily provide a variety of desired coupling products in good yields.

Copper-catalyzed ortho-halogenation of C(sp(2))-H bonds directed by a PIP directing group with NXS (X = Cl, Br, I) has been developed. The reaction is scalable and tolerates a broad range of functional groups and heteroarenes, providing an efficient access to halogenated arenes and heteroarenes.

New biphasic conditions for the palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of electron-poor fluorinated arenes have been developed. Taking advantage of biphasic chemistry, the use of an immiscible mixture of water and an organic solvent allows complete solubilization of all components of the system, enabling the reaction to proceed at room temperature in yields up to 99%.