Abstract
An efficient synthesis of 2,2,3,3,11,11,12,12-octamethyl-1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclohexadecane (1, OM16C5) is described, which affords over an order of magnitude improvement in yield over the previously reported method. The first X-ray crystal structure of 1, as a complex with NaSCN, is also reported.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2936-2938 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 17 2009 |
Funding
This research was sponsored by the Environmental Management Science Program, Offices of Science and Environmental Management, US Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed and operated by UT-Battelle, LLC.
Keywords
- 16-Crown-5
- Crown ether
- Improved synthesis
- Sodium