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Aliphatic dialdehydes of rigid structures having a cyclohexane, a bicyclo[2.2.2]octane or a [7]triangulane skeleton, have been condensed with enantiomerically pure trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane to give [3 + 3] or [2 + 2] macrocyclization products. Unlike acyclic aliphatic imines, these macrocyclic oligoimines show enhanced stabilities and their structures in the crystals could be determined by X-ray diffraction analyses. The enantiomerically pure [7]triangulane dialdehyde showed remarkable diastereoselectivity in the condensation with the two enantiomers of trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane: only one of the enantiomers gave a [2 + 2] macrocyclization product. Circular dichroism measurements combined with computational analysis show that the lowest energy electronic transition in these cyclic oligoimines is of n-π* type.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8688-8695 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 8 Nov 2007 |
ID: 28188479