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La Manna P, De Rosa M, Talotta C, Rescifina A, Floresta G, Soriente A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Synergic Interplay Between Halogen Bonding and Hydrogen Bonding in the Activation of a Neutral Substrate in a Nanoconfined Space. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201909865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gambaro S, La Manna P, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Neri P. The Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule as a Brønsted Acid Catalyst for the Synthesis of Bis(heteroaryl)methanes in a Nanoconfined Space. Front Chem 2019; 7:687. [PMID: 31696107 PMCID: PMC6817573 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Herein, we show that the hexameric resorcinarene capsule C is able to catalyze the formation of bis(heteroaryl)methanes by reaction between pyrroles or indoles and carbonyl compounds (α-ketoesters or aldehydes) in excellent yields and selectivity. Our results suggest that the capsule can play a double catalytic role as a H-bond catalyst, for the initial activation of the carbonyl substrate, and as a Brønsted acid catalyst, for the dehydration of the intermediate alcohol.
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Iuliano V, Ciao R, Vignola E, Talotta C, Iannece P, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Multiple threading of a triple-calix[6]arene host. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:2092-2104. [PMID: 31579081 PMCID: PMC6753684 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The synthesis of the triple-calix[6]arene derivative 6 in which three calix[6]arene macrocycles are linked to a central 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene moiety is reported. Derivative 6 is able to give multiple-threading processes in the presence of dialkylammonium axles. The formation of pseudo[2]rotaxane, pseudo[3]rotaxane, and pseudo[4]rotaxane by threading one, two, and three, respectively, calix-wheels of 6 has been studied by 1D and 2D NMR, DOSY, and ESI-FT-ICR MS/MS experiments. The use of a directional alkylbenzylammonium axle led to the stereoselective formation of endo-alkyl pseudo[n]rotaxane stereoisomers.
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Tranfić Bakić M, Iuliano V, Talotta C, Geremia S, Hickey N, Spinella A, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Threading of Conformationally Stable Calix[6]arene Wheels Substituted at the Methylene Bridges. J Org Chem 2019; 84:11922-11927. [PMID: 31418261 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Calix[6]arenes disubstituted at the methylene bridges, which are stable in the cone or 1,2,3-alternate conformation, form pseudorotaxanes with dialkylammonium axles. The cone wheel-based pseudorotaxanes are 10-100 times more stable than those obtained with the native conformationally mobile calix[6]arene wheel, as a consequence of their higher degree of preorganization. The threading of conformationally stable 1,2,3-alternate calix[6]arenes is unprecedented in the literature. Therefore, very peculiar NMR features are here evidenced for this threading process involving the less symmetrical 1,2,3-alternate calix[6]arene conformation, which implies a peculiar rototranslation motion of the axle.
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Della Sala P, Talotta C, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Geremia S, Hickey N, Neri P, Gaeta C. Synthesis, Characterization, and Solid-State Structure of [8]Cycloparaphenylenes with Inherent Chirality. J Org Chem 2019; 84:9489-9496. [PMID: 31271287 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report here the synthesis of two [8]cycloparaphenylenes ([8]CPP) derivatives, 1 and 2, bearing a monosubstituted benzene moiety. The presence of the substituent implies a planar chirality for the monosubstituted [8]CPP 1 and 2, whose configuration is here described by applying the chirality descriptors pR and pS. Experimental evidence of this planar chirality has been obtained through 1H VT NMR studies and by addition of Pirkle's reagent. This was confirmed by the X-ray crystal structure of 2, which represents an interesting example of solid-state structure of a monosubstituted [8]CPP derivative. Derivative 2 crystallizes in two monoclinic crystal forms (α and β), which show a herringbone motif. The [8]CPP ring of the α form encapsulates two dichloromethane molecules, held through C-H···π interactions, while in the β form, open channels are partially filled by highly disordered solvent molecules.
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La Manna P, Soriente A, De Rosa M, Buonerba A, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Neri P. Green, Mild, and Efficient Friedel-Crafts Benzylation of Scarcely Reactive Arenes and Heteroarenes under On-Water Conditions. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:1673-1683. [PMID: 30775871 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Metal-free Friedel-Crafts benzylation (FCB) of scarcely reactive arenes and heteroarenes was performed under on-water conditions by an environmentally sustainable procedure. The catalytic strategy exploits the hydrophobicity of the resorcinarene macrocycle 1 a. The proposed mechanism is based on the activation of benzyl chloride by H-bonding interactions with catalyst 1 a. In fact, under on-water conditions the hydrophobic amplification of the strength of the H-bonding interactions between the OH groups of the resorcinarene catalyst and the chlorine atom of benzyl chloride leads to polarization of the C-Cl bond, which consequently promotes electrophilic attack of the π nucleophile. Thus, many arenes and heteroarenes were efficiently benzylated under mild on-water conditions by using resorcinarene 1 a as catalyst. The FCB of benzene is industrially relevant for the synthesis of diphenylmethane, and hence the on-water procedure was extended to the gram-scale synthesis of diphenylmethane, starting from benzene and benzyl chloride in the presence of resorcinarene catalyst 1 a.
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Iuliano V, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Soriente A, De Rosa M, Geremia S, Hickey N, Mennucci B, Neri P. Negative Solvatochromism in a N-Linked p-Pyridiniumcalix[4]arene Derivative. Org Lett 2019; 21:2704-2707. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gaeta C, Talotta C, De Rosa M, La Manna P, Soriente A, Neri P. Frontispiece: The Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule at Work: Supramolecular Catalysis in Confined Spaces. Chemistry 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201981963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Gaeta C, Talotta C, De Rosa M, La Manna P, Soriente A, Neri P. The Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule at Work: Supramolecular Catalysis in Confined Spaces. Chemistry 2019; 25:4899-4913. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Gambaro S, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Talotta C, Floresta G, Rescifina A, Gaeta C, Neri P. A hexameric resorcinarene capsule as a hydrogen bonding catalyst in the conjugate addition of pyrroles and indoles to nitroalkenes. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00224c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A hexameric resorcinarene capsule (C) acts as a hydrogen bonding catalyst for the addition of nitroalkenes to pyrroles and indoles.
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Della Sala P, Buccheri N, Sanzone A, Sassi M, Neri P, Talotta C, Rocco A, Pinchetti V, Beverina L, Brovelli S, Gaeta C. First demonstration of the use of very large Stokes shift cycloparaphenylenes as promising organic luminophores for transparent luminescent solar concentrators. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3160-3163. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc09859j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The use of [n]CPP derivatives as luminophores in LSC-devices minimises reabsorption losses.
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Della Sala P, Talotta C, Capobianco A, Soriente A, De Rosa M, Neri P, Gaeta C. Synthesis, Optoelectronic, and Supramolecular Properties of a Calix[4]arene-Cycloparaphenylene Hybrid Host. Org Lett 2018; 20:7415-7418. [PMID: 30431286 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel hybrid host has been obtained by fusion of the calix[4]arene skeleton with a cycloparaphenylene (CPP) ring. The CPP-bridged calix[4]arene 1 combines the optoelectronic and structural properties of the CPP rings with the recognition abilities of the calix[4]arene hosts. Thus, calix-CPP 1 shows an unexpected selectivity for the Li+ cation over Na+, as a result of more favorable cation···π interactions of Li+ with the CPP bridge and its better size complementarity.
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Talotta C, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Spinella A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Co-conformational mechanoisomerism in a calix[6]arene-based [2]rotaxane. Supramol Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2018.1529316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Gaeta C, Talotta C, Neri P. Calix[6]arene-based atropoisomeric pseudo[2]rotaxanes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2018; 14:2112-2124. [PMID: 30202465 PMCID: PMC6122310 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.14.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Some examples of atropoisomeric pseudorotaxanes in which the isomerism arises by the different conformations adopted by the wheel are reported here. Upon threading hexahexyloxycalix[6]arene 1 with ammonium axles 2+ or 3+, bearing biphenyl or trifluoromethylbenzyl moieties, respectively, two atropoisomeric pseudorotaxanes were formed in which the calix[6]-wheel 1 adopts the 1,2,3-alternate and cone conformations. The interconversion between them cannot be obtained by simple rotation around the ArCH2Ar bonds of the calixarene wheel, which is blocked by the presence of the axle inside its cavity. Therefore, it can only be obtained through a mechanism of de-threading/re-threading of the axle. In all the examined cases, the 1,2,3-alternate and cone atropoisomers are, respectively, the kinetic and the thermodynamic ones.
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De Simone NA, Meninno S, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Neri P, Lattanzi A. Solvent-Free Enantioselective Michael Reactions Catalyzed by a Calixarene-Based Primary Amine Thiourea. J Org Chem 2018; 83:10318-10325. [PMID: 29961331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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An upper-rim functionalized calix[4]arene-based thiourea installed onto the ( R, R)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine scaffold was synthesized with a view to investigate its catalytic ability in enantioselective Michael additions. The reactions were found to conveniently proceed under solvent-free conditions, observing good to high enantioselectivities. From this preliminary study, the calix[4]arene unit is likely to play a role in affecting the conversion and to a lesser extent to the stereochemical outcome of the reactions through van der Waals contacts and C-H···π interactions with the substrates.
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Soriente A, De Rosa M, La Manna P, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Spinella A, Neri P. Exploiting the p-Bromodienone Route for the Formation and Trapping of Calixarene Oxenium Cations with Enamine Nucleophiles. J Org Chem 2018; 83:5947-5953. [PMID: 29741371 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study shows that calixarene p-bromodienone derivatives can act as precursors for the formation of oxenium cations, which can be trapped with enamine C-nucleophiles. When calixarene p-bromodienones were treated with enamines, in the presence of AgClO4, the lower rim-substituted C-O-C products were obtained by an electrophilic attack of the intermediate calixarene-oxenium cation with a contemporary cone-to-partial-cone inversion of the involved aromatic ring.
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La Manna P, Talotta C, Floresta G, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Rescifina A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Mild Friedel-Crafts Reactions inside a Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule: C−Cl Bond Activation through Hydrogen Bonding to Bridging Water Molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201801642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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La Manna P, Talotta C, Floresta G, De Rosa M, Soriente A, Rescifina A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Mild Friedel-Crafts Reactions inside a Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule: C−Cl Bond Activation through Hydrogen Bonding to Bridging Water Molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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De Rosa M, La Manna P, Talotta C, Soriente A, Gaeta C, Neri P. Supramolecular Organocatalysis in Water Mediated by Macrocyclic Compounds. Front Chem 2018; 6:84. [PMID: 29666791 PMCID: PMC5891620 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the last decades many efforts have been devoted to design supramolecular organocatalysts able to work in water as the reaction medium. The use of water as solvent provides promising benefits with respect to environmental impact. In this context, macrocyclic compounds played a role of primary importance thanks to their ease of synthesis and their molecular recognition abilities toward the reactants. The aim of this review is to give an overview of the recent advances in the field of supramolecular organocatalysis in water, focusing the attention on calixarene and cyclodextrins derivatives. Calixarenes and cyclodextrins, thanks to their hydrophobic cavities, are able to host selectively the substrates isolating they from the reaction environment. In addition, the synthetic versatilities of these macrocycles permits to introduce useful functional groups in close proximity of the hydrophobic binding sites. Regarding the cyclodextrins (CDs), we have here reviewed the their most recent uses as organocatalysts for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, in multi-component reactions and in carbon-carbon bond forming reactions. Examples have been reported in which CD catalysts are able to drive the regiochemistry of common organic reactions. In addition, cyclodextrins bearing catalytically active chiral groups, have shown excellent enantioselectivity in the catalysis of organic reactions. Recently reported results have shown that calixarene derivatives are able to accelerate organic reaction under “on-water” conditions with a significant selectivity toward the reactants. Under “on-water conditions” the hydrophobic effect, induced by insoluble calixarene derivatives, forces the reactants and the catalyst to aggregate and thus accelerating the reaction between them thanks to an amplification of weak secondary interactions. Regarding the use of water-soluble calixarene organocatalysts, we have here reviewed their role in the acceleration of common organic reactions.
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Talotta C, Caruso T, De Rosa M, Gaeta C, Soriente A, Neri P. Threading fluorescent calixarene-wheels with ammonium axles. Supramol Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2018.1424852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Della Sala P, Capobianco A, Caruso T, Talotta C, De Rosa M, Neri P, Peluso A, Gaeta C. An Anthracene-Incorporated [8]Cycloparaphenylene Derivative as an Emitter in Photon Upconversion. J Org Chem 2018; 83:220-227. [PMID: 29231727 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The anthracene-incorporated [8]cycloparaphenylene 2 has been synthesized and its optoelectronic properties studied by UV-vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and DFT calculations. NMR and computational studies indicate that the new cycloparaphenylene derivative possesses a Cs point group symmetry. The new CPP 2 exhibits peculiar optoelectronic properties: (i) fluorescence emission is blue-shifted with respect to [8]cycloparaphenylene 1, and its quantum yield is higher; (ii) in the presence of an octaethylporphyrin Pd complex, as sensitizer, it undergoes a visible light upconversion. This is the first case in which a cycloparaphenylene derivative is involved as an emitter in low power light frequency conversion.
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Lapenta R, De Simone NA, Buonerba A, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Neri P, Grassi A, Milione S. Dinuclear zirconium complex bearing a 1,5-bridged-calix[8]arene ligand as an effective catalyst for the synthesis of macrolactones. Catal Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cy02537h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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“Macrocyclization of Cycles with a Macrocycle.” The intramolecular cooperation of metal centres in a novel dinuclear complex has been postulated as responsible for the observed high rate of formation of macrocyclic polyesters.
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La Manna P, De Rosa M, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Soriente A, Floresta G, Rescifina A, Neri P. The hexameric resorcinarene capsule as an artificial enzyme: ruling the regio and stereochemistry of a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between nitrones and unsaturated aldehydes. Org Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7qo00942a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The hexameric resorcinarene capsule as an artificial enzyme to rule the regio and stereochemistry of a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition.
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Tedesco C, Erra L, Gaeta C, Neri P. Solid-state assembly of 4,4’-bipyiridine and proximal p-tert-butylcalix[4]dihydroquinone units. Supramol Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2017.1413244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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De Simone NA, Schettini R, Talotta C, Gaeta C, Izzo I, Della Sala G, Neri P. Directing the Cation Recognition Ability of Calix[4]arenes toward Asymmetric Phase-Transfer Catalysis. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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