Citation: Hong Chen, Zhi-Long Zou, Shi-Liang Tan, Jia-Hai Bi, De-Mei Tian, Hai-Bing Li. Efficient synthesis of water-soluble calix[4]arenes via thiol-ene “click” chemistry[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2013, 24(05): 367-369. shu

Efficient synthesis of water-soluble calix[4]arenes via thiol-ene “click” chemistry

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Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (CCNU), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China

Corresponding author: De-Mei Tian, Hai-Bing Li,
Received Date: 21 January 2013
Available Online: 28 February 2013

Several water-soluble calix[4]arenes were synthesized via radical addition reaction between thiols and alkenes under UV lamp irradiation (λ= 365 nm) in good yields. The structures of these compounds synthesized herein were fully confirmed by ¹H NMR, ESI-MS and elemental analysis.
- Calix[4]arenes,
- Synthesis,
- Water-soluble,
- Thiol-ene click chemistry
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