The syntheses of novel cyclic oligomers based on the carbazolylacetylene unit are
described. The desired cyclic tetramer could be synthesized in 14.3% yield by the
reaction of 3,6-diethynyl-9-tetradecylcarbazole and 3,6-bis(3’-iodo-9’-tetradecylcarbazolyl)-9-tetradecylcarbazole
in the presence of Pd(PPh3)4/CuI as catalysts under high dilution conditions and purified by column chromatography
and isolated by preparative gel permeation chromatography. Besides the tetramer, a
cyclic octamer was also isolated in 5.4% yield.
cross-coupling - cyclizations - macrocycles - carbazolylacetylene - cyclic oligomers