Towards Sucrose Macrocycles with Higher Symmetry via a ‘Click Chemistry’ Route

Abstract

Chiral macrocycles containing the sucrose skeleton were prepared by a ‘click chemistry’ route. The substrate for the Huisgen reaction was obtained from sucrose in eight steps. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition yielded the intramolecular as well as the C ₂-symmetric macrocycles. Optimization of the reaction conditions allowed the preparation of both types of adducts with high selectivity and in good yields.

Key words

sucrose - receptors - complexation - click chemistry

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Although it is known that the Huisgen reaction (without catalyst) usually provides a mixture of the 1,4- and 1,5-triazoles reaction of sucrose synthon 6 with or without catalyst gave the same product.

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The yields are reported for isolated compounds. In all reactions we have observed significant amounts of tars resulting (most likely) from the linear polymerization of the monomer 6.