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US 2018/0050974 A1Published application
Cyclobenzoins
AssigneeUniversity of Houston System
InventorsOgnjen MILJANIC, Qing JI
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Abstract
One-step cyanide-catalyzed benzoin condensations for synthesizing shape persistent cyclobenzoin macrocycles. Selected dialdehydes, and cyanide salts are reacted in aqueous solvents to form such cyclobenzoin macrocycles.
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A one-step method of synthesizing a cyclobenzoin macrocycle, comprising:
- reacting a dialdehyde (A), and a cyanide salt catalyst in an aqueous solvent to form a cyclobenzoin macrocycle (B).
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A cyclotetrabenzoin macrocycle;
- comprising:
- a square shape-persistent 3-dimensional structure, wherein said square shape-persistent 3-dimensional structure comprises four outer polar α-hydroxyketone moieties;
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- a central nonpolar cavity, or a cone shape-persistent 3-dimensional structure, wherein said cone shape-persistent 3-dimensional structure comprises convergent anionic and cationic binding groups.
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