ORGN 728 |
| Mellitic triimides are powerful, C3-symmetric, electron acceptors that have proven useful building blocks for supramolecular chemistry. It has previously been demonstrated that these organic electron acceptors may be used to construct donor-acceptor organized mesophases, and that their reduction profiles may be modulated by incorporation in a hydrogen bonding matrix. In order to further develop the supramolecular utility of these systems efforts have been directed toward the development of a generalized synthesis that would allow complete flexibility with respect to substitution of the triimide core. Synthetic access to hexasubstituted benzenes presents numerous challenges and, while several approaches have been explored, that based on mellitic trianhydride (carbon suboxide) has proven most successful. The synthetic chemistry we have developed from this platform will be presented, along with the physical organic and molecular recognition studies performed to characterize and outline the behavior of these new building blocks.
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Asymmetric Reactions, Molecular Recognition, Self Assembly, Bioorganic Chemistry, Process R&D
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster
Division of Organic Chemistry |
