Phosphorus-Containing Chiral Macrocycles

Title: Phosphorus-Containing Chiral Macrocycles

Volume: 10 Issue: 18

Author(s): Sergey Cherenok, Jean-Pierre Dutasta and Vitaly Kalchenko

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Keywords: Cyclodextrins, phosphorylation, Calixarenes, cyclic chlorophosphites, Phosphine Oxide

Abstract: Macrocyclic compounds are ubiquitous as synthetic receptors in supramolecular chemistry. This paper provides an overview of studies in the synthesis and functional properties of phosphorus-containing chiral cyclodextrins, calixarenes and cyclophanes having three-dimensional molecular cavities, within the context of molecular recognition and catalysis. The review demonstrates that chiral phosphorus-containing macrocycles are fundamentally and technologically interesting, because they combine chirality and supramolecular chemistry. Incorporation of phosphorus-containing receptor groups on the macrocyclic cavity enable supramolecular interactions to be defined a priori, having broad ramifications for chemistry, physics, biology and material science.

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Cherenok Sergey, Dutasta Jean-Pierre and Kalchenko Vitaly, Phosphorus-Containing Chiral Macrocycles, Current Organic Chemistry 2006; 10 (18) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138527206778992725