Reaction #1265358

Reaction equation

3,5-bis{3′,5′-bis[3″,5″-bis(3′″,5′″-di-tert-butylstyryl)styryl]styryl}benzaldehyde

sodium borohydride

→

3, 5-bis{3′,5′-bis[3″,5″-bis(3′″,5′″-di-tert-butylstyryl)styryl]styryl}benzyl alcohol

Yield 80.0%

Solvents

tetrahydrofuran

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Temperatureheated
2. 2
   Temperatureat reflux for 135 min
3. 3
   OtherThe solvent was removed
4. 4
   workup.ADDITIONDichloromethane (50 cm3) was added
5. 5
   Washthe solution washed with water (50 cm3) and brine (50 cm3)
6. 6
   Dryingdried over sodium sulphate
7. 7
   Filtrationfiltered
8. 8
   Otherthe solvent removed
9. 9
   Otherto leave a yellow foam
10. 10
    OtherThe product was purified by column chromatography over silica
11. 11
    Washeluting with dichloromethane-light petroleum (2:3)
12. 12
    OtherRecrystallisation from a dichloromethane-methanol mixture

Procedure

A solution of 3,5-bis{3′,5′-bis[3″,5″-bis(3′″,5′″-di-tert-butylstyryl)styryl]styryl}benzaldehyde (3.853 g, 1.585 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 cm3) was treated with sodium borohydride (121 mg, 3.20 mmol) and heated at reflux for 135 min. The solvent was removed. Dichloromethane (50 cm3) was added and the solution washed with water (50 cm3) and brine (50 cm3), dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and the solvent removed to leave a yellow foam. The product was purified by column chromatography over silica, eluting with dichloromethane-light petroleum (2:3). Recrystallisation from a dichloromethane-methanol mixture gave 3, 5-bis{3′,5′-bis[3″,5″-bis(3′″,5′″-di-tert-butylstyryl)styryl]styryl}benzyl alcohol (3.07 g, 80%) as a yellow powder, mp 248° C. (Found: C, 89.89; H, 8.89. C183H220O requires C, 90.24; H, 9.10%); νmax(KBr)/cm−1 3568 (OH), 1594 (C═C) and 959 (C═C—H trans); λmax(CH2Cl2)/nm (logε) 323 (5.59) and 334 sh (5.52); δH(400 MHz, CDCl3) 1.39 (144 H, s, t-Bu), 1.80 (1H, t, OH), 4.85 (2 H, d, CH2OH), 7.19 and 7.31 (16 H, ABq, J 16, 7′″,8′″-H), 7.32 (4 H, s, 7′,8′-H), 7.34 (8 H, s, 7″, 8″-H), 7.38(8 H, dd, J 1.5, 4′″-H), 7.44 (16 H, d, J 1.5, 2′″,6′″-H), 7.57 (2 H, br s, 4′-H), 7.67(12 H, br s, 2″,4″,6″-H), 7.67 (4 H, br s, 2′,6′-H), 7.70 (1 H, br s, 4-H) and 7.74 (2 H, br s, 2,6-H); m/z (MALDI) 2434.94 (M+, 100%).

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