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Trianglimine formation mechanism by ESI-TOF MS<br />

and stirred at room temperature for 48 h. Aliquots were taken<br />

at defined time intervals, diluted with DCM and directly<br />

infused into the ESI-TOF mass spectrometer. After 46 h a statistical<br />

mixture <strong>of</strong> ten trianglimines 30, 31 and 34–41 in addition to<br />

uncyclized intermediates 20, 22 and 42–47 was detected and the<br />

structures <strong>of</strong> all the compounds were assigned.<br />

In a second crossover experiment we mixed (1R,2R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane<br />

1 with dialdehydes 19 and 33 which constitute<br />

the building blocks for the constructed macrocycles 31<br />

and 32, respectively. ESI-TOF MS data for the products <strong>of</strong> imine<br />

exchange are shown in Table 4. <strong>The</strong> reaction was monitored as<br />

previously described.<br />

After 46 h <strong>of</strong> stirring at room temperature, the reaction<br />

reached the point <strong>of</strong> equilibrium at which a statistical mixture<br />

<strong>of</strong> macrocycles and uncyclized intermediates was<br />

detected. <strong>The</strong>se experiments clearly demonstrated the reversibility<br />

<strong>of</strong> the process and showed that trianglimines obtained<br />

from non-symmetrical dialdehyde building blocks are<br />

the products <strong>of</strong> kinetic control. It is worth noting that<br />

although imine formation is known to be reversible, this<br />

work is to the best <strong>of</strong> our knowledge the first example in<br />

which kinetic control has been clearly demonstrated for<br />

imine-only macrocycles.<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

We have shown for the first time that a complex multistep<br />

macrocyclization reaction can be monitored using real-time<br />

ESI-TOF MS, identifying an unprecedented number <strong>of</strong> 16<br />

reaction intermediates. <strong>The</strong> [3+3]-cyclocondensation reaction<br />

between (1R,2R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane 1 and terephthaldehyde<br />

2 or isophthaldehyde 3 proceeds via a stepwise<br />

cyclocondensation reaction mechanism, in which definite<br />

intermediates accumulate during the reaction. All the intermediates<br />

participating in the macrocyclization reaction were<br />

detected by ESI-TOF MS and identified according to their<br />

high-resolution m/z values. <strong>The</strong> information about the stable<br />

reaction intermediates will allow us to rationally design<br />

new [3+3]-cyclocondensation strategies and further exploits<br />

this fascinating reaction, in which six chemical bonds form<br />

in a single reaction. We confirmed the dynamic reversibility<br />

<strong>of</strong> trianglimines and we hope that this work will open up<br />

new applications <strong>of</strong> trianglimines in the field <strong>of</strong> dynamic<br />

combinatorial libraries, leading potentially to the synthesis<br />

<strong>of</strong> selective chiral hosts for different organic compounds.<br />

SUPPORTING INFORMATION<br />

Additional supporting information may be found in the<br />

online version <strong>of</strong> this article.<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

Hany Nour deeply thanks the German Academic Exchange<br />

Service (DAAD) for financial support and <strong>Jacobs</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

for hosting his PhD project. We thank Ms Svetlana Gracheva<br />

and Mr Julien Sauveplain for further experiments and Mrs<br />

Anja Müller for technical assistance with mass spectrometry<br />

measurements.<br />

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Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

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