2,3,6,7,10,11-HEXAMETHOXYTRIPHENYLENE

A type B crystal of 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexahydroxytriphenylene monohydrate was synthesized according to the process described in Synthesis, 477, 1994 and JP-A-8-119894. Namely, 1, 2-dimethoxybenzene (31.78 g, 0.23 moles) and anhydrous ferric chloride (120 g, 0.74 moles) were dissolved in 70percent sulfuric acid, and the solution was reacted at 25°C for 24 hours with stirring. After completion of the reaction, the solution was poured into ice water (500 g), and the precipitated crystal was collected by filtration. After the resultant crystal was washed with water (1 L), and then dried to give pale purple colored 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexamethoxytriphenylene (28.2 g, theoretical yield from 1, 2-dimethoxybenzene: 90.1percent) (the method of Synthesis, 477, 1994).600 ml of ethyl acetate was added into a 1000ml four-necked flask, sodium peroxydisulfate 102.4g (0.43 mol) and o-xylene 45.7 g (0.43 mol) were added, stirred and cooled at internal temperature of 10 degrees C. Anhydrous iron(III) chloride 345.4g (2.10 mol) was added little by little, reacted at an internal temperature of 10-15 degrees C for 6 hours. After completion of the reaction, reaction mixture was cooled, 2000 ml of water was added and stirred for 10minutes. The aqueous layer of the solution was separated, and the organic layer was washed with 800 ml of salt solution. 600 ml of methanol was added to the organic layer and crystallized at 15-25 degrees C for 1 hour, the crystals were filtered, and dried to obtain 19.5 g (43.6percent of yield) of objects as gray crystal.General procedure: An oven-dried 20 mL scintillation vial, equipped with a magnetic stir-bar, was charged with the starting material (1.0 equiv), DDQ (1.0 equiv), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (1.4percent v/v, 3.0 equiv), and 1, 2-dichloroethane (0.05 M). The reaction mixture was then allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 10 h. After this time, methanol (0.05M) was added, and the solution was then allowed to stir at ambient temperature for an additional hour. Upon addition of the methanol, some solids precipitated out of the solution. Then, the solvent was removed from the heterogeneous mixture under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by either recrystallization (methanol/DCM) or silica-gel column chromatography (hexanes/DCM) to give the title compounds.A solution of 1, 2-dimethoxybenzene (10 g, 72.4 mmol) in dichloromethane(50 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of anhydrous FeCl3 (35.22 g, 217.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 ml) and concentrated sulphuric acid (0.5 ml). After complete addition (15 min), the reaction mixture was further stirred for 3 h at room temperature. 200 ml of methanol were then slowly added under vigorous stirring. The obtained mixture was further stirred for additional 30 min. And the precipitate was filtered off, washed with methanol (5 × 100 ml) and dried under reduced pressure to give a purple solid. Yield: 80percent, 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ/ppm: 4.10 (s, 18H, OCH3), 7.80 (s, 6H, ArH).A type B crystal of 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexahydroxytriphenylene monohydrate was synthesized according to the process described in Synthesis, 477, 1994 and JP-A-8-119894. Namely, 1, 2-dimethoxybenzene (31.78 g, 0.23 moles) and anhydrous ferric chloride (120 g, 0.74 moles) were dissolved in 70percent sulfuric acid, and the solution was reacted at 25°C for 24 hours with stirring. After completion of the reaction, the solution was poured into ice water (500 g), and the precipitated crystal was collected by filtration. After the resultant crystal was washed with water (1 L), and then dried to give pale purple colored 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexamethoxytriphenylene (28.2 g, theoretical yield from 1, 2-dimethoxybenzene: 90.1percent) (the method of Synthesis, 477, 1994).600 ml of ethyl acetate was added into a 1000ml four-necked flask, sodium peroxydisulfate 102.4g (0.43 mol) and o-xylene 45.7 g (0.43 mol) were added, stirred and cooled at internal temperature of 10 degrees C. Anhydrous iron(III) chloride 345.4g (2.10 mol) was added little by little, reacted at an internal temperature of 10-15 degrees C for 6 hours. After completion of the reaction, reaction mixture was cooled, 2000 ml of water was added and stirred for 10minutes. The aqueous layer of the solution was separated, and the organic layer was washed with 800 ml of salt solution. 600 ml of methanol was added to the organic layer and crystallized at 15-25 degrees C for 1 hour, the crystals were filtered, and dried to obtain 19.5 g (43.6percent of yield) of objects as gray crystal.General procedure: An oven-dried 20 mL scintillation vial, equipped with a magnetic stir-bar, was charged with the starting material (1.0 equiv), DDQ (1.0 equiv), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (1.4percent v/v, 3.0 equiv), and 1, 2-dichloroethane (0.05 M). The reaction mixture was then allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 10 h. After this time, methanol (0.05M) was added, and the solution was then allowed to stir at ambient temperature for an additional hour. Upon addition of the methanol, some solids precipitated out of the solution. Then, the solvent was removed from the heterogeneous mixture under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by either recrystallization (methanol/DCM) or silica-gel column chromatography (hexanes/DCM) to give the title compounds.A solution of 1, 2-dimethoxybenzene (10 g, 72.4 mmol) in dichloromethane(50 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of anhydrous FeCl3 (35.22 g, 217.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 ml) and concentrated sulphuric acid (0.5 ml). After complete addition (15 min), the reaction mixture was further stirred for 3 h at room temperature. 200 ml of methanol were then slowly added under vigorous stirring. The obtained mixture was further stirred for additional 30 min. And the precipitate was filtered off, washed with methanol (5 × 100 ml) and dried under reduced pressure to give a purple solid. Yield: 80percent, 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ/ppm: 4.10 (s, 18H, OCH3), 7.80 (s, 6H, ArH).The preparation of compound 4 is similar to that reported in the literature[14]. Hexamethoxytriphenylene (7 g, 17.14 mmol) was dissolved in dichoromethane (50 ml) and the solution thus obtained was cooled in ice bath. A solution of boron tribromide (11.47 ml) was then added slowly to the reaction mixture over a period of 30 min. After complete addition, the reaction was left stirring overnight in room temperature.The reaction mixture was then slowly poured into crushed ice(100 g) and the obtained mixture was stirred vigorously until the ice melted. It was then extracted with ethyl acetate (6 × 150 ml), dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and evaporated to dryness giving dark purple solid. The yield was quantitative and this compound was used without further purification.EXAMPLE 6 In a 50 cc glass sealed tube, 3.6 g of 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-Hexamethoxytriphenylene (5.0 g, 12.2 mmol) was dissolved in 80 mL of dichloromethane under nitrogen and the reaction mixture was cooled to -70 °C. A solution of BBr3 (1M, CH2Cl2, 100 mL) was added dropwise to the above solution within a period of half an hour. The solution was then heated to 25 °C and stirring continued for a further 10 hours. The reaction mixture was slowly poured into crushed ice with stirring for a few moments. It was then diluted with diethyl ether and washed with water and brine. The organic layer was separated and dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to afforded 3.0 g of hexahydroxytriphenylene 8 as a grey solid in 76percent yield, m.p. >302°C. 13C NMR (DMSO-d6, 100MHz) deltaC: 107.8, 121.9, 145.2. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400MHz) deltaH: 7.60 (s, 6H), 9.28 (s, 6H). Anal. Calcd. forC18H12O6 (324.28): C, 66.67; H, 3.73. Found: C, 66.66; H, 3.70.Subsequently, to the obtained

Molecular Weight:408.4
XLogP3:4.7
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:6
Rotatable Bond Count:6
Exact Mass:408.15728848
Monoisotopic Mass:408.15728848
Topological Polar Surface Area:55.4
Heavy Atom Count:30
Complexity:434
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes