Selahattin Bozkurt

Synthesis of Calix[4]arene-Based Thiourea Derivatives for Extraction of Toxic Dichromate and Arsenate Ions

ABSTRACT In the environment, the presence of toxic oxyanions such as Cr(VI) and As(V), especially in drinking water, creates serious hazards to human health. For efficient and selective detection of these species; novel calix[4]arene-based thiourea derivatives which obtained using p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene as starting material have been prepared from m-aniline or o-aniline or o-aminophenol in moderate yield. The structures of all new synthesized compounds obtained from these reactions were determined by using FTIR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The complexing properties of calix[4]arene-based thiourea derivatives have been studied towards the As(V) and Cr(VI). It was found that calix[4]arene-based thiourea derivative 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(o-amino-phenylthioureido propoxy)-26,28-hydroxycalix[4]arene is an effective extractant for carrying HCr2O72− anions.

Optical and Vapor Sensing Properties of Calix[4]arene Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films with Host–Guest Principles

ABSTRACT 25,27-(Dipropylmorpholinoacetamido)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene was used as a chemical sensor material in this work. The calix[4]arene LB thin films were prepared onto a gold-coated glass and quartz glass substrates to fabricate a thin film chemical sensor element. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) techniques were used to characterize all the calix[4]arene LB thin films. The film thickness and the refractive index of thin films can be evaluated with the fitted experimental SPR datas. The refractive index and the thickness per monolayer of LB films were determined as a 1.58 ± 0.04 and 1.27 ± 0.09 nm, respectively. The calix[4]arene LB thin film chemical sensor element was exposed to dichloromethane, chloroform, benzene and toluene vapors. The SPR kinetic measurements displayed that, the photodetector response change, ΔIrf for saturated dichloromethane vapor is much larger than the other vapors with the ΔIrf value of 48 au and the diffusion coefficient value of 5.1 × 10−16 cm2s−1. Swelling process was analyzed by well known Ficks Equations. In this approach diffusion coefficients () for swelling were conformed to the square root of time and were correlated with the volatile organic compounds. Our results showed that calix[4]arene thin film has a highly selective with a large response to dichloromethane vapor.

Enantioselective recognition of carboxylic acids by novel fluorescent triazine-based thiazoles

Hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions take special part in the enantioselectivity task. In this regard, because of having both hydrogen acceptor and hydrogen donor groups, melamine derivatives become more of an issue for enantioselectivity. In the light of such information, triazine-based chiral, fluorescence active novel thiazole derivatives L1 and L2 were designed and synthesized from (S)-(-)-2-amino-1-butanol and (1S,2R)-(+)-2-amino-1,2-diphenylethanol. The structural establishment of these compounds was made by spectroscopic methods such as FTIR, 1 H, and 13 C NMR. While the solution of these compounds in DMSO did not show any fluorescence emission, it was observed that the emission increased 44-fold for L1 and 55-fold for L2 in 95% water, similar to the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characterized compounds. In this regard, enantioselective capabilities of these compounds against carboxylic acids were tested, and in experiments carried out at a ratio of 40/60 DMSO/H2 O, it was determined that R-2ClMA increased the fluorescence emission of L1 chiral receptor by 2.59 times compared to S-isomer.

Recent applications of chiral calixarenes in asymmetric catalysis

The use of calixarenes in asymmetric catalysis is receiving increasing attention due to their tunable three-dimensional molecular platforms along with their easy syntheses and versatile modification at the upper and lower rims. This review summarizes the recent progress of synthesis and use of chiral calixarenes in asymmetric syntheses which emerged later than 2010.