Macrocyclic 10-mesityl-1,8-diphenylanthracene dimer 4 was synthesized by using the electron-transfer oxidation of Lipshutz cuprate derived from 1,8-bis(4-bromophenyl)-10-mesityl-anthracene 7 in moderate yield. This dimer 4 is a considerably fluorescent molecule (Φ_F 0.40) with high thermal, photo, and air stability. The X-ray analysis of 4 revealed a unique structure with a small inner cavity which can incorporate a small molecule or atom. ¹H NMR spectra in solution and emission spectra of 4 in the solid state showed that copper(I) ion was incorporated to form a 1:1 complex 4·CuOTf, whereas silver(I) ion only weakly interacted with 4 under similar conditions.

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10-Mesityl-1,8-二苯基蒽二聚体：合成，结构与性质

通过使用1,8-双（4-溴苯基）-10-间苯二甲蒽7衍生的Lipshutz铜酸盐的电子转移氧化，以中等收率合成了大环的10-间甲-1,8-二苯并蒽二聚体4。此二聚物4是一个相当荧光分子（Φ _˚F 0.40）具有高的热，光，和空气中的稳定性。对4的X射线分析显示其独特的结构具有小的内部空腔，该空腔可以包含一个小的分子或原子。溶液中的¹ H NMR光谱和固态的4的发射光谱表明，铜（I）离子被掺入以形成1：1络合物4 ·CuOTf，而银（I）离子仅与4在类似条件下。