1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane is used in the synthesis of molecules with electroactive cavities. It acts as a nitrogen crown ether analogue and as an antioxidant in rubber. It is also used in the preparation of plerixafor derivatives.
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Applications
1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane is used in the synthesis of molecules with electroactive cavities. It acts as a nitrogen crown ether analogue and as an antioxidant in rubber. It is also used in the preparation of plerixafor derivatives.
Solubility
Soluble in water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Nitrogen analogue of the crown ethers (see Appendix 2), forming stable complexes with metal ions: Inorg. Chem., 4,1102, 1109 (1965); Can. J. Chem., 48, 1481 (1970). For examples of use as a versatile ligand in coordination chemistry, see: Acc. Chem. Res., 11, 392 (1978); J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1322 (1986); 1075 (1987); 156 (1988); Inorg. Chem., 26, 908 (1987); J. Am. Chem. Soc., 110, 3679 (1988).
- Complex with iron(II) triflate is an effective epoxidation catalyst: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 113, 7052 (1991).
- The Ni(II) complex catalyzes the novel electrochemical reaction of epoxides with carbon dioxide to give good yields of cyclic carbonates: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 43 (1995). A similar system catalyzes the electrochemical intramolecular reductive cyclization of a series of o-halogenated aryl alkenes: Tetrahedron Lett., 36, 4429 (1995):
- For use in synthesis of molecules with electroactive cavities, see (Ferrocenyl methyl) trimethyl ammonium iodide, 39399.
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