Synthesis of 14-Aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes and 4-Aryl-3,4-dihydro-benzo[f]coumarins promoted by niobium pentachloride, with potential application in the preparation of dyes-sensitizers for use in Grätzel devices.

• Grant number: 12/23821-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2013
• End date: February 28, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Carlos da Silva Filho
• Grantee: Aloisio de Andrade Bartolomeu
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências (FC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The synthesis of dibenzoxanthenes and 4-aryl-3,4-dihydrocoumarins (neoflavonones) is of great interest in the field of organic chemistry because they are rare and less abundant compounds in natural products, respectively. In addition, both moieties are found in natural and synthetic molecules which present applications as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial agents. The one-pot reactions provide an interesting strategy for the preparation of these compounds since all the steps required can be carried out in the same reaction medium, without needing to separate the products at each step of the process. Therefore, these reactions reduce time, save energy and also allow us to obtain good structural complexity products. Hence, in this work, we investigate the use of niobium pentachloride as a Lewis acid in one-pot reactions to obtain 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes and 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-benzo[f]coumarins, molecules with potential applications in the development of type D-À-A dyes used in Grätzel Devices. The NbCl5 promotes the synthesis of the 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthene derivatives by a one-pot condensation reaction between 2-naphthol and aromatic aldehydes at room temperature, in acceptable reaction times and with excellent yields.The use of NbCl5 in the MCR between 2-naphthol, dimethyl malonate and aromatic aldehydes was also studied. This multicomponent reaction proved to be a good synthetic route to obtain 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthene and 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-benzo[f]coumarin derivatives, with predominance of the 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-benzo[f]coumarins.The optical characterization of the derivatives of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthene and 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-benzo[f]coumarin revealed that these compounds have absorption bands in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out structural changes in order to use them as dyes-sensitizers in Grätzel devices.

Scientific publications

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BARTOLOMEU, ALOISIO DE ANDRADE; DE MENEZES, MANOEL LIMA; DA SILVA FILHO, LUIZ CARLOS. Efficient one-pot synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo [a,j]xanthene derivatives promoted by niobium pentachloride. CHEMICAL PAPERS, v. 68, n. 11, p. 1593-1600, NOV 2014. (13/08697-0, 12/23821-7)

MARTINS, JEFFERSON S.; BARTOLOMEU, ALOISIO A.; DOS SANTOS, WILLIAN HENRIQUE; DA SILVA FILHO, LUIZ CARLOS; DE OLIVEIRA, ELIEZER FERNANDO; LAVARDA, FRANCISCO CARLOS; CUIN, ALEXANDRE; LEGNANI, CRISTIANO; MACIEL, INDHIRA O.; FRAGNEAUD, BENJAMIN; et al. New Class of Organic Hole-Transporting Materials Based on Xanthene Derivatives for Organic Electronic Applications. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, v. 121, n. 24, p. 12999-13007, JUN 22 2017. (13/08697-0, 14/20410-1, 16/01599-1, 12/21983-0, 12/23821-7)

BARTOLOMEU, ALOISIO DE ANDRADE; DE MENEZES, MANOEL LIMA; DA SILVA-FILHO, LUIZ CARLOS. CHEMOSELECTIVE CONDENSATIONOF beta-NAPHTHOL, DIMETHYL MALONATE, ANDAROMATIC ALDEHYDES PROMOTED BY NIOBIUM PENTACHLORIDE. Synthetic Communications, v. 45, n. 9, p. 1114-1126, 2015. (13/08697-0, 12/23821-7)

BARTOLOMEU, ALOISIO DE ANDRADE; DE MENEZES, MANOEL LIMA; DA SILVA FILHO, LUIZ CARLOS. Efficient one-pot synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo [a,j]xanthene derivatives promoted by niobium pentachloride. CHEMICAL PAPERS, v. 68, n. 11, p. 8-pg., 2014-11-01. (12/23821-7, 13/08697-0)

Academic Publications

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BARTOLOMEU, Aloisio de Andrade. Synthesis of 14-aryl-14h-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes and 4-aryl-3,4-dihydro-benzo[f]coumarins promoted by niobium pentachloride, with potential application in the preparation of dyes-sensitizers for use in grãtzel devices. 2015. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências. Bauru Bauru.