Synthesis, Table of Contents SHORTPAPER © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Facile One-Step Synthesis of Mono-2-(p-Tolylsulfonyl)-β-cyclodextrin under Aqueous Conditions Michael Strerath, Martin Meng, Stefan Kubik*Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Chemie - Organische Chemie, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse, 67663 Kaiserslautern, GermanyFax: +49(631)2053921; e-Mail: kubik@chemie.uni-kl.de; Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract A new and convenient method is presented for the synthesis of mono-2-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-β-cyclodextrin under aqueous conditions that does not require large amounts of polar organic solvents such as DMF, metal-containing reagents such as dibutyltin oxide, or flammable bases such as NaH. Yields are typically around 20%. Key words cyclodextrins - sulfonates - regioselectivity - host-guest systems Full Text References References 1a Wenz G. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33: 803 ; Angew. Chem. 1994, 106, 851 1b See also the special issue on cyclodextrin chemistry: Chem. Rev. 1998, 98: 1741 2a Breslow R. Pure Appl. Chem. 1994, 66: 1573 2b Breslow R. Acc. Chem. Res. 1995, 28: 146 3 Hedges AR. Chem. Rev. 1998, 98: 2035 4 Easton CJ. Lincoln SF. Modified Cyclodextrins Imperial College Press; London: 1999. 5a Takahashi K. Hattori K. Toda F. Tetrahedron Lett. 1984, 25: 3331 5b Petter RC. Salek JS. Sikorski CT. Kumaravel G. Lin FT. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112: 3860 6 Rong D. D’Souza VT. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31: 4275 7 Murakami T. Harata K. Morimoto S. Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 28: 321 8a Pregel MJ. Buncel E. Can. J. Chem. 1991, 69: 130 8b van Dienst E. Snellink BHM. von Piekartz I. Grote-Gansey MHB. Venema F. Feiters MC. Nolte RJM. Engbersen JFJ. Reinhoudt DN. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60: 6537 8c Venema F. Nelissen HFM. Berthault P. Birlirakis N. Rowan AE. Feiters MC. Nolte RJM. Chem. Eur. J. 1998, 4: 2237 9a Gelb RI. Schwartz LM. Bradshaw JJ. Laufer DA. Bioorg. Chem. 1980, 9: 299 9b Gelb RI. Schwartz LM. Laufer DA. Bioorg. Chem. 1982, 11: 274 10 Gelb RI. Schwartz LM. Radeos M. Edmonds RB. Laufer DA. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104: 6283 11 The response factor of the RI detector for both compounds was determined independently and is close to 1. 12 Ueno A. Breslow R. Tetrahedron Lett. 1982, 23: 3451