Dynamic Covalent Platform for Chiroptically Tunable Figure-Eight Macrocycles from Preorganized Alkaloidal Scaffolds
Chiral <i>D</i> <sub>2</sub>-symmetric figure-eight macrocycles with extended π-conjugated systems represent versatile scaffolds for developing advanced chiroptical materials. Here, we present a dynamic covalent platform that transforms a preorganized alkaloidal bispyrrolidinoindoline (BPI) scaffold into a series of chiroptically tunable figure-eight macrocycles through thermodynamically controlled imine formation. Strategic installation of aryl-ethynyl substituents precisely preorganized the BPI scaffold, enabling highly efficient macrocyclization (up to a 81% yield) under reversible imine-forming conditions. This modular approach allowed systematic assembly of diverse intercrossing chromophores, affording 44-90-membered macrocycles exhibiting predictable variations in both optical and chiroptical responses. Postsynthetic conversion of dynamic imine linkages into rigid π-extended B-N chelates via boranil formation further fixed the macrocyclic conformation, producing a bright orange emitter (Φ<sub>fl</sub> = 0.54) with enhanced circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) activity (<i>g</i> <sub>lum</sub> = 1.97 × 10<sup>-3</sup>). This work establishes a general design principle integrating dynamic covalent chemistry and conformational preorganization to generate functional figure-eight macrocycles, translating natural-product-inspired molecular architecture into tunable chiroptical materials.
Authors
- Hiroki Oguri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8007-1631)
- Sota Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7395-2112)
- Takashi Fushiki
- Naoyuki Toriumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-4735)
- Satoshi Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-7809)
- Tasuku Honda
- Shunsuke Murakami
- Masanobu Uchiyama
Institutions
- JEOL (Japan) (JP)
- Mitsubishi Group (Japan) (JP)
- R2M Solution (Italy) (IT)
- Institute for Molecular Science (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACS Au
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.5c01493
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00