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.

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JACS Au
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2026-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.5c01493
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Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
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Dynamic Covalent Platform for Chiroptically Tunable Figure-Eight Macrocycles from Preorganized Alkaloidal Scaffolds

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Dynamic Covalent Platform for Chiroptically Tunable Figure-Eight Macrocycles from Preorganized Alkaloidal Scaffolds

Hiroki Oguri, Sota Sato, Takashi Fushiki, Naoyuki Toriumi, Satoshi Yoshida, Tasuku Honda, Shunsuke Murakami, Masanobu Uchiyama
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Abstract

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.

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