Lariat ether alcohols based on dibenzo‐16‐crown‐5

Abstract

Abstract Synthetic routes to forty‐four dibenzocrown ether alcohols are reported. The new crown ether com pounds are based on a sym ‐dibenzo‐16‐crown‐5 platform. Most have a hydroxy group and an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or perfluoroalkyl group on the central carbon of the three‐carbon bridge. Others have substituted benzene rings and either a hydroxy or ‐O(CH 2 ) n OH group attached to the central carbon of the three‐carbon bridge.