The possible number of chiral and achiral tetrasubstituted [2.2]paracyclophanes possessing different types of symmetry (C(2), C(i), C(s), C(2v), C(2h)) is evaluated and a unified independent trivial naming descriptor system is introduced. The reactivity and regioselectivity of the electrophilic substitution of the chiral pseudo-meta- and achiral pseudo-para-disubstituted [2.2]paracyclophanes are investigated in an approach suggested to be general for the synthesis of bis-bifunctional [2.2]paracyclophanes. The mono- and diacylation of chiral pseudo-meta-dihydroxy[2.2]paracyclophane 14 with acetylchloride occur ortho-regioselectively to produce tri- 22, 23 and symmetrically 21 tetrasubstituted acyl derivatives. The same reaction with benzoylchloride is neither regio-, nor chemoselective, and gives rise to a mixture of ortho-/para-, mono-/diacylated compounds 27-31. The double acylation of pseudo-meta-dimethoxy[2.2]paracyclophane 18 is completely para-regioselective. Electrophilic substitution of pseudo-meta-bis(methoxycarbonyl)[2.2]paracyclophane 20 regioselectively generates the pseudo-gem-substitution pattern. Formylation of this substrate produces the monocarbonyl derivatives 35 only, whereas the Fe-catalyzed bromination may be directed towards mono- 36 or disubstitution 37 products chemoselectively by varying the reactions conditions. The diacylation and dibromination reactions of the respective achiral diphenol 12 and bis(methoxycarbonyl) 40 derivatives of the pseudo-para-structure retain regioselectivities which are characteristic for their pseudo-meta-regioisomers. Imino ligands 26, 25, and 39, which were obtained from monoacyl- 22 and diacyldihydroxy[2.2]paracyclophanes 21, 38, are tested as chiral ligands in stereoselective Et(2)Zn addition to benzaldehyde producing 1-phenylpropanol with ee values up to 76 %.

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Allylboronic esters with various structures were synthesized for the first time based on [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives containing one or two hydroxy groups. It was demonstrated that these esters can be used as chiral inductors in the asymmetric allylboration of benzalde hyde. The highest enantiomeric excess of 1 phenylbut 3 en 1 ol (60%) was achieved in the reactions with acyclic bis O,O´ (paracyclophanyl) allylboronates based on (S) 4 hydroxy and (S) 12 bromo 4 hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophanes. (S) 4 Hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophane was studied by X ray diffraction.The allylboration of aldehydes is one of the most widely used approaches to the stereoselective C-C bond forma tion. 1-4 Generally, enantiomerically pure compounds (diols, diamines, sulfamides, and amino alcohols) pos sessing central 4 or (more rarely) axial chirality 5 are used for the design of reagents for the asymmetric allylboration.Earlier, 6,7 we have demonstrated for the first time that planar chiral [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives can be used in this reaction. For example, diastereomerically pure diallylborinate 2 was synthesized starting from 4 acetyl[2.2]paracyclophane (1) 8,9 (Scheme 1).Compound 2 was used in the allylboration of 4 for myl[2.2]paracyclophane (4) (de of rel (R p ,R) 4 (1 hydr oxybut 3 enyl)[2.2]paracyclophane (5) 50%) and benz aldehyde (6) (ee of 1 phenylbut 3 en 1 ol (7) was 18%). Homoallylic alcohol 3 produced in the reaction is a re cyclable auxiliary because it again gives ester 2 in the reaction with triallylborane (see Scheme 1).In alcohol 3, the hydroxy group is two bonds from the paracyclophane moiety. In the present study, we investi gated the influence of the distance between the functional group and the paracyclophane moiety on the stereochemi cal result of asymmetric allylboration of benzaldehyde. For this purpose, we examined for the first time the possi bility of designing reagents for the asymmetric allyl boration based on chiral phenols, viz., (S) 4 hydr oxy[2.2]paracyclophane (8) and (S) 12 bromo 4 hydr oxy[2.2]paracyclophane (9), in which the hydroxy group is directly fixed in the aromatic ring of [2.2]paracyclo phane.An important feature, which distinguishes phenols 8 and 9 from alcohol 3 containing two stereogenic centers, is that they contain only one (planar) chirality center, which eliminates the question about the possible coop erative effect of the planar and central chirality in the asymmetric process. Results and DiscussionSynthesis of starting phenols 8 and 9. Racemic phenol 8 was synthesized according to a known procedure. 10 To synthesize its enantiomers, we have developed 11-14 a pro cedure for the resolution of rac 8 into enantiomers through esters with (1S) (-) camphanic acid 10 (Scheme 2). 15, 16 Diastereomeric esters 10 were separated by fractional crystallization 15 followed by the preparative separation of the mother liquor by silica gel column chromatography. 16 In the present study, we improved the procedure for the isolation of enantiomers of phenol 8 from diastereo merically pure esters by us...