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Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-(λ1-oxidaneyl)piperidin-4-yl) 3,3′-((2-hydroxyethyl)azanediyl)dipropionate

Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Molbank 2024, 2024(1), M1788; https://doi.org/10.3390/M1788
Submission received: 8 December 2023 / Revised: 30 January 2024 / Accepted: 27 February 2024 / Published: 8 March 2024

Abstract

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TEMPO-containing conductive polymers are used in organic electronics due to their electrochemical properties. One of significant limitations in developing such materials is the structural modification by several TEMPO moieties. Here, we report a synthesis of the first-generation dendrimer containing two TEMPO fragments, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-(λ1-oxidaneyl)piperidin-4-yl) 3,3′-((2-hydroxyethyl)azanediyl)dipropionate, that can be implemented into a conductive polymer structure. The resulting product was characterized using 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS).

1. Introduction

2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) is a stable organic radical well known as a building block for the construction of redox polymers for organic radical batteries [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. The advantages of such polymers in batteries and supercapacitors are their high redox potential and theoretical specific capacity [8]. The incorporation of TEMPO moieties in the polymer structure is a key challenge in the design of such conductive polymers due to their low thermal stability and chemical lability. For instance, an actual problem to be solved is to attach several TEMPO fragments to the monomeric unit of the conductive polymer. A possible solution of this problem may be to use the dendrimer-like scaffold [9] with a reactive focal fragment as a side chain of the conducting polymer, which can enhance the range of tools for developing such materials.
Here, we report the synthesis of a dendron-like compound bearing two TEMPO fragments on the basis of the amine-acrylate Michael dendron constructive approach. The obtained product was characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS).

2. Results and Discussion

The starting TEMPO-acrylate 1 was prepared using a modified procedure and its NMR spectra (Figures S1 and S2 in Supplementary Materials) are consistent with the literature [10].
The attempted Michael addition of 2-aminoethanol to acrylate 1 in primary alcohols (methanol or ethanol) suffered from the simultaneous alcoholysis of the product, which led to the formation of re-esterification products. The replacement of the primary alcohols by 2-propanol allowed us to avoid the undesired re-esterification. The treatment of 2-aminoethanol with 2 equivalents of 1 at room temperature in 2-propanol media (Scheme 1) resulted in the formation of the desired compound 2 with a 59% yield after purification via column chromatography.
Since TEMPO fragments are paramagnetic, radical centers should be quenched to acquire the NMR spectra. The reductive quenching of the radical centers in 1 and 2 was performed in situ with the addition of the N-deuterated 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylhydrazine. To establish the purity of the product, quantitative 1H NMR with p-xylene as internal standard was acquired (Figure S7). Accordingly, the sample was found to contain 98% of the title compound based on the integral intensity ratio.
As a result, a first-generation dendron with TEMPO periphery and a reactive -OH focal group was obtained. This compound can further be used to implement two TEMPO fragments at once to enhance the electrochemical and electrical properties of organic conductive polymers for organic electronics.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. General Consideration

Reagents of “reagent grade” purity were purchased from Sigma–Aldrich (Hamburg, Germany). The starting TEMPO-acrylate 1 was prepared following the modified procedure in the literature [10]. 1H and 13C-NMR spectra were acquired on a Bruker Avance 400 spectrometer (Bruker Analytische Messtechnik GmbH, Rheinstetten, Germany) at 400 and 101 MHz, respectively, in CDCl3 with the presence of N-deuterated 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylhydrazine. The Fourier-transform infrared spectra were recorded on the Shimadzu IRAffinity-1 FTIR spectrophotometer (Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Kyoto, Japan) in KBr pellets. The HRMS spectrum was recorded using electrospray ionization on a Bruker microTOF apparatus (Bruker Analytische Messtechnik GmbH, Rheinstetten, Germany) in positive mode.

3.2. Synthesis of TEMPO-Acrylate 1

To a solution of 4-hydroxyTEMPO (5.21 g, 30 mmol) with Et3N (3.361 g, 33 mmol), 15 mL of dry dichloromethane acryloylchloride (3.011 g, 33 mmol) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. Then, the reaction solution was poured into cold water (100 mL), and organic layer was washed with brine, separated, and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was partly evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (EtOAc/hexane 1:1) to obtain acrylate 1 (5.42 g, 80%) as orange crystals.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ, ppm: 1.24 (s, 12H), 1.64 (t, J = 12 Hz, 2H), 1.97 (dd, J = 4 Hz, 12Hz, 2H), 2.45 (t, J = 7 Hz, 4H), 5.14 (tt, J = 4 Hz, 11 Hz, 1H). 5.82 (dd, J = 1.5 Hz, 10 Hz 1H), 6.09 (dd, J = 10 Hz, 17 Hz, 1H), 6.39 (dd, J = 1.5 Hz, 17 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ, ppm: 20.58, 31.65, 43.72, 66.81, 128.75, 130.54, 165.74.

3.3. Synthesis of Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-(λ1-oxidaneyl)piperidin-4-yl 3,3′-((2-hydroxyethyl)azanediyl)dipropionate 2

To a solution of 1 (1.12 g, 4.96 mmol) in dry isopropanol (10 mL), 2-aminoethanol (0.145 g, 2.4 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 72 h. The resulting solution was then poured into water and extracted with dichloromethane (3 × 40 mL). The organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate, the solvent was partly evaporated in vacuo, and the residue was purified using silica gel column chromatography (EtOAc/hexane 1:2), giving 2 as an orange oil (59%).
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ, ppm: 1.21 (s, 12H), 1.23 (s, 12H), 1.60 (t, J = 12 Hz, 4H), 1.92 (dd, J = 4 Hz, 12Hz, 4H), 2.45 (t, J = 7 Hz, 4H), 2.81 (t, J = 7 Hz, 4H), 3.59 (t, J = 5 Hz, 2H), 5.07 (m, 2H). 5.24 (s, 1H). 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ, ppm: 20.47, 31.72, 32.74, 43.71, 49.03, 55.75, 58.89, 59.52, 66.92, 172.09. FTIR (KBr) , cm−1: 2976 (br, C-H), 1730 (C=O ester). HRMS (ESI) m/z [M + H]+ calcd for C26H48N3O7+ 514.3487, found 514.3483.
The sample for the quantitative NMR analysis was prepared as follows: 21.0 mg of product 2 and 6.24 mg of p-xylene were precisely weighed in the NMR tube, dissolved in CDCl3, and quenched with N-deuterated 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylhydrazine. The quantity of the dendron was calculated from the ratio of the integral intensities of the aromatic singlet of the p-xylene on 7.09 ppm and the signal of the TEMPO protons at 1.92 ppm.

Supplementary Materials

Figures S1–S7: 1H and 13C NMR spectra for compounds 1 and 2, FTIR and HRMS spectrum for compound 2.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: O.V.L.; synthesis: R.P.K.; writing—original draft preparation: R.P.K. and S.S.F.; writing—review and editing: O.V.L.; resources: O.V.L.; funding acquisition: E.V.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was supported by the joint RSF-DFG grant program (RSF grant number 22-43-04414, DFG grant number BE 5126/7–1).

Data Availability Statement

The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors on request.

Acknowledgments

We thank the Research Center for Magnetic Resonance and the Center for Chemical Analysis and Materials Research of Saint Petersburg State University Research Park for the measurements provided.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.

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Scheme 1. Synthesis of the title compound.
Scheme 1. Synthesis of the title compound.
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