Synthesis of electron-deficient oxacalix[2]arene[2]triazines and their isomeric analogs from a one-pot reaction of perfluorinated dihydroxybenzenes with dichlorotriazines.

Efficient synthesis of tetraoxacalix[2]perfluoroarene[2]triazines and their isomeric analogs from a one-pot macrocyclic condensation reaction of methoxy- and amino-substituted dichlorotriazines with tetrafluorobenzene-1,3-, -1,4-, and -1,2-diols was developed. X-ray analysis demonstrates that they adopt drastically different 1,3-alternate conformations in the crystalline state while in solution they undergo very fast conformational changes relative to the NMR time scale.