New Benzo- and Dibenzo-Crown Ethers with (Azulen-1-yl)Vinyl Substituents

Abstract
Several 1-azulenyl vinyl crown ethers were synthesized starting from (1-azulenylmethyl) triphenylphosphonium iodide and 4-formylbenzo-crown ethers in the Wittig reaction conditions. The reaction worked in fair conditions and the obtained mixtures of geometric isomers were separated using column chromatography. The isomers were identified using 1H-NMR spectra and the mass spectra were recorded using ESI. The UV-vis spectra showed bathochromic effect in Z isomer compared with the E one.