Dibenzo-18-crown-6 modified with kojic acid fragments

Diazonium salts were prepared by diazotization of 4′-amino-, 4′,4″-, and 4′,5″-diaminodibenzo-18-crown-6. Their coupling products with kojic acid (5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyrone) were synthesized for the first time: 4′-(6-aza-5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyronyl)-, 4′,4″-di-(6-aza-5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyronyl)-, and 4′,5″-di-(6-aza-5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-γ-pyronyl)-dibenzo-18-crown-6.