K. Rissanen et al., 3,7,11,15(1,4)-TETRAPIPERAZINACYCLO-HEXADECAPHANE, A NEW HOST COMPOUND, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (9), 1993, pp. 771-772
The new 36-membered macrocyclic host molecule -3,7,11,15(1,4)-tetrapip
erazinacyclohexadecaphane, has been synthesised by a cyclisation react
ion of 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)nitrobenzene and piperazine with Na2CO3 as
a base under high dilution conditions; the macrocycle has an ellipsoid
al non-polar cavity with a diameter of ca. 8 angstrom and has been cha
racterized as a 1 : 1 inclusion complex with acetonitrile by X-ray dif
fraction and H-1 NMR.