A NOVEL CALIXARENE-ANALOGOUS MACROCYCLIC METACYCLOPHANE, MOLECULAR PENDULUM

Authors
YAMOTO T DOAMEKPOR LK TSUZUKI H TASHIRO M
Citation
T. Yamoto et al., A NOVEL CALIXARENE-ANALOGOUS MACROCYCLIC METACYCLOPHANE, MOLECULAR PENDULUM, Chemistry Letters, (2), 1995, pp. 89-90
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemistry Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03667022
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
89 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0366-7022(1995):2<89:ANCMMM>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Hydroxy[3.1.1]metacyclophane, which is regarded as an unsymmetric or u ncomplete ''homocalixarene'' bearing a propane bridge, has been synthe sized using Nafion-H catalyzed cyclobenzylation. A novel ''pendulum'' type motion steered by intramolecular hydrogen bonding has been observ ed.