Ds. Black et al., CALIX[4]INDOLES - NEW MACROCYCLIC TETRA(INDOLYLMETHYLENE) COMPOUNDS WITH 2,7-LINKAGES, Tetrahedron letters, 36(44), 1995, pp. 8075-8078
Some 7-hydroxymethyl-3-aryl-4,6-dimethoxyindoles 1 undergo acid cataly
sed cyclotetramerisation in addition to cyclotrimerisation to give the
calix[4]indoles 3 as well as the calix[3]indoles 2: me tetramers 3, w
hich display a 1,3-alternate cube-like structure, can also be obtained
by the acid catalysed dimerisation of 7-hydroxymethyl-2,7'-dindolylme
thanes 7.