S. Irie et al., FIRST CARBAMOYLOXA-BRIDGED CYCLOPHANE - SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES OF 2 ISOLABLE CONFORMERS, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(5), 1994, pp. 935-937
Conformational control of a cyclophane with intermolecular hydrogen bo
nding was accomplished through the first synthesis of a carbamoyloxa-b
ridged cyclophane 3, with the result that the crystal structures of tw
o isolable conformers 3a and 3b were elucidated to be anti-(E,E) and a
nti-(Z,Z) by X-ray analysis. The convenient conversion of 3a to 3b was
carried out with hydrogen bonding assisted by polar solvents.