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Under high concentration conditions, tripodal trialdehyde 1 undergoes [2+3]
Schiff base condensation with Linear aliphatic diamines at room temperatur
e to form macrobicyclic cryptands while two tripodal trialdehydes 1 or 2 un
dergo [2+2] Schiff base condensation with two tripodal triamines to form ma
crotricylic cryptands. Another macrotricyclic cryptand is formed via [4+6]
amidation reaction. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
reserved.