In order to investigate the formation of macrocyclic boronates, we carried
out the reaction of 3-aminophenyl boronic acid with salicylaldehyde, 2-hydr
oxyacetophenone and 2-hydroxybenzophenone. In all cases, macrocyclic struct
ures were formed and the X-ray crystallographic study of the trimeric compl
ex derived from 2-hydroxyacetophenone showed that the macrocyclic system is
asymmetric. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserve
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