An Achiral Form of the Hexameric Resorcin[4]arene Capsule Sustained by Hydrogen Bonding with Alcohols

Overview

Journal Chem Commun (Camb)

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2006 May 17

PMID 16703135

Citations 3

Authors

Onome Ugono

K Travis Holman

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Abstract

The well-known hexameric capsules sustained by self-assembly of resorcin[4]arenes 1 with water molecules (1(6).(H2O)8) are shown to assemble similarly with (+/-)-2-ethylhexanol (2EH) as an achiral 1(6).(2EH)6.(H2O)2 species which further encapsulates 2EH.

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