Abstract
Tetrabromocavitand bowls are converted into rim-connected hexabromodimers in one step in 17-22% yields by oxidative coupling of higher order arylcuprates. 1H NMR and single crystal X-ray analyses of the rim-connected dimers reveal a conformationally restricted structure in which the rims of the two cavitand bowls describe planes angled at 78.8° to one another. Each of the two bowl cavities are occupied by a guest, in addition to being partially occluded by a portion of the complementary bowl rim. These new host compounds exhibit a very unusual form of enantioisomerism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 339-343 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Australian Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2004 |