title: Stable supramolecular dimer of self-complementary benzo-18-crown-6 with a pendant protonated amino arm.
abstract: The novel 4'-(ammoniummethylene)benzo-18-crown-6 cation was synthesized as a hexafluorophosphate salt and found to exist as a cyclophane-like dimer in the solid state, gas phase and in acetonitrile solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.
authors.forename: Olga P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Kryatova
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kryatov
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Staples
authors.forename: Elena V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Rybak-Akimova