Macrocycles from perhalogenated heterocycles.
Perhalogenated heteroaromatic systems, such as trichloro-s-triazine and pentafluoropyridine, are multifunctional "building blocks" that react with a number of appropriate difunctional nucleophiles to provide access to a variety of macrocyclic and even cage-like molecular architectures. Unusual structural and complexation characteristics of the systems reported so far, such as the recognition of anions, provide a further stimulus for the development of this area.
Sandford
Graham
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Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, UK. graham.sandford@durham.ac.uk
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