title: Quinoxaline excision: a novel approach to tri- and diquinoxaline cavitands.
abstract: [structure: see text] Selective excision of one or two quinoxaline units from tetraquinoxaline cavitand using catechol and base in DMF yields tri- and diquinoxaline cavitands in yields of up to 71%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA.
authors.forename: Peter P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Grace A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Masangkay
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gutierrez-Tunstad
mesh_terms: D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000737:chemistry*; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D011810:Quinoxalines; D012118:Resorcinols; C442939:cavitand