An achiral form of the hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule sustained by hydrogen bonding with alcohols.
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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Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
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