Chiral iminospherand of a tetrahedral symmetry spontaneously assembled in a [6 + 4] cyclocondensation.
Thermodynamically driven cyclocondensation of (R,R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane and 1,3,5-triformylbenzene yields solely a [4 + 6] spherand type product. This is a unique example of spontaneous formation of an organic compound of permanent chiral tetrahedral (T) symmetry.
Department of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
Paweł
P
Skowronek
Jacek
J
Gawronski