title: Triptycene-derived N(H)-bridged azacalixarenes: synthesis, structure, and encapsulation of small neutral molecules in the solid state.
abstract: Four pairs of novel N(H)-bridged azacalixarenes derived from triptycene were synthesized by both one-pot and two-step fragment-coupling approaches. Due to the unique 3D rigid structure of triptycene, the macrocycles all adopted fixed conformations in both solution and solid state. X-ray crystallographic analyses also revealed that the cis isomers with boat conformations showed the capability of encapsulating methanol and acetone molecules inside.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Chuan-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chen