title: Bistripodand amide host for compartmental recognition of multiple oxyanions.
abstract: A new benzene-based hexasubstituted bistripodal receptor is synthesized and explored as a new generation receptor for multiple anion binding. The solid state crystal structure showed the encapsulation of four nitrate anions in a bistripodand fashion with "ababab" conformation of the receptor, and upon complexation with acetate anions, the receptor adopted less favorable "aaabbb" conformation with two encapsulated acetate ions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arunachalam
authors.forename: Pradyut
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghosh