title: Synthesis, structures, and conformational characteristics of triptycene-derived calix[5]arenes.
abstract: A series of novel calix[5]arenes 5 containing one 1,8-dimethoxytriptycene moiety were synthesized through an efficient fragment coupling strategy. The subsequent demethylation of 5 with BBr(3) in dry dichloromethane gave the calix[5]arenes 6. Debutylation of both 5a-b and 6a-b with AlCl(3) resulted in the same products 7a-7b. The structural studies revealed that all of the macrocyclic compounds have well-defined structures with fixed cone conformations in both solution and solid state. Moreover, it was also found that the triptycene-derived calix[5]arenes could encapsulate small neutral molecules in the solid state.
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: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Chuan-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chen