title: Synthesis and clathrates of oligomeric 2-O-naphthoide macrocycles.
abstract: New macrocyclic O-naphthoides 4-6 were synthesized from dehydration reactions of 3-hydroxy- and 7-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acids, respectively. Their X-ray structures were determined and their clathrate inclusion properties were investigated. Hexamer 6 formed an inclusion clathrate with four chloroform molecules. The trimer 5, by analogy with tri-o-thymotide, was studied for its potential optical resolution effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
authors.forename: Tayel A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: AlHujran
authors.forename: Louise N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Dawe
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Paris E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Georghiou