Multifarenes: new modular cavitands.
Multifarenes, a new class of macrocycles, which are constructed of alternating building blocks, are conveniently accessible by three complementary syntheses that provide modularity and scalability. In addition to metal-ion coordination, these cavitands show increased flexibility with increasing ring size, offering opportunities for induced fit to guest molecules.
The Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel. keinan@technion.ac.il.
Galit
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Parvari
Senthilmurugan
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Annamalai
Iris
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Borovoi
Helena
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Chechik
Mark
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Botoshansky
Doron
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Pappo
Ehud
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Keinan