Bridged bis-Tröger’s base molecular tweezers as new cavitand family
2009 ◽
Vol 74
(7-8)
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pp. 1091-1099
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New molecular tweezers based on bis-Tröger’s base with methoxycarbonyl groups on its pincers was prepared. These groups were converted into hydroxymethyl groups, which were interconnected by a linker to give the bridged molecular tweezers, a cavitand. The cavitand was studied and its ability to bind nitrobenzene was compared with similar bis-Tröger’s base molecular tweezers.