An intramolecularly self-templated synthesis of macrocycles: self-filling effects on the formation of prismarenes
Paolo Della Sala, Rocco Del Regno, Luca Di Marino, Carmela Calabrese, Carmine Palo, Carmen Talotta, Silvano Geremia, Neal Hickey, Amedeo Capobianco, Placido Neri, Carmine Gaeta
Abstract
. These results represent a rare example of a thermodynamically controlled cyclization process driven through an intramolecular self-template effect, which could be exploited in the synthesis of novel macrocycles.
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ChemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesCrystallography and molecular interactionsChemical Reaction Mechanisms