Crystal engineering of a calix-arene dimer embedded in a hydrophobic cavity formed by a diammonium host matrix

Beth Rather, Brian Moulton, Michael J. Zaworotko, Florent Perret, Nicole Morel-Desrosiers, Eric Da Silva, Anthony W. Coleman

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Abstract

The crystal structure of the 2:1 1, 6-diamino-hexane: para-H-calix-4-arene-25, 27-di-phosphonate complex was examined. The analysis showed a designed encapsulation of a calix-arene dimer within a three-dimensional matrix formed by the diamine molecules. It was also found that the slight mismatch in the length of the diamine molecules compared to the size of the calix-arene molecule was compensated by chain folding in the diamine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-21
Number of pages7
JournalCrystal Engineering
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Calixarene
  • Crystal structure
  • Hydrogen bond

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