Synthesis and characterization of a luminescent and fully rigid tetrakisimidazolium macrocycle?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2013-01-18 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC38914F

Abstract

A fully rigid tetrakisimidazolium macrocycle was synthesized in good yield for the first time through direct [2+2] cyclization. The structure was characterized by NMRs, MS and X-ray diffraction analysis. This cationic, fluorescent macrocycle with four hydrogen bond donors pointing inward the large and rigid cavity may serve as an anion receptor, a fluorescent material and a building block for supramolecular assembly.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and characterization of a luminescent and fully rigid tetrakisimidazolium macrocycle
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