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Cyclophanes and Ladderanes: Molecular Targets for Supramolecular Chemists
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Cyclophanes and Ladderanes: Molecular Targets for Supramolecular Chemists

Tomislav Friščić and Leonard R Macgillivray
Supramolecular chemistry, Vol.17(1-2), pp.47-51
01/01/2005
DOI: 10.1080/10610270412331328853

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Abstract

We show that principles of supramolecular chemistry applied in the solid state provide a means to conduct target-oriented molecular syntheses. The syntheses are achieved using molecules that function as linear templates. The templates control molecular organization in the solid state by juxtaposing appropriately functionalized olefins for [2 + 2] photodimerization. We reveal that the linear templates can be used to construct a [2.2]cyclophane and [n]-ladderanes (where n = 3, 5) as targets.

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