The template effect of solvents on high yield synthesis, co-cyclization of pillar[6]arenes and interconversion between pillar[5]- and pillar[6]arenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jun 1;50(43):5774-7. doi: 10.1039/c4cc01968g. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Authors

Tomoki Ogoshi¹, Naosuke Ueshima, Tomohiro Akutsu, Daiki Yamafuji, Takuya Furuta, Fumiyasu Sakakibara, Tada-Aki Yamagishi

Affiliation

¹ Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan. ogoshi@se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 24752204
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc01968g

Abstract

We have synthesized a pillar[6]arene in high yield and a co-pillar[6]arene using chlorocyclohexane as a solvent.