Changing the volume of a giant macrocycle: the swelling of the macrocycle with organic solvents†‡
Masahiko Annaka,Keiko Ideta,Kenta Goto,Teruo Shinmyozu
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date : 03/22/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1OB05272A
Abstract

The novel tetrahedral macrocycles 1a–1c have been synthesized. Macrocycles 1a and 1c were revealed to have the property to increase in volume in solution by complexation between the macrocycle and the solvent molecules.

Graphical abstract: Changing the volume of a giant macrocycle: the swelling of the macrocycle with organic solvents