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Synlett 1995; 1995(6): 612
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-5037
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Base-catalyzed Synthesis of a Calix[4]resorcinarene: Cyclocondensation of 2-Butyrylresorcinol with Formaldehyde

Hisatoshi Konishi* , Yorio Iwasaki
  • *Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University, Koyama-minami, Tottori 680, Japan
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31 December 2000 (online)

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The potassium tert-butoxide catalyzed reaction of 2-butyrylresorcinols with paraformaldehyde yielded a cyclic tetramer, which exists in the cone conformation stabilized by a cyclic array of hydrogen bonds at the peripheral position of the macrocycle.

Calix[4]resorcinarene - Metacyclophane - Resorcinol - Formaldehyde - Cyclocondensation