Synfacts 2008(5): 0475-0475  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072544
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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C60 Bound to a Shape-Persistent Aryl Amide Macrocycle

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jan M. Schnorr
Y.-Y. Zhu, C. Li, G.-Y. Li, X.-K. Jiang, Z.-T. Li*
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, P. R. of China
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Publication Date:
23 April 2008 (online)

Significance

The authors report the synthesis of the aryl amide macrocycle 6. It was obtained as the sole product of the reaction of 4 with the bis-acylchloride 5 in 40% yield. The absence of other macrocycles was attributed to mediation via hydrogen bonding.