Synthesis of shape-persistent macrocycles with three 1,8-diazaanthracene units and their packing in the single crystal.

Chemistry

Laboratory for Polymer Chemistry, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, HCI J541, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich (Switzerland).

Published: September 2013

The synthesis of four shape-persistent macrocycles with three 1,8-diazaanthracene units each is reported (2,3 a-3 c). For two of them single crystals could be obtained and the structures in the crystal be solved. The structures reveal that macrocycle 2 self-dimerizes in the solid state; surprisingly it also forms a stable dimer in solution. The reason for this is seen in unusually efficient dispersion interactions as a consequence of the large contact areas in the dimer. All macrocycles are assessed as to their applicability in lateral polymerizations in the single crystal as well as in solution.

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