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Published on: June 23, 2023
Oligo Tröger's bases--new molecular scaffolds
Bohumil Dolenský1, Martin Havlík, Vladimír Král
1Institute of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Technická 5, Praha 6, 166 28, Czech Republic. dolenskb@vscht.cz
Abstract:
Oligo Tröger's bases are compounds containing two or more Tröger's base subunits (1,5-methanodiareno[b,f][1,5]diazocines) sharing one or more arene parts. Due to their interesting molecular shapes, these compounds are studied as chiral molecular tweezers, clips, cavitands, clefts, calixes, etc. This review includes all available data on oligo Tröger's bases, and introduces their preparation and properties to a wide audience.

