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AUTHOR
Jochen Mattay
(-)-(3a ' S,4 ' S,9b ' S,1R,2S,5R)-4 '-ethyl-3a ',4 ',5 ',7 ',8 ',9b '-hexahydro-2-isopropyl-5-methyl-2 '-phenylspiro[cyclo-hexane-1,7 '-dioxino[3,2-e]isoindole]-1 ',3 ',9 '-trione
The title compound, C27H33NO5, obtained from diethyl ether, crystallizes in space group P2(1) with four molecules in the asymmetric unit. The dioxinone and imide rings are almost planar, whereas the cyclohexane and cyclohexene rings form distorted conformations. The crystal structure confirms an earlier proposal about the stereoselectivity of Diels - Alder reactions to spirocyclic chiral 1,3- dienes.
Self-assembly of 2,8,14,20-tetraisobutyl-5,11,17,23-tetrahydroxyresorc[4]arene
We report herein the observation of a hexameric structure of a hydroxyresorc[4]arene in the solid state, enclosing a large interior space. This artificial molecular container is stabilized only by hydrogen bonds. The tendency to form aggregates in solution is demonstrated mainly by means of ESI-MS methods.