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Synlett 2013; 24(18): 2443-2445
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339850
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Synthesis of Norbornahemicucurbiturils

Tomas Fiala
Department of Chemistry and Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic   Fax: +420(549)492443   Email: sindelar@chemi.muni.cz
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Vladimir Sindelar*
Department of Chemistry and Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic   Fax: +420(549)492443   Email: sindelar@chemi.muni.cz
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Received: 25 July 2013

Accepted after revision: 27 August 2013

Publication Date:
13 September 2013 (online)

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Abstract

Ethyleneurea fused with a norbornane ring was prepared. Acid-catalyzed polycondensation of the urea with paraformaldehyde yielded a new six-membered hemicucurbituril derivative. The presence of hemicucurbiturils containing from four to eight monomer units were also detected.

Key words

hemicucurbiturils - cucurbiturils - macrocycles - polycondensation - supramolecular chemistry

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