Synlett 1991; 1991(7): 462-464
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-20761
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The Template-Directed Synthesis of a Rigid Tetracationic Cyclophane Receptor

Christopher L. Brown* , Douglas Philp, J. Fraser Stoddart
  • *Department of Chemistry, The University, Sheffield S3 7HF, England
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07 March 2002 (online)

Here, we report a simple, one-step, template-directed synthesis of a rigid tetracationic cyclophane receptor, cyclobis(paraquat p-phenylene), from commercially available precursors such as 1,4-bis(bromomethyl)benzene and 4,4′ -bipyridine.

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