Crystal and molecular structure of a novel hexa-host inclusion compound with squalene as guest
β Scribed by Andrew Freer; Christopher J. Gilmore; David D. MacNicol; Derek R. Wilson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
An X-ray study of the adduct formed by hexakis(p-tbutylphenylthiomethyl)benzene (I) with squalene (II) establishes the first example of channel-type inclusion behaviour for a hexahost molecule, the guest triterpene (II) being observed in a novel conformation controlled by host-guest interactions. In recent studies, l-4 X-ray crystallographic methods have revealed the conformations of small guest molecules accommodated in the cages of clathrate inclusion compounds. 5 We now report the determination of the structure of the large guest species squalene C3UH5U, (II), present in a novel channel-type adduct with the versatile hexa-host molecule, (I) 3,6 hexakis(p-t-butylphenylthiomethyl)benzene .
The present work is notable in that it provides the first unambiguous structural information concerning a channel-type7 hexa-host inclusion compound.
Another important aspect of this study is the direct observation of a squalene conformation distinct from that found in the normal molecular crystal (at -llOΒ°C) of this biologically important triterpene. 8
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