Hardie, M.Mills, R.Sumby, C.2007-07-052007-07-052004Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2004; 2(20):2958-29641477-05201477-0539http://hdl.handle.net/2440/34867The incorporation of three-fold symmetric organic host molecules into coordination polymers should allow for the construction of new and interesting network structures, capable of multiple inclusion behaviour. A range of new multi-dentate bridging ligands/molecular hosts have been prepared by appending nitrogen-containing heterocycles to either cyclotricatechylene, or cyclotriguaiacylene cores. These compounds were obtained in a single-step reaction from readily available precursors, with moderate to good yields, and characterised by a combination of NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Two of the new compounds were characterised by X-ray crystallography, revealing different modes of self inclusion behaviour, which indicate the potential importance of -donor stabilisation by CTV derivatives in host–guest chemistry.en© Royal Society of Chemistry 2004Journal article002006457710.1039/B407165D0002244207000152-s2.0-834423334350216Sumby, C. [0000-0002-9713-9599]