The Design and Synthesis of Chiral and Achiral Inclusion Compounds

Swanson, Stephen (1979) The Design and Synthesis of Chiral and Achiral Inclusion Compounds. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

An overview of inclusion phenomena, both in the solid state and in solution, is given. Following this orientating survey, a study of the systematic modification of some selected hexahosts is described. The versatile hexahost hexakis(benzyl-thiomethyl)benzene was chosen for detailed study. Substitution of each of the six outer aromatic rings was found to give a series of hosts with wide-ranging inclusion behaviour and differing guest selectivities. General inclusion properties have also been established for hexakis(2-phenylethylthiomethyl)-benzene, the first hexahost possessing a four atom inter-ring chain. An X-ray analysis of the 1,4-dioxan adduct of hexakis-(benzylthiomethyl)benzene has revealed a true clathrate structure for this material.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: Organic chemistry
• Date of Award: 1979
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1979-77229
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2020 09:15
• Last Modified: 14 Jan 2020 09:15
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/77229