Abstract
Treatment of hexakis(bromomethyl)benzene with a cyclic amine {morpholine, 1‐methylpiperazine, 1‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)piperazine, isonipecotamide, 4‐hydroxypiperidine, 4‐[3‐(4‐piperidyl)propyl]‐1‐piperidineethanol} gave a range of di‐ and trispirocyclic ammonium salts in satisfactory yields (22–62%). Presumably, the electrostatic and repulsion forces play an important role in their formation. The structure in solution and the protonation site have been investigated by NMR and IR spectroscopy.