Abstract
We present a new use of fullerene C60 as a template for the synthesis of cyclic resorcinarenes, The cyclocondensation of 2‐methyl‐resorcinol with benzaldehyde and hexanal in THF, catalyzed by AlCl3, in the presence of 1%, 5%, and 10% fullerene C60, produces calix[4], [5], and [6] resorcinarenes, with the pentamer and hexamer as the major products. The resorcinarenes were characterized by 1H, 13C NMR, FTIR, FAB+ mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis.
Acknowledgment
The authors are very grateful to Professor Fred Wudl and Dr. Roger Helgeson for their many helpful and critical suggestions and comments during the preparation of this paper. This work was supported by grant CONACyT‐35447‐E.