13C CPMAS NMR study of the structure of p- t-butylcalix[4]arene-alkylbenzene clathrates in the solid state

Abstract

The NMR chemical shifts measured by the 13C CPMAS method for clathrates of p- t-butylcalix[4]arenes including mobile alkylbenzenes in the solid state revealed that the alkyl groups of the guest molecules are located in the cavity of p- t-butylcalix[4]arene, depending on the size of the alkyl group. It was found that n-alkylbenzenes are easily incorporated into p- t-butylcalix[4]arene in the order of toluene > ethylbenzene ⩾ n-propylbenzene. For isopropylbenzene, the bulky isopropyl group prevents incorporation into the cavity of the host molecule.