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Published on 03 April 2012 on http://pubs.rsc.org | doi:10.1039/C2OB25171J<br />

Fig. 6 2D-ROESY interactions for macrocycle (14).<br />

0.01 kcal. mol −1 or less. <strong>The</strong> results <strong>of</strong> molecular modelling are<br />

in good agreement with the structures suggested by 2D-ROESY<br />

experiment and confirm the presence <strong>of</strong> intramolecular hydrogen<br />

bonding interactions (Fig. 7).<br />

In solution, macrocycle (14) can assume a minimum energy<br />

conformation (14b) which comprises intramolecular hydrogen<br />

bonding and π–π stacking interactions. Upon heating (14b) rapid<br />

interconversion to the more symmetric conformation (14a)<br />

occurs measurable on the NMR time scale.<br />

Next, we turned our attention to assessing the reactivity <strong>of</strong> the<br />

unprotected dicarbohydrazides towards the [2 + 2]-cyclocondensation<br />

reaction. (2R,3R)-hydrazide (5) and (2S,3S)-hydrazide (6)<br />

reacted with terephthaldehyde in methanol (

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