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The acid-catalyzed condensation of the bispyrrolylbenzene derivative and benzaldehyde yielded macrocycles 1 and 2 bearing three and four dipyrrin units which are connected by 2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-phenylene rings. The cationic guest recognition ability of 1 was investigated by UV-vis absorption, (1)H NMR spectroscopic techniques, and ab initio calculations (HF/3-21G(*)). The tris-dipyrrin macrocycle 1 was found to recognize alkali metals in the O6 binding cavity.
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