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The host compound 1 with a conical cavity binds, like two related hosts, trihydroxybenzenes, which are thereby noticeably stabilized towards oxidation. The results suggest multiple hydrogen bonding between host and guest in the cavity.
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Ebmeyer et al. (1989) studied this question.
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