Luminescent Lariat Aza-Crown Ether Carboxylic Acid

Abstract

Lariat ethers are interesting recognition motifs in supramolecular chemistry. The synthesis of a luminescent lariat aza-crown ether with a carboxyl group appended by azide-alkyne (Huisgen) cycloaddition is presented.

Keywords

• crown ether
• cycloaddition
• triazole
• ammonium receptor
• lariat ether
• podand