David Coquière, Jérôme Marrot and Olivia Reinaud
Chem. Commun., 2006, 3924-3926
DOI:
10.1039/B608203C,
Communication
The coordination of a first Zn(II) ion to a calix[6]arene presenting three imidazolyl arms at the small rim and three aniline moieties at the large rim allows the binding of a second Zn(II) ion while hosting a (H3O2)− unit in the aromatic cavity.