Synthesis and binding property of a novel tripodal hexadentate ligand having catechol moieties

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01278-7

A novel tripodal hexadentate ligand, consisting of three catechol units, three isobutenyl ether arms, and one aromatic core, was synthesized through four steps, in which the Claisen rearrangement was included as the key step. The hexadentate ligand formed