• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.2793-2795
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• 2012

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.573-576
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• 2009

The reaction of $(en)Pd(NO_3)_2$ (en = ethylenediamine) with 1,4-bis(dimethyl-4-pyridylsilyl)benzene (L) affords cyclodimer, $[(en)Pd(L)]_2(NO_3)_4$, whereas the reaction of $(tmeda)Pd(NO_3)_2$ (tmeda = N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine) with L gives cyclotrimer, $[(tmeda)Pd(L)]_3(NO_3)_6$. Both complexes exist as catenane in water. The catenated cyclodimer is rigid whereas the catenated cyclotrimer is dynamic in water. The catenated cyclotrimers afford hydrogel containing 98.5% water below 2 ${^{\circ}C}$. The hydrogel changes to its sol around 38 ${^{\circ}C}$, and to its clear solution at 78 ${^{\circ}C}$. Such a notable difference between $[(en)Pd(L)]_2(NO_3)_4$ and $[(tmeda)Pd(L)]_3(NO_3)_6$ might be explained by their different dynamic behavior via ring size effects.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.1079-1084
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• 1995

New cyclophanes having multilactam linkages were synthesized and characterized. One-pot coupling reaction of 2,6-pyridinedicarbonyl dichloride and a diamine gave a tetralactam, a hexalactam, and a octalactam in good yields. The TLC behaviour, the molecular symmetry shown by 1H NMR spectrum, and the fragmentation patterns shown by FAB mass spectrum of the octalactam support its monocyclic structure.