Synthesis and Topological Determination of Hexakis‐Substituted 1,4‐Ditritylbenzene and Nonakis‐Substituted 1,3,5‐Tritritylbenzene Derivatives: Building Blocks for Higher Supramolecular Assemblies

Abstract

Abstract Based on trityl moieties, novel organic building blocks have been prepared and structurally investigated. Substituted hexaphenyl‐ p ‐xylene (1,4‐ditritylbenzene) as well as extended analogues thereof were prepared. Furthermore, a new family based on a 1,3,5‐tritritylbenzene motif, connecting three trityl groups through a formal mesitylene unit, was developed. Both families were further converted through six‐ and nine‐fold substitution reactions, respectively, to yield potent molecular building blocks for supramolecular assemblies.