Network structures of cyclotriveratrylene and its derivatives

The host molecule cyclotriveratrylene can be incorporated into network structures by acting as a hydrogen bond acceptor or as a chelating ligand for Group 1 metals. New CTV-based ligands with pyridyl functional groups have been synthesised for use as multifunctional ligands in coordination networks. Resultant hydrogen bonded network structures and coordination networks show a range of chain, 2-D and 3-D structures with hexagonal 6(3) nets predominating. Recent results are discussed including highly complex 3-D networks where the molecular hosts pack in a tetrameric back-to-back fashion.