Chiral calixarene analog incorporating amino acid residues into macrocyclic rings was prepared. The macrocycles form a chiral concave, which is induced by the chiral transmission from the amino acid to the phenol-formaldehyde tetramer unit through the hydrogen bonds. Molecular recognition for a chiral ammonium ion by the macrocycles was investigated.
Chiral calixarene analogues incorporating amino acid residues into the macrocyclic rings were prepared from the cyclization reactions of bis(chloromethyl)phenol-formaldehyde tetramer with amino acid methyl ester in moderate yields. The macrocycles form a chiral concavity, which is induced by the chiral transmission from the point chirality of the amino acid residues to the phenol-formaldehyde tetramer