A set of 27- to 39-membered pyridine macrocycles 2 and 3 has been synthesized by Williamson ethersynthesis or ring-closingmetathesis. The pyridines are 2,6-disubstituted to allow endo interactions. In addition to the length, also the nature of the aliphatic chain was varied: saturated (2) and unsaturated (3).
Repeating guest units of polyesters poly‐(R)‐2 were selectively encapsulated by capsule 1(BF4)4 to produce supramolecular graft polymers. The encapsulation of the guest units was confirmed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The graft polymer structures were confirmed by the increase in the hydrodynamic radii and the solution viscosities of the polyesters upon complexation of the capsule. After the capsule was formed