Two 1,3-alternate thiacalix[4]arene derivatives bearing amide groups, 1,3-alternate p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene tetraamide （4）, and 1,3-alternate p-H-thiacalix[4]arene tetraamide （6） were prepared, and their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. The steric hindrances posed by tert-butyl groups play an important part in the synthesis and the self-assembly of the two compounds. Compound 6 was synthesized from the corresponding ester, which was obtained by the reaction of acid chloride with ammonia. In the crystal structure, compound 4 presents a highly symmetric molecular structure, while for compound 6, because of absence of tert-butyl groups, it presents a more flexible molecular structure.
LI YanGUO RongWANG WeiGONG LinboCHEN YuanyinGONG Shuling
Two novel and well-defined polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes（POSS） with two same Si_8O_（12） cores and a reactive NH group, namely bridged-POSS（2a and 2b）,have been prepared by the traditional ＇corner-capping＇ reaction.X-ray diffraction demonstrates that those two POSS have the similar T_8 structure.From the thermo-gravimetric analysis,bridged-POSS shows the belter thermal degradation stability than the contrastive POSS.
