Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) is a macrocycle and used in host-guest chemistry as a molecular host. The compound can be synthesised from veratrole alcohol by addition of a suitable acid which can be perchloric acid in methanol or formic acid or sulfuric acid in acetic acid. Cyclotriveratrylene synthesisAn alternative is synthesis from veratrole and formaldehyde.The ether groups are situated at the upper rim. CTV has a bowl shaped conformation just like a crown ether.
