Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.6, 578-579, 2001
The self-assembly of a 3-component complex: Solid-state structure of a 1 : 1 : 1 N,N'-di(hydroxyethoxyethoxy)pyromellitic diimide/dinaphtho-18-crown-6/water complex
Dinaphtho-18-crown-6, which contains two re-electron rich dialkoxynaphthalene units, self-assembles with the re-electron deficient N,N ' -di(hydroxyethoxyethoxy)pyromellitic diimide in solution to form 1:1 complexes that have the ability to undergo further self-organisation on crystallisation from MeCN/H2O to form linear arrays.