Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.4, 484-485, 2005
Stilbene-extended trithienylmethanophanes: A novel C-3-symmetric cage molecule capable of accommodating an organic molecule as well as three silver(I) ions
A combination of the Suzuki and the McMurry coupling on tris(5-bromo-2-thienyl)methanes leads to the title compounds which accommodate one n-hexane molecule or three silver(I) ions in the cavity.