Abstract
A possible bidentate receptor with two kinds of nitrogen atoms, 2,11-diaza[3.3](3,5)pyridinophane 1, was synthesized. A VT 1H NMR study and ab initio MO calculations indicated that the two conformers of 1, boat–boat and chair–boat, have almost the same stabilities. The free energy barrier ΔG for the conformational change is estimated to be 10.4 kcal mol−1 (Tc = −55 °C). An X-ray crystallographic study revealed that 1 forms a hydrogen-bonding network in the crystalline state.

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