Aileen Chin et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (32)(32), 6315-6326 (2009-08-06)
The beta-dialdiminate cryptand L(4) can be isolated in the tris protonated state, [H(3)L(4)](3+), from the condensation of malonaldehyde (generated in situ from its tetraacetal derivative) with tris-2-aminoethylamine (tren) in [3 + 2] mode. The cryptate cannot be deprotonated under aqueous