Synfacts 2009(6): 0617-0617  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1216657
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ˙ New York

Syntheses in a Ball Mill

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jeewoo Lim
B. Içli, N. Christinat, J. Tönnemann, C. Schüttler, R. Scopelliti, K. Severin*
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Publication History

Publication Date:
25 May 2009 (online)

Significance

The authors report the syntheses of cage-like molecules represented by 1 in the scheme above to demonstrate the utility of solid-state reactions in a ball mill. The synthesis of 1 involves the formation of 18 new covalent bonds and proceeds very efficiently in a ball mill.