Abstract
Reduction of cyclotribenzoin with sodium borohydride produces a cone‐shaped hexaol. Crystals of this hexaol, obtained from wet tetrahydrofuran, encapsulate clusters of five water molecules in an idealized hydrogen‐bonded arrangement. The water pentamer is stabilized by hydrogen bonding with the –OH groups of the hexaol, and [O−H⋅⋅⋅π] interactions with the benzene rings of the reduced cyclotribenzoin.
Reduction of cyclotribenzoin with sodium borohydride produces a cone‐shaped hexaol that contains pentameric water clusters nestled in its crystal structure. The water pentamer is stabilized by hydrogen bonding with the ‐OH groups of the hexaol, and [O−H⋅⋅⋅π] interactions with the benzene rings of the reduced cyclotribenzoin.