Upper‐Rim Monofunctionalisation in the Synthesis of Triazole‐ and Disulfide‐Linked Multicalix[4]‐ and ‐[6]arenes

Covalently linked multiple calixarenes are valued in supramolecular chemistry. This work reports an easy and versatile synthetic route to covalently linked double and triple calix[4]arene and calix[6]arenes by a novel DMF‐controlled selective alkylation of a convenient and readily available upper‐rim dimethylaminomethyl‐substituted tetrahydroxy and hexahydroxy calix[4]arene and ‐[6]arenes. Synthetic routes to upper‐rim functionalised redox active disulfide‐linked double‐, tetra‐ and peptidohybrid‐calixarenes employing either redox chemistry (CH 2 SH) or thiolates (CH 2 S − ) are also opened up from the same key starting material.