X-ray Diffraction, FT-IR, and <sup>13</sup>C CP/MAS NMR Structural Studies of Solvated and Desolvated C-Methylcalix[4]resorcinarene Rafal Kuzmicz Violetta Kowalska Sławomir Domagała Marcin Stachowicz Krzysztof Woźniak Waclaw Kolodziejski 10.1021/jp1015565.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/X_ray_Diffraction_FT_IR_and_sup_13_sup_C_CP_MAS_NMR_Structural_Studies_of_Solvated_and_Desolvated_C_Methylcalix_4_resorcinarene/2741374 Solid C-methylcalix[4]resorcinarene solvated by acetonitrile and water (CAL-Me) and then modified by slow solvent evaporation (CAL-Me*) was studied using single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, FT-IR, and <sup>13</sup>C CP/MAS NMR. The CAL-Me solvate crystallizes in the monoclinic <i>P</i>2<sub>1</sub>/<i>n</i> space group with three CH<sub>3</sub>CN and two H<sub>2</sub>O molecules in the asymmetric part of the unit cell. The CAL-Me molecules adopt a typical crown conformation with all of the hydroxyl groups of the aryl rings oriented up and all of the methyl groups disposed down (the <i>rccc</i> isomeric form). The crystalline network is formed by resorcinarene, CH<sub>3</sub>CN, and H<sub>2</sub>O molecules and assembled by intermolecular hydrogen bonds and weak C−H···A or C−H···π interactions. The desolvated CAL-Me* loses its crystalline character and becomes partly amorphous. It is devoid of CH<sub>3</sub>CN and deficient in water. However, the resorcinarene molecules still remain in the crown conformation supported by intramolecular hydrogen bonds, while intermolecular hydrogen bonds are considerably disintegrated. The work directs general attention to the problem of stability and polymorphism of resorcinarene solvates. It shows that the joint use of diffractometric and spectroscopic methods is advantageous in the structural studies of complex crystalline macromolecular systems. On the other hand, the solid-state IR and NMR spectroscopic analyses applied in tandem have been found highly beneficial to elucidate the disordered structure of poorly crystalline, desolvated resorcinarene. 2010-08-19 00:00:00 crown conformation H 2O molecules resorcinarene intramolecular hydrogen bonds hydrogen bonds desolvated CP NMR spectroscopic analyses solvate CH 3CN rccc isomeric form IR