• Complexing solvent analogous to the crown-ethers (see Appendix 2). For a study of binding profiles as a function of chain length, see: J. Org. Chem., 48, 2837 (1983). Is 100x more effective as a catalyst for KOH-induced elimination reactions in benzene than Benzyltriethylammonium chloride, A13268: J. Org. Chem., 48, 195 (1983).