The synthesis of six new cyclodextrin derivatives having nucleobase moiety is described. These two moieties are linked by different spacers, such as aminoethyl and 1,2,3-triazolyl groups. Example of association constants for complexation of adenine and thymine derivatives: K AT = 385 M -1 using NMR methodology is reported. Study of interaction between four cyclodextrin derivatives and one adamantyl guest is described by ITC.Cyclodextrins (CD) are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides composed of a-(1→4)-linked D-glucopyranose units in 4 C 1 chair conformation. The most common CD have six, seven, and eight glucopyranose units and are referred to as a-, b-, and g-CD, respectively. As a consequence of the structure, the molecule is hydrophilic and features a conical cavity that is essentially hydrophobic in nature. This property enables them to be successfully used as drug carrier, 1-3 separation reagents, 4-6 enzyme mimics, 7,8 photochemical sensors, 9,10 catalysis, 11,12 host-guest interactions, 13 and molecular recognition. 14 In comparison with CD monomers, CD dimers tethered by a spacer of different sizes and shapes have two hydrophobic cavities in a close vicinity. 15 This property may afford distinctly different apparent association abilities and molecular selectivities. 16 Various structural architectures of covalent CD dimers could be prepared but one challenge will be to obtain supramolecular CD dimers with noncovalent interactions such as H bonding, staking, electrostatic, and charge-transfer interactions. The equilibrium between the noncovalent dimers and the corresponding monomers could permit to modulate the association. Unexpectedly, these molecular organization behaviors have not been extensively investigated. The supramolecular assembly could be obtained by association of nucleobases such as adenine and thymine or guanine and cytosine. Few examples of CD derivative having nucleobase were described in the literature but only the study of CD monomers were reported. [17][18][19][20][21] In this paper, we reported our preliminary work regarding the synthesis of different CD monomers having a nucleobase such as adenine and thymine and their potential application for the formation of supramolecular CD dimers. The target compounds 8, 9, 11, and 12 had three major structural variations and were novel CD derivatives. First modulation was the glycone moiety: amino-b-CD, azido-b-CD, or amino-permethylated b-CD derivatives. Second variation was the nature of the linker: aminoethyl group or 1,2,3-triazol-4-ylmethyl group. Third modulation was the nucleobase: adenine or thymine.N-Alkylation of pyrimidine bases gave predominantly N1-monosubstituted and N1,N3-bis-substituted derivatives. In order to prepare regioselectively the N1-alkylated pyrimidine, silylation of the nucleobase was developed. Coupling of dibromoethane with silylated thymine (1) in presence of NaI at 105°C without solvent furnished the bromide 2 22-25 in 32% yield. Coupling of propargyl bromide with silylated thymine at 80°C in acetonitrile gave t...