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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p><jats:bold>Two‐ and Threefold Intramolecular Brigdging <jats:italic>p‐tert</jats:italic>‐Butylcalix[8]arene Triphosphates – Synthesis, Structure and Stereochemistry [1]</jats:bold></jats:p><jats:p>The phosphorylation of <jats:italic>p‐tert‐</jats:italic>butylcalix[8]arene (<jats:bold>1</jats:bold>) with phosphorus pentachloride and hydrolysis gives intramolecular bridging <jats:italic>tert‐</jats:italic>butylcalix[8]arene triphosphates. The reactivity (esterification, dehydratisation, complexation), the structure (nmr and x‐ray), and the stereochemical behaviour of the phosphates will be discussed.</jats:p>