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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Dimeric resorcinarene salt capsules with very tight encapsulation of anions and guest molecules

Kari RissanenFangfang PanN. Kodiah Beyeh

subject

ChemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringInorganic chemistrydimeric capsulesGeneral ChemistryResorcinarenelaw.inventionguest moleculeschemistry.chemical_compoundlawPolymer chemistryMoleculeMethanolCrystallizationta116anionsTrifluoromethanesulfonate

description

Crystallization of N-cyclohexyl ammonium resorcinarene triflate from methanol results in a dimeric capsule capable of trapping two triflate anions and two methanol molecules within a 341 A3 cavity while with 1,4-dioxane as a guest it forms a new larger dimeric capsule with volume of 679 A3 encapsulating four 1,4-dioxane and four water molecules, resulting in packing coefficients of 0.75 and 0.67, respectively.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra11905g