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Pyrogallarenes as alkali metal receptors: the role of cation-pi interactions in complexation.

Maija NissinenAntti ÅHman

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HydrogenPotassiumInorganic chemistryCation πMetals and Alloyschemistry.chemical_elementAromaticityGeneral ChemistryAlkali metalCatalysisSurfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRubidiumlaw.inventionchemistrylawCaesiumPolymer chemistryMaterials ChemistryCeramics and CompositesCrystallization

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Crystallization studies of C-methyl pyrogallarene with potassium, rubidium and caesium bromides or chlorides resulted in a hydrogen bonded molecular cage in which the alkali metal cations are eta6 coordinated to aromatic rings via strong cation-pi interactions.

10.1039/b515143khttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16518493