Assembly of Resorcinarene Capsules in Wet Solvents
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 125 (12) , 3432-3433
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja027982n
Abstract
Resorcinarenes assemble in wet chloroform or benzene to form hexameric capsules, resembling inflated cubes or volleyballs. NMR methods are used to determine the number of solvent molecules detained inside; eight molecules of benzene are encapsulated.Keywords
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