1. A Conjugated Phenylene Nanocage with a Guest‐Adaptive Deformable Cavity.
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Yang, Jingxuan, Mao, Liang‐Liang, Xiao, Hongyan, Zhang, Guohui, Zhang, Shaoguang, Kang, Lei, Lin, Zheshuai, Tung, Chen‐Ho, Wu, Li‐Zhu, and Cong, Huan
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DEFORMATION potential , *MOIETIES (Chemistry) , *CUCURBITURIL , *CALIXARENES , *MOLECULES , *FULLERENES - Abstract
The highly strained, phenylene‐derived organic cages are typically regarded as very rigid entities, yet their deformation potential and supramolecular properties remain underexplored. Herein, we report a pliable conjugated phenylene nanocage by synergistically merging rigid and flexible building blocks. The anisotropic cage molecule contains branched phenylene chains capped by a calix[6]arene moiety, the delicate conformational changes of which endow the cage with a remarkably deformable cavity. When complexing with fullerene guests, the cage showcases excellent guest‐adaptivity, with its cavity volume capable of swelling by as much as 85 %. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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