Chemistry Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The pentiptycene receptors form edge-to-face complexes with a variety of aromatic guests including nitroaromatics. X-ray diffractometry revealed that compounds 1, 2, and 3 form host-guest assemblies with a thienyl fragment (from a neightboring molecule of 1), benzene and nitrobenzene, respectively. X-ray studies of the three crystal structures reported here strongly suggest the edge-to-face to be a predominant binding mode between the aromatic guests and electron-rich faces of the pentiptycene aromatic cavity.

Publication Date

12-2012

Publication Title

Crystal Growth & Design

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1021/cg301238e

Start Page No.

6104

End Page No.

6109

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