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A Noninterpenetrated Molecular Ladder with Hydrophobic Cavities
Author(s) -
Losier Pierre,
Zaworotko Michael J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199627791
Subject(s) - solvent , molecule , polymer , crystallography , chemistry , materials science , chemical physics , organic chemistry
Not interpenetrated, but filled with solvent molecules , the large cavities of the polymer [Co(NO 3 ) 2 (4,4′‐bpy) 1.5 ] n form different structures depending on the solvent system from which it crystallizes. One of the two possible structures (section of structure shown on the right) exhibits hydrophobic cavities about 11 × 11 Å in size. The solvent molecules can be readily removed, but the process has not yet been proven reversible.