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Self‐Assembled Capsules of Unprecedented Shapes
Author(s) -
Tiefenbacher Konrad,
Ajami Dariush,
Rebek Julius
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201102548
Subject(s) - cavitand , alkyl , supramolecular chemistry , chemistry , molecule , chemical physics , covalent bond , hydrogen bond , bent molecular geometry , self assembly , materials science , crystallography , nanotechnology , organic chemistry
Curved hosts : The first examples of bent molecular capsules are described: They feature banana or S shapes (see picture) and are capable of selectively binding complementary shaped guests.