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Large Self‐Assembled Chiral Organic Cages: Synthesis, Structure, and Shape Persistence
Author(s) -
Jelfs Kim E.,
Wu Xiaofeng,
Schmidtmann Marc,
Jones James T. A.,
Warren John E.,
Adams Dave J.,
Cooper Andrew I.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201105104
Subject(s) - imine , porosity , amorphous solid , condensation , persistence (discontinuity) , mechanism (biology) , materials science , computer science , nanotechnology , chemistry , chemical physics , crystallography , organic chemistry , physics , geology , meteorology , quantum mechanics , catalysis , geotechnical engineering
Keep the cage filled : Two large organic cages (see example) with void diameters of 1.2 nm were synthesized through [8+12] imine condensation reactions. The materials become amorphous upon solvent removal and show little permanent porosity. Molecular dynamics simulations give an insight into the mechanism of these processes, suggesting strategies for synthesizing larger shape‐persistent organic cages in the future.