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A Self‐Assembled [Fe II 12 L 12 ] Capsule with an Icosahedral Framework
Author(s) -
Bilbeisi Rana A.,
Ronson Tanya K.,
Nitschke Jonathan R.
Publication year - 2013
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.201302976
Subject(s) - icosahedral symmetry , capsule , tetrahedron , crystallography , materials science , physics , geometry , chemistry , mathematics , botany , biology
How about a different geometry? Depending on the reaction conditions, a threefold‐symmetric triamine is observed to assemble into either the novel icosahedral [Fe II 12 L 12 ] capsule 1 , or tetrahedral [Fe II 4 L 4 ] capsule 2 . The two capsules have radically different cavity volumes and shapes, and are able to encapsulate guests of different size, shape, and charge.
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