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Inside Cover: Stable Encapsulation of Acrylate Esters in Networked Molecular Capsules (Chem. Asian J. 2/2014)
Author(s) -
Ning GuoHong,
Inokuma Yasuhide,
Fujita Makoto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201490001
Subject(s) - acrylate , encapsulation (networking) , polymerization , nanocapsules , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymer , chemical engineering , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , monomer , nanoparticle , computer network , computer science , engineering
Nanocapsules Host–guest chemistry in the crystalline state enabled the stable encapsulation of reactive acrylate esters into crystals of networked molecular capsules, as demonstrated by Guo‐Hong Ning, Yasuhide Inokuma, and Makoto Fujita in their Communication on page 466 ff. (see the Inside Cover). Since encapsulated acrylates can be extracted on demand, the networked molecular capsules can act as solid storage for industrially useful compounds. The authors report that crystals of networked molecular capsules accommodate several acrylate esters in a single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal fashion. The encapsulated acrylates do not undergo photo‐induced polymerization upon UV irradiation due to the encapsulation effect, while they can be released by treating the inclusion crystals with toluene.