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Inside Back Cover: Tetrakis(dimethoxyphenyl)adamantane (TDA) and Its Inclusion Complexes in the Crystalline State: A Versatile Carrier for Small Molecules (Chem. Eur. J. 24/2015)
Author(s) -
Schwenger Alexander,
Frey Wolfgang,
Richert Clemens
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201590105
Subject(s) - nitromethane , adamantane , molecule , chemistry , crystallography , solid state , materials science , organic chemistry
Organic crystals as molecular storage materials are described in the Full Paper by C. Richert et al. on page 8781 ff. Tetrakis(dimethoxyphenyl)adamantane (TDA) forms a dazzling array of crystalline inclusion complexes, with guest molecules ranging from nitromethane to trifluorobenzene. Molecules thus stored can be released by recrystallizing from an alcohol or by solvate displacement. Hazardous materials and explosives may be captured, and mixtures may be separated. The picture illustrates the process of adding toxic solutions to TDA, which then crystallizes.