Outer Surface Interactions of Cucurbit[6]uril That Trigger the Assembly of Supramolecular Three‐Dimensional Polycatenanes

A supramolecular polycatenane stabilized by outer surface interactions between cucurbit[6]uril (Q[6] or CB[6]) cations and [CdCl 4 ] 2− is reported. The arrangement of the poly‐interlocked supramolecular framework is evidently constructed by a favorable combination of weak non‐covalent interactions such as hydrophobic effects, hydrogen bonding, ion–dipole interactions, and C−H⋅⋅⋅Cl interactions in the solid state. Further study suggests that such 3D poly‐interlocked species could be rapidly precipitated from the mixture solution in high yield owing to electrostatic interaction of the [CdCl 4 ] 2− anion with the electropositive outer surface of Q[6] host. This work thus demonstrates a simple, low‐cost, and efficient non‐covalent approach for the construction of a infinite 3D interlocked structure in water besides through coordination or covalent bonds.