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Cover Feature: Synthesis, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Symmetric and Janus “Lantern Cage” Siloxanes (Chem. Eur. J. 7/2019)
Author(s) -
Uchida Taishi,
Egawa Yasunobu,
Adachi Takuto,
Oguri Naoki,
Kobayashi Masato,
Kudo Takako,
Takeda Nobuhiro,
Unno Masafumi,
Tanaka Ryoji
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201806331
Subject(s) - lantern , janus , siloxane , cover (algebra) , cage , molecule , feature (linguistics) , crystallography , materials science , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , ring (chemistry) , structural engineering , polymer , linguistics , philosophy
Lantern Cage siloxanes with Janus‐type (unsymmetrical top and bottom) or symmetrical structure, which expand and shrink like Japanese lanterns, were synthesized and their structures and properties were revealed. When not in use, Japanese lanterns can be stored in shrunken form, while they can be expanded to accommodate candles inside; the Lantern cage is also expected to change its shape to include guest atoms or molecules with flexible siloxane framework. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Unno, R. Tanaka et al. on page 1683.