Modeling the Remote‐Controlled Organization of Particles in a Nanodimensional Cavity: Synthesis and Properties of (Et₃NH)₃(<i>t</i>BuNH₃)₂‐Na₂[(H₂O)₂,N ⊂ V₁₄O₂₂(OH)₄(PhPO₃)₈]· 6H₂O·2DMF

Abstract

The arrangement of charged and uncharged guests (N and two H2O molecules; see structure on the right) and their interaction in the cavity of the anion of the title compound 1 can be controlled by deliberately exchanging particles in the truncated cone outside the host (not shown), which resembles an ion channel. Since 1 can incorporate a diversity of guests, continuing studies promise exciting insights into these interactions.