Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1998 · 136 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsNanomaterialsNanotechnologySupramolecular ChemistryHost-guest ChemistryMolecular CapsulesSelf-assembled MaterialsSelf-assembled NanostructuresSelf-assemblySelf-assembly Of NanomaterialsHost ChemistryHost-guest AssemblyHost-guest MaterialsMolecular EncapsulationOrganic Molecular CapsulesSelf-assembled NanomaterialsSelf-assembly In Host-guest SystemsSupramolecular Encapsulation
What a large interior space in a molecule! Self-assembled cage compound 1 has a nanosized cavity (8 Å in diameter) and can encapsulate as many as four molecules of o-carborane. A bulky guest, 1,3,5-tri-tert-butylbenzene, once encapsulated by means of thermally activated slippage, cannot escape from the cavity at room temperature since it is larger than the cavity entrance.