A Porphyrin Nanotube: Size‐Selective Inclusion of Tetranuclear Molybdenum–Oxo Clusters

Abstract

Mo takes the tube: A saddle-distorted MoV–porphyrin complex forms a tubular assembly through intermolecular π–π interactions, which has an internal diameter of 1 nm (see picture). Within such tubes, tetranuclear MoVI–oxo clusters could be size-selectively included through intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions.