Anion-templated hexagonal nanotubes

Nicholas G. White, Mark J. MacLachlan*

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Abstract

Hydrogen bonding between bromide anions and a tetrahydroxytriptycene ligand was used to assemble crystalline hexagonal tubes with nanometer diameters in good yield. Use of a hexahydroxytriptycene ligand again gave hexagonal nanotubes, but containing the spontaneously-oxidised quinone-tetrahydroxy ligand. The surprisingly robust nanotubes are stable to heat, vacuum and water, and represent an unprecedented use of O-H·anion coordination to assemble complex three-dimensional structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6245-6249
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Science
Volume6
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

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