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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6245-6249 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Science |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Aug 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |