Anion-templated hexagonal nanotubes

Nicholas G. White; Mark J. MacLachlan

doi:10.1039/c5sc02577j

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	6245-6249
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	6
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sc02577j
Publication status	Published - 27 Aug 2015
Externally published	Yes

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