Organic Cage Dumbbells
Rebecca L. Greenaway, Valentina Santolini, Filip Szczypiński, Michael J. Bennison, Marc A. Little, Andrew Marsh, Kim E. Jelfs, Andrew I. Cooper
Abstract
Molecular dumbbells with organic cage capping units were synthesised via a multi-component imine condensation between a tri-topic amine and di- and tetra-topic aldehydes. This is an example of self-sorting, which can be rationalised by computational modelling.
Topics & Concepts
CageImineSortingComponent (thermodynamics)CondensationAmine gas treatingTetraChemistryMaterials scienceComputer sciencePolymer chemistryChemical physicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsMathematicsCombinatoricsAlgorithmThermodynamicsMedicinal chemistryCatalysisSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications