Abstract
A rigid octacationic tetraviologen-based cyclophane, TVBox8+, is reported. It possesses a highly electron-deficient rectangular cavity with a length of 23 Å and width of 6.1 Å and is capable of encapsulating either two small π-aromatic guest molecules, such as PhMe and PhCl, simultaneously, or one large molecule, e.g., bis-1,5-dinaphtho[50]crown-14.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1432-1435 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - Jan 28 2015 |