Thermally-induced atropisomerism promotes metal-organic cage construction

Abstract Molecular folding regulation with environmental stimuli is critical in living and artificial molecular machine systems. Herein, we described a macrocycle, cyclo[4] (1,3-(4,6-dimethyl)benzene)[4](1,3-(4,6-dimethyl)benzene)(4-pyridine). Under 298 K, it has three stable stiff atropisomers with...

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Main Authors: Jiaqi Liang, Shuai Lu, Yang Yang, Yun-Jia Shen, Jin-Ku Bai, Xin Sun, Xu-Lang Chen, Jie Cui, Ai-Jiao Guan, Jun-Feng Xiang, Xiaopeng Li, Heng Wang, Yu-Dong Yang, Han-Yuan Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43756-4