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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
The structure of a self-assembled calixarene aqua-channel system
Anthony W Coleman1, Eric Da Silva, Farid Nouar
1Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, CNRS UMR 5086, 7 passage du Vercors, F69367, Lyon, France. aw.coleman@ibcp.fr
Abstract:
The crystal structure of the complex 12.calix-[4]-arene dihydroxyphosphonic acid, 12.propane diammonium, 12.ethanol and 40.water molecules is based on dimeric units of the calix, assembled via trigonal units into a hexameric tube of 15 A radius and 16 A depth, further assemby via spanning propane diammonium cations and ethanol molecules forms a channel (40 A), selectively containing all the water molecules.
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