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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
Supramolecular framework with two different kinds of channels via self-assembly of 1D coordination polymers in a
Byung Il Park1, In Sung Chun, Young-A Lee
1Department of Chemistry (BK21) and CPIS, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea.
Abstract:
Slow diffusion of Cu(ClO4)2 with p-C6H4(SiMe2(4-Py))2 yields a supramolecular framework consisting of two kinds of channels via self-assembly of a 1D double-stranded chain in a prismatic fashion. The channel has a 11 x 11 A2 cross section (Cu...C = 11.13 A) with a 6 x 6 A2 square pore. The channels are infinitely arranged, resulting in another kind of channel with similar pores. Thus, two different kinds of channels with different solvate molecules coexist in a 1:2 ratio. Weak C-H...pi interaction may be one of the driving forces in the assembly of the prismatic channel structure.
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