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Huiyeong Ju1, Yumiko Tsuruoka1, Miho Hayano1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba, 274-8510, Japan.
Abstract:
Tetra-armed cyclen (1) bearing two 4-(4'-pyridyl)benzyl and two 3,5-difluorobenzyl groups and its Ag+ complexes were prepared and structurally characterized. The complexes formed between 1 and Ag+ undergoes a reversible structural transformation between a 2:2 dimeric complex and a 3:5 pentacyclic trefoil complex with changes in the Ag+ /1 molar ratio. It was also revealed that the 3:5 trefoil complex could encapsulate benzene and [D6 ]benzene selectively in solid-state. The benzene-included structures are stabilized by C-H⋅⋅⋅F-C interactions between the benzene molecule and the ligand molecule.
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