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Published on: February 15, 2016
A Polymer Guest Transforms Clathrate Cages into Channels: The Single-Crystal X-Ray Structure of Tetra-n-butylammonium
Konstantin A Udachin1, John A Ripmeester1
1Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6 (Canada), Fax: (+1) 613-998-7833.
Abstract:
The stacking of hydrate cages into channels is effected by the incorporation of polyacrylic acid together with tetra-n-butylammonium hydroxide into a hydrate lattice. The polymer chain (shown in the diagram as large circles) lies in the channel in such a way that some of the carboxy groups displace water molecules from the clathrate framework. The remaining carboxy groups are included in the channel as hydrophobic units without strong directional interactions with the water molecules found there.
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