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Jyoti Shukla1, Rajith Illathvalappil2, Sharvan Kumar1
1School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
Abstract:
π-acidic boxes exhibiting electron reservoir and proton conduction are unprecedented because of their instability in water. We present the synthesis of one of the strongest electron-deficient ionic boxes showing e- uptake as well as proton conductivity. Two large anions fit in the box to form anion-π interactions and form infinite anion-solvent wires. The box with NO3-···water wires confers high proton conductivity and presents the first example that manifests redox and ionic functionality in an organic electron-deficient macrocycle.
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