The marriage of endo-cavity and exo-wall complexation provides a facile strategy for supramolecular polymerization

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 51; no. 16; pp. 3434 - 3437
• Main Authors: Wang, Shilu, Wang, Yiliang, Chen, Zhenxia, Lin, Yuejian, Weng, Linhong, Han, Kang, Li, Jian, Jia, Xueshun, Li, Chunju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 25.02.2015
• Subjects: aromatic hydrocarbons; Complexation; Construction; Diimide; Inclusions; Polymerization; polymers; Receptors; Strategy; Walls

Butylated pillar[5]arene (1) and N , N ′-bis( n -butyl)pyromellitic diimide (2) form a 2 : 1 sandwich-type complex external to the walls of the receptor (“exo-wall” complex). The marriage of exo-wall interactions and endo-cavity inclusion provides a new strategy for the construction of supramolecula...