title: Hydrogen-bonded capsules in polar, protic solvents.
abstract: A kinetically stable, dimeric capsule is formed by tetrahydroxyresorcinarene in methanol; it encapsulates tropylium and tetramethylammonium cations.
authors.affiliation: Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, MB-26, 10550 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shivanyuk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rebek
mesh_terms: D047250:Calixarenes; D002214:Capsules / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D055672:Static Electricity; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D012997:Solvents; C466160:resorcinarene; D014867:Water; D047250:Calixarenes; D010649:Phenylalanine