title: Hydrogen-bond-assisted pi-stacking of shape-persistent cyclophanes.
abstract: The pi-stacking interaction between shape-persistent cyclophanes works cooperatively with multiple hydrogen bonding sites to form cyclophane dimers. These findings considerably broaden the applicability of pi-stacking interactions as a driving force in self-assembly chemistry. A gel formation effect was also noticed in one of the cyclophanes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, MS 222, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Chih-Hsiu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tour