Spontaneous assembly of a hydrogen-bonded tetrahedron.
Triphenylamine ortho-tricarboxylic acid (1) has been synthesized and the crystal structure reported. This molecule is shown to spontaneously self-assemble into a hydrogen-bonded tetrahedron. Furthermore, Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopy shows evidence for the stability of such aggregates from an ethanol/water solution.
Field
Jason E
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Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
Combariza
Marianny Y
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Vachet
Richard W
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Venkataraman
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