title: Spontaneous assembly of a hydrogen-bonded tetrahedron.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Jason E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Marianny Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Combariza
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Vachet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venkataraman