title: A 3.5-nm coordination nanotube.
abstract: A 3.5-nm coordination nanotube was self-assembled from 12 Pd(II) ions and four tape-shaped ligands with the aid of a 3.0-nm template. This tubular structure was unambiguously determined by the single-crystal X-ray analysis. Being cooperatively sustained by 24 Pd(II)-pyridine interactions, the framework was kinetically stable even when the template was removed. The empty tube was, of course, capable of binding other molecules in the cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Tomoji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozeki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines