title: Endohedral clusterization of ten water molecules into a "molecular ice"within the hydrophobic pocket of a self-assembled cage.
abstract: An adamantanoid (H2O)10 cluster is formed within the hydrophobic cavity of a self-assembled coordination cage. This cluster is termed "molecular ice" because it is the smallest unit of naturally occurring Ic-type ice. X-ray structural analysis, coupled with neutron diffraction study, reveals that the molecular ice is formed not by a simple space-filling effect but by efficient molecular recognition within the cage via H2O:...pi interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Michito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusukawa
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohhara
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niimura
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita